Abed Abdulrazzak Kamel, 30, a suspected al-Qaeda militant, was sentenced to death on May 10 for killing three American missionaries and wounding a fourth. During the trial, he confessed to the December 30 attack, saying that the missionaries were converting Muslims to Christianity. According to the Associated Press, Kamel plans to appeal the verdict, claiming that it violates Islamic law. Kamel admitted to being part of a five-man terrorist cell, committed to carrying out operations in Yemen.
Pray for protection for Christians living and working in Yemen, including the hospital in Jibla where the original attack took place. Pray that, in spite of the oppression in Yemen, the light of Christ will shine brightly through His people.
Country Information
Population 30,399,243 (July 2021 est.)
Ethnicity predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans
Religion (%) Muslim 99.1%, other 0.9%
Leader President Abd Rabuh Mansur Hadi (2012)
Government type In transition
Legal system Mixed legal system of Islamic law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary law
Source: CIA World Factbook
Pray for Yemen
Pray that the small body of believers will find deep and sustaining joy in their faithfulness.
Pray that the gospel will penetrate the hearts of many Yemeni people.
Christian aid worker Father Tom Uzhunnalil Photo: World Watch Monitor
On October 1st, a mission aid worker who served at the Missionaries of Charity Centre -- a residential home for the elderly in Aden, Yemen -- was released after 18 months of captivity. As Father Tom Uzhunnalil arrived at his home
Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a mission aid worker abducted by terrorists in strife-torn Yemen, has made a recent video appeal for urgent help after getting "poor response" from governing authorities in India. The video-taped message addresses his deteriorating health and the fact that he ur
Tom Uzhunnalil, a Christian missionary worker from India, was kidnapped last year during a violent attack on a Christian nursing home in Aden. On March 4th, gunmen burst into the residential facility and went from room to room, handcuffing full-time staff members and volunteers before
VOM helped provide aid to suffering Christian families in Yemen.
The civil war in Yemen has created a humanitarian crisis, leaving the Christian minority vulnerable to increased persecution by various militant groups. A mission is delivering food and water supplies to a small community of Christian
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