Intercessory Saturday
Posted by Vanity of Vanities! on July 11, 2009
Islamic extremists shot and killed an American teacher in Mauritania on June 23, because he was spreading Christianity, according to a report by Compass Direct News.
Christopher Leggett, 39, was killed in front of the language and computer school he ran in Nouakchott, the capital city. The North African unit of the al-Qaeda terrorist network claimed responsibility for the murder on a Web site, accusing Leggett of “missionary activities.” A North African al-Qaeda spokesman aired a statement on an Arab TV station saying the group killed Leggett because he was trying to convert Muslims to Christianity.
His family issued a statement saying they forgave the murderers, but asked the murderers be brought to justice. “In a spirit of love, we express our forgiveness for those who took away the life of our remarkable son,” Leggett’s family said in the statement. “On a spiritual level, we forgive those responsible, asking only that justice be applied against those who killed our son.”
Please Pray!
Please join The Voice of the Martyrs in praying for Christopher Leggett’s family in this time of grief. Pray they will find comfort, strength and peace in the Lord. Pray their testimony of forgiveness for those who took Christopher’s life would serve to draw others to Christ. Pray the attackers will be found and brought to justice.
Photo: Courtesy of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home (www.ralphbuckner.com)
shannon said
Wait – why was he trying to convert Muslims anyways?
Vanity of Vanities! said
Because Christians are called to be witnesses of the Gospel all over the world:
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” ~Acts 1:8
Amanda said
Still praying.