Boko Haram attacks again, do you care?
The Islamic terrorists Boko Haram, who are holding the world at bay with the kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian school girls, attacked another three villages last week. This time, it didn’t go so well for the al Qaeda linked group. Villagers had formed vigilante groups, counterattacked and killed some 200 terrorists, according to News Africa. This is a pattern that takes place because the government is either too weak or too timid to go after these nomadic Islamists. The same thing happens in Ghana, next door to Nigeria, when the Fulani move against a village. It is what our ministry in Africa is trying to prevent using the sword of the Spirit and the Word of God. The challenge is, Will you even read the rest of this Jot?
Its a difficult fight because they are poor and black, and unless there is an international incident, like the kidnapping of school girls and threatening to sell them into sex slavery, it’s generally a ho-hum moment to the public. Three years ago, I stood in front of a village that had been subdued by the Fulani (nomadic peoples roaming from Nigeria who practice the Boko Haram philosophy of proselytism and jihad). I wanted to do an on-camera report about how the Fulani came into the village, demanded conversion to Islam and submission to the tribe. We were noticed right away. I had no script, so it took several takes, with my ministry partner William nervously holding the camera and encouraging me to hurry up.
A couple of “probers” were sent to see what we were doing and we jumped in the vehicle and sped off. William took my video and sent it to some folks he knew. Not long after, the Ghana military rounded up some of the Fulani and put them in a camp “for their own protection,” meaning the government was actually protecting the surrounding villages. There is no telling how many men, women and children the Boko Haram and Fulani have slashed to death with machetes over the recent years. Two things I can tell you: The Islamic influence in sub-Sahara Africa is growing exponentially and with that, brutality is routine. Also, you look into the eyes of those children affected by the Fulani and you will never say no.
William texted me yesterday: “What role should the Nigerian government and the international community play in stopping the atrocities of Boko Haram? This question has gone viral. In much the same way, we in Ghana are asking Daily Jot readers: how best can you support us in stopping Boko Haram;s operations from spilling over to Ghana? We need your help financially and otherwise.” Daily Jot readers have been generous in supporting our efforts to place pastors in rural villages and assist them with food, clothing, Bibles, etc. This work is dangerous, and it is never finished. It is very real as lives are on the line each day as we take the “the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God…that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel (Ephesians 6:17-19).”
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