S. Korean Martyrs: Where is the Outrage?  <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Where is the Prayer?
 
"Thus says the LORD:
 
'A voice was heard in Ramah,
Lamentation and bitter weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children,
Refusing to be comforted for her children,
Because they are no more.'" (Jer 31:15)
 
Recently I was watching a TV news-show which receives comments.  Regarding the Michael Vick dog-fighting frenzy, a person wrote that dog-fighting is "a disgusting act of savagery."  I asked my wife, "What would they say if they could ever see pictures of the remains of aborted babies?"
May I also ask you pastors, priests, elders, deacons, and laypeople, are you "disgusted" about the wanton, senseless, fanatic killing of these kind and compassionate South Korean aid-workers by thugs who would just as soon be killing you and your children?
Do you care, or are you too focused on your inner-church stuff and yourselves?  Do you realize you have a Biblical obligation to pray for others? (1 Sam 12:23; Dan 9:3-23; 1 Tim 2:1-3) 
Do you know that if you look away and fail to pray for the persecuted church, you are sinning and risk being "GOATS"? (see Lev 20:4-5; Mt 25:41-43; 2 Cor 4:9; Heb 13:3; Col 4:18b)
I know this is a hard word, but after studying the Bible with regard to abortion for many years, I know it is a true word.  
Please read excerpts below from Michelle Malkin's column and hopefully all of it:
The Martyrs No One Cares About.  It is very convicting.
"The blood of innocent Christian missionaries spills on Afghan sands. The world watches and yawns."
"Where is the global uproar over the human rights abuses unfolding before our eyes?"
"For two weeks, a group of South Korean Christians has been held hostage by Taliban thugs in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Afghanistan…What was their offense? Were they smuggling arms into the country? No. Inciting violence? No. They were peaceful believers in Christ on short-term medical and humanitarian missions. Seventeen of the 23 hostages are females. Most of them are nurses who provide social services and relief."
"Two men, 29-year-old Shim Sung-min and 42-year-old Pastor Bae Hyeong-gyu, have already been shot to death and dumped in the name of Allah. Bae was a married father with a 9-year-old daughter. According to Korean media, he was from a devout Christian family from the island province of Jeju. He helped found the Saemmul Church south of Seoul, which sent the volunteers to Afghanistan."
"Across Asia, media coverage is 24/7. Strangers have held nightly prayer vigils. But the human rights crowd in America has been largely AWOL. And so has most of our mainstream media."
"The silence is rooted in viewing committed Christians as alien others. At best, there is a collective callousness. At worst, there is outright contempt."
"Curiously, those who argue that we need to 'understand' Islamic terrorists demonstrate little effort to 'understand' the Christian evangelical missionaries who risk their lives to spread the gospel -- not by sword, but through acts of compassion, healing and education."
Prayer works!  God cares!  If you care, please pray for these fine people. 
 

 
Join in our Prayer:
 
"Lord, Saint Paul asked his leaders to pray for him.  Please, Lord, cause Your people to pray earnestly for our brethren.  Lord, hear our prayers and act!  Set these prisoners free! (Dan 9:19,23) Thank You! In Jesus' Name, Amen."