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SBC President's Page - Press Release
The Executive Committee
of the
Southern Baptist Convention
Statement
of the President
Frank Page
calling
for prayer for Korean hostages
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TAYLORS, S.C., May 25, 2007--Most of us
have been watching the news in recent days which tells of
the South Korean Christian group taken prison by the Taliban
in Afghanistan. Twenty-one South Korean captives remain
alive at this point and time. The Taliban is demanding
that the government of Afghanistan meet their demands for
the release of these captives. This group of Christian
mission workers was kidnapped on July 19 while traveling
by bus. They are the largest group of foreign hostages
taken in Afghanistan thus far. Two have already been
killed.
I call on all Southern Baptists to join
in earnest prayer for the release of these mission workers. We all know
that there is risk in speaking for the Lord. We are
all aware that there is risk when one travels in foreign
countries. Though they went against their government's
advice in traveling to Afghanistan, I know they went with
a sense of calling from the Lord. While the two who
have already been martyred are now enjoying the presence
of the Lord, we do pray for the release and safe return of
the others so that they will not have to suffer and that
their work of sharing Christ can go on. Yes, we trust
the Lord in this situation. However, as God has given
us the privilege of prayer, let us pray that these hostages
would be released and that the families of the two already
martyred will receive comfort from the Lord's Holy Spirit.
The Southern Baptist Convention is America’s
largest evangelical denomination, having more than 16.3
million members in over 43,699 churches nationwide. The
Executive Committee is the administrative entity responsible
for facilitating the ongoing work of the Convention between
annual meetings with offices in Nashville, Tennessee.
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