I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18
Ishak Christian (1996)
Killed at Prayer
On 10 October 1996, around 3,000 Muslims went on the rampage in East Java, Indonesia. They attacked the Assemblies of God Church in Situbondo where Pastor Ishak, his wife, daughter, niece and a church worker were burnt to death while praying.
It is not clear whether they were killed in revenge for a sentence that had been given to an Islamic preacher, accused of heresy, or because the Muslims were angry that Christians were using a hall in Situbondo for worship. The mob travelled through the city and neighbouring areas, torching 25 churches, two Christian schools and an orphanage.
If a man dies, he falls like a tree.
Wherever he falls, there he lies.
If he is not a believer, he goes to the fire-lake.
But on the other hand, a believer,
If death overtakes him,
Will not fall, rather will rise
That very moment, to God’s house.
Quecha hymn by Jim Elliot (martyred 1956) (see January 10)