Bridge of Grace

In the village of Farooqabad in the Sheikhupura District of Pakistan, a Christian Mother of five children by the name of Amara Bibi lost her life.  While with her family in the village one day, a young Muslim man approached Amara and told her that he wanted to have a relationship with her.  Amara refused and told the man that he should be ashamed of himself as he knew full well that she was married with five children.  This made the Muslim man very angry and he began to curse her, warning that if she did not agree to a relationship, that he would kill her. This evil man made good on his promise.  On Aug. 07, 2018, this man came to her home at 2am, jumped over her house wall, and shot her three times in the stomach with a pistol while she was sleeping.  Amara's family took her to the Mew Hospital in Lahore, where she spent two-weeks fighting for her life.  On August 21, 2018, Amara succumbed to her wounds and lost her life.  She leaves behind a hu...

Dr. Ahmed Mansour is a Muslim from Egypt.  Born in March of 1949, Dr. Mansour graduated from Al-Azhar University (the most prestigious Islamic University in the world), in 1973.  Dr. Mansour also served as a professor for the University until he was fired in 1987.  Dr. Mansour was fired due to his opposition to Sharia Law, which angered the radical Wahabbist Muslims who over they years have gained control of both the University and most of Egyptian society.  Dr. Mansour's support of democracy, equal rights, and tolerance went directly against the views of the Wahabbists, who had Dr. Mansour fired, persecuted, and eventually arrested.  Many of Dr. Mansour's colleagues were assassinated for sharing his views.  Among those was Farag Foda, an Egyptian-Muslim activist who was assassinated in 1992 for fighting for the equal rights for women in Egyptian society.  Foda was assassinated in 1992.   Dr. Mansour explains that the Egyptian society is ...

On August 20th, 2018, a 17-year-old by the name of Sager was working at a motorcycle shop.  During his workday, he took a drink of water from the same glass that his Muslim coworkers also used to drink from.  Several Muslims immediately confronted him over this, screaming "You are Christian, you are Un-Holy!"  They then began to beat him.  Several other shop employees stopped the beating and sent everybody home.  The next day, as Sager was walking to work, these same attackers jumped him in the street and smashed a big stone into his leg, breaking it.   Sager is from a very poor family.  His mother works as a maid, and his father as a painter.  They have four children and barely enough money to get by.  Sager was working to try and help ease their burden, now the family is faced with even greater difficulties now that Sager is out of work and will need medical treatment to recover.  We must try and help poor families like Sager with...

In August of 2018, a young Christian and student of 10th class by the name of Binish Paul of Karachi was severely injured in a deliberate attack by a Muslim man.  Tahir Abbas, a young Muslim who lived near her approached the parents of Binish and asked them for her hand in marriage.  Her parents declined his offer, citing their religious differences.  Angered by their refusal, Tahir confronted Binish and requested that she convert to Islam so they can marry.  Binish refused, stating she did not believe in Islam and did not love him.  In a fit of rage, Tahir threw Binish off the roof of the building, severely injuring her legs.   Though the police took a report on the incident, they initially did not arrest Tahir as he soon began bribing the police and baying the medical doctors to change their reports so they did not reveal that he was responsible for Binish's injuries.  It also  didn't take long before Tahir began threatening Binish's ...

On August 16, 2018, Wakey Slam, a Christian employee for the High Court of Lahore, was attacked on a back road in Lahore.  For reasons we do not yet know, three Muslims opened fire on Wakey Slam.  His brother rushed him to the hospital, where Wakey died of his gunshot wounds.  Wakey Slam's three children are now orphans due to this senseless act of violence, and to be an minority orphan in a hostile nation is a very grim circumstance to be in.   As we speak, members of the Pakistani Christian Community are trying to help these orphans, but they need our support.  Through a tax-free donation to Express Missions International , we can help these poor orphans.  By noting that you want your donation to go to the A&R Relief Project, we can help Wakey Slam's children and many others who have lost their parents to these senseless acts of violence.  

On August 18th, 2018, a Christian man by the name of Alvin Jan was working in a nursing home in the City of Karachi, Pakistan.  At 11pm, a mob of Muslims broke into his home and severely beat him.  The reason for their heinous attack was that Alvin rented a home in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood.  This severe, unprovoked beating ultimately cost Alvin one of his eyes.  Though the police promised to take action, no arrests have been made yet, and it's very likely that none will be made.   Christians often suffer severe beatings at the hands of violent Islamists in Pakistan, and they are met with a mixture of indifference and outright hostility from the prejudicial Pakistani police force.  Alvin is just one of the many Pakistani Christians who fall victim to this vicious persecution, and sadly, most never have their stories told.  

Several months ago, a five-year-old Christian Girl was raped by a Pakistani Muslim man in the city of Sialkot.  The little girl, by the name of Arooj, left her home to go to a nearby shop to buy some candy.  On her way to the shop, this predator abducted her, took her out into the fields, and raped her.  In any decent, civil society, this man would have been thrown in prison for the rest of his life for his heinous act, but not in Pakistan.  This rapist is still walking free because the corrupt Pakistani Police pay little regard to the welfare of minority women in their society.   Minority women, even little girls, are constantly preyed upon in this hostile society where demented men consider these innocent women to be fair game.  Unfortunately, it's also an evil tactic that is used by radical Islamists in the country.  The Islamists want the Christians to either convert to Islam, or leave, and they use rape as a method to accomplish this goal...