Day 28
Somalia
The al-Shabaab terror group has been causing continuous threats against Somalia. Despite this, the African Union has started withdrawing its peacekeeping force in Somalia.
This terrorist group has sparked panic among the country’s security leadership, which requested a three-month delay to the drawdown. It is because the officials feared that al-Shabaab could overrun the country. According to them, it will be advisable that the U.N. Security Council extends the A.U. mandate. Somalia lacks enough troops to fend off the threat on its own.
Experts in Somalia think that it will be a challenging time for Somalia to take over from the peacekeepers. Pray for God’s guidance and favor to bring the expected change in Somalia. Pray for the empowerment of Christian Believers by the grace of God to withstand any form of opposition (The Bible, 2 Samuel 21:1).
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Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The bordering countries are Ethiopia in the west, Djibouti in the Northwest, the Gulf of Aden in the north, Indian Ocean in the east and Kenya in the southwest. It is Somalia that has vast coastline on Africa’s mainland. Churches and the Christian Believers are continuously suffering extreme persecution in this country. They are constantly living in situations of threats and hardship for the sake of following Jesus Christ. Faith professing Christians in the country are at risk as Islamic militants, and clan leaders are trying all the time to harm them and kill them. Christian Believers from Muslim background are constantly monitored by elders and family members and also the movements of Christian converts they suspect. Islamic militants are vigorously intensifying their hunt for Christian leaders to eliminate them and the situation is worsening every day. For instance, even Christmas celebration is banned in the country of Somalia.
