Yesterday was the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. In light of that, I want to shed what little light this blog can shed on one such man "of whom the world [is] not worthy" (Hebrews 11).
The man's name is Sayed Mossa, and he has a wife and six kids. Read more of his story from the article by World magazine writer Mindy Belz. Mossa is 45 and his oldest child is just 8. One of his children is disabled and Mossa himself is an amputee with a prosthetic limb.
He has been able to sneak out a letter via someone who visited him. In the letter he appeals to his Christian family around the world and President Barack Obama for assistance. In his own words he has been imprisoned "due to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, saviour of the world." He also describes being sexually assaulted and physically abused.
Presumably, being a Christian in Afghanistan, especially one as bold as this, putting his name out there, is no small, trivial thing. With Afghanistan being at the center of a great deal of media and political attention, his case could be a sparkplug for big change and his own cries for help could very well be heeded.
If you feel so moved, apprise your Congressmen, the President, the State Department, and/or the Red Cross -- whom Mr. Mossa used to work for -- of this bold man's plight. Pray for him. He is doing a great thing. Thanks be to God.
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