A group of unidentified assailants threw six Molotov cocktails at the Odemis Love Protestant Church on November 4 causing minor damage, according to a November 9 report from Compass Direct. The attack was the latest and most serious incident in the harassment the church has been suffering in recent days. According to Pastor Mehmet Sahin Coban, rocks had been thrown at the church building (where the Coban family also lived) nearly every night for the two weeks prior to the bombing.
Coban had reported the earlier incidents to police but had been ignored. After the firebombing, however, authorities responded quickly and have begun investigations into the incident.
Pray that Pastor Coban and his family will be safe and that they will not be fearful but trust God (Revelation 2:10). Ask that his congregation will continue to be able to meet together, regardless of persecution. Pray those who persecute them will come to see and know Christ as Lord.
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