Hostage Killed by Taliban was a Devout Christian and Pastor

Courtesy of BCN News.

"He was close to many members of the church, because he was always generous enough to help with the prayers of each of the 300 members of the youth division."

News Staff/AH (July 26th, 2007)

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(Afghanistan)—There were no more killings overnight, of any of the hostages held by the Taliban, although another one of the terror organization's deadlines passed without resolution. (Photo: Bae Hyung-kyu–REUTERS)

Details began to surface about the one hostage who was killed yesterday, Bae Hyung-kyu, a Presbyterian youth pastor in South Korea. Bae was also the leader of the aid mission the other Korean Christians were on, as they were scheduled to help in a hospital in Afghanistan. He was a husband and father of one.

Yonhap News quoted an acquaintance of Bae's who told them, "He was close to many members of the church, because he was always generous enough to help with the prayers of each of the 300 members of the youth division."

According to his church in South Korea, Bae was murdered on his birthday, he had just turned 42.

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Source: China Daily, Christian Post

Prayer Points from win1040.com:

• Pray that all of the remaining Korean Christian missionaries will be immediately released with no harm done to any of them. (Psalm 97:10)
• Pray that the spirit of the fear of the LORD will overcome the Taliban militants and they will repent from their wicked ways. May a fountain of life abide is our Korean Brothers and Sisters. (Proverbs 14:27)
• Pray that the hand of the LORD will be against the demonic forces that are driving these Islamic terrorists to kidnap and murder God’s children. (Psalm 75:8)