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| Nigerian Moslems Debate With Nigerian Christians About Religion |
| 2007-09-30 |
| From Compass Direct Death threats and other dangers here drove most of the members of a church of converts from Islam to other parts of northern Nigeria – yet a fellowship remains. Of the 25 converts who formed a church in this city [Maiduguri] in the northeastern state of Borno two years ago, only three remain. Still, while worshipping separately in the towns where they now reside, once a month the converts brave the threats of Islamic extremists and family members to return to Maiduguri to secretly pray and praise together. “The venue and time is agreed among themselves, and the venue is also changed every meeting so that they are not attacked,” said the Rev. Titus Dama Pona, founder of Good Way Mission, who planted the church, Kanuri Christian Fellowship, in September 2005. Pona is the pastor of the only known underground fellowship in Nigeria, a group said to be the first church among the Kanuri and Shuwa Arab ethnic groups in the Islamic enclave of Borno. .... Three out of the 25 converts, Pona said, are training in theological institutions with the hope of reaching their own people with the gospel. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #5 mom, I remember another, I think in Malaysia, talking about 6 million having converted -- another evocative number. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-30 21:52 |
| #4 Well, some of the Saudis were ranting a few months ago about 666 muslims converting to Christianity a day because of Christian Radio. Interesting number that. |
| Posted by: mom 2007-09-30 21:44 |
| #3 One wonders if Compass Direct ever gives a sense of the how many Muslims have been converting to Christianity... and whether there is a trend line either up or down post-9/11. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-30 20:40 |
| #2 Pona left the church that day with a heavy heart – but also with a determination to learn more about Christianity and to make a decision. All the prophets in the Bible recieved thier messages from God Himself. Mohammed claims he recieved his messages from Gabriel, an angel. |
| Posted by: Lampedusa Glagum1736 2007-09-30 12:01 |
| #1 Baba Bawa believes brave Borno blacks beleaguered by blaspheming backslidden bigots. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-30 04:18 |