|
|
|
|
copteacher
Adjunct
|
|
|
Joined: 08 Jun 2002
Posts: 20588
Location: Teaching in the Halls of Justice
|
| Back to top
|
|
 Posted: 10/21/06 - 22:22 Post subject: Our weekend houseguests
My wife and I are hosting a family from Pakistan who were missionaries there but had to flee because of crackdowns on Christians in Pakistan. The father of the family had his best friend beheaded for being a Christian there. At that point he left the country. He is now in the U.S. on asylum with his family. He is speaking at our church on Sunday, we will be hosting him Sunday night and Monday morning.
Should be some interesting conversation. The family has 3 young children around the same age as our crew. We even have some toys to give to them because they basically fled the country with the clothes on their backs.
|
|
|
|
|
gretriever
Hipster Doofus
|
|
|
Joined: 16 Jul 2003
Posts: 19385
Location: A moving target in a firing range.
|
| Back to top
|
|
Posted: 10/22/06 - 08:08 Post subject:
Our church sponsors a family that does missionary work in Pakistan. They teach foreign kids at a Christian school/complex. While it's what they feel they've been called to do, one can only think their nerves have been stretched to the point of snapping.
Last edited by gretriever on 10/22/06 - 19:31; edited 1 time in total
|
|
|
|
|
JACKED UP
PRESIDENT
|
|
|
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
Posts: 21238
Location: www.johnnydu.com
|
| Back to top
|
|
Posted: 10/22/06 - 08:40 Post subject:
Wow Joe nice of you and your family. I bet it will be remembered on both sides.
|
|
|
|
|
Cappy
Excelent
|
|
|
Joined: 16 May 2002
Posts: 27368
Location: Spreadsheetylvania
|
| Back to top
|
|
Posted: 10/22/06 - 08:42 Post subject:
Kind of ironic that Pakitstan is supposedly helping the US in the war on terror, but is beheading Christians...
|
|
|
|
|
JUJR
Grunt
|
|
|
Joined: 20 Feb 2005
Posts: 1970
Location: www.johnnydu.com
|
| Back to top
|
|
Posted: 10/22/06 - 09:02 Post subject:
Scary stuff. I don't care to venture far from the U.S
It's wonderful of you to open up your home and share with others...a truly Christian thing to do. Could you recap what your guest says today?! I'd love to hear about his 'old life' ... but don't need to visit it. 
|
|
|
|
