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Evangelical churches in Korea are receiving criticism for sending missionaries to Afghanistan,following the recent kidnapping of 23 church volunteers.In one of the world’s most internet-savvy countries,“cybercitizens” have been building up anti-Christian sentiment by posting up insults to victims and their families on blogs and community forums.Other more extreme and distasteful blogs have been used by some internet users to call fornegotiators not to try and seek the hostages’release,while others have even called for the Korean Christians to be killed.The Korean government and the hostages’ families have appealed to the public not to promote anything that might aggravate the situation,according to the Korean publication Chosun.Despite their appeals,however,a number of internet users have published on web sites that the Koreans went to Afghanistan for missionary work,
and not for volunteering,as has been stated.Some have even tried to enflame the situation by saying the Korean missionaries carried out evangelism inside the Middle Eastern country’s mosques.One popular website,DC Inside,was used by some cybercitizens to boast they had emailed the Taliban calling for them to kill the hostages.The website has now attempted to filter out and remove these postings.Chosun has also reported that the official websites of Saemmul Church in Bundang,the home church of the hostages,and Korea Foundation for World Aid have had to close after being inundated with attacks and insults for sending the Koreans to
Afghanistan.According to the latest update from AP,purported Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yousuf claimed Wednesday that one of the hostages had been shot and killed around 4 p.m.,and a police official who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the situation said militants told him the hostage was sick and couldn't walk and was therefore shot.
Some of the 23 Korean hostages,meanwhile,had been freed and were taken to a U.S. base in Ghazni,said two Western officials who asked not to be identified,according to AP.Although the officials did not know how many had been freed,South Korean news agency Yonhap said eight Koreans had been freed.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070725/28598.htm
PS:An interesting phenomena is taking place right now with this hostage situation in Afghanistan...Now the victims have turned to be the perpetrators....I understnad some peoples dismay to know that this group had been sent to(of all places-Afghanistan)I also wondered myself if that was the best decision and if they ever prayed before going of all things!!!In the days we are living you never know.Not very many people pray or red their Bibles daily or even ask of God His Will for their lives...BUT given that the pastor was really directed by the Lord to pick this group and time and place to serve the ones suffering,it bothers me that may be another"christians"are doing all this"cyber protesting and complaining"It doesn't surprise me of non christians and of course...."muslims"...But can you see this increasing trend of "hate against christians" rising all over the world?It's almost as if people would be saying:Why did you all go bother them poor talibanis???See?now they HAVE TO KILL YOU....cause you stepped into their territory....kinda thing....
We are living in evil days.In the last of the last days.Jesus himself said -the first time he came - that they were already there in the last days.The LAST DAYS started with his birth...Now we are almost IN BORROWED TIME.
This Anti Christian Sentiment will continue to increase as the time of His coming for the church approaches.More christians have been martired in our days than in all the church era altogether.
Look for the signs....they are all there...He si Coming Soon...very soon...
Even if you disagree with this group going to Afghanistan,even if you are not a christian,just think how would you feel if that was your own brother...???
Heaven has gained with Bae's graduation...We are still down here having to deal with this evil age.May the Lord bring comfort to all the families involved in this saga that is not over yet....
As in the days of Noah...
