Gaza (MNN) -- Violence has again targeted Christians in the Gaza Strip Sunday, according to Palestinian police. The bombings came a day after the Palestinian cabinet ratified a security plan aimed at stopping mounting lawlessness in the Gaza Strip, where rival factions have frequently clashed.
E3 Partners works closely with the Bible Society. E3's Tom Doyle says the explosion happen shortly after 2:00 AM local time. "A huge bomb exploded at the Bible Society in Gaza. In fact, the first floor was really damaged. The roof has fallen, and everything in the first floor is pretty much destroyed."
While Bible Society staff members weren't injured, their security guard was. Doyle says, "The Islamic terrorist group kidnapped him, beat him up, and left him in a really, really bad fundamental area. And, we're thankful he is alive."
The Bible Society didn't operate this facility in a vacuum. Doyle says. "It was [approved] by the Palestinian government years ago to give out Bibles to those who are interested. They lead a lot of people to the Lord there. They have Bible studies and leadership training and things like that."
In the past year, 127 churches have been started in the entire Middle East region. Doyle says this attack may be in response to that. "So many good things are happening. There's such a hunger and a thirst for the Lord. It definitely is threatening to radical groups in the area, so they certainly want it stopped."
With the increasing violence in Gaze, Doyle is concerned about a ruling by the United Nations. "If it's declared an official danger zone by the UN, then none of the groups that are in there helping will be able to stay, and of course we won't be able to get in."
The climate, says Doyle, is both good and bad for believers. "The political climate is very tense, but in the midst of it, that's when God is moving because people are desperate and folks are coming to the Lord."
E3 Partners needs you to help sponsor a pastor in the Middle East. "It's only $30 a month, and they get a prayer update every month of what they're doing -- what God's doing -- frontline reports. A big prayer team around that leader is so important."
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E3 Partners works closely with the Bible Society. E3's Tom Doyle says the explosion happen shortly after 2:00 AM local time. "A huge bomb exploded at the Bible Society in Gaza. In fact, the first floor was really damaged. The roof has fallen, and everything in the first floor is pretty much destroyed."
While Bible Society staff members weren't injured, their security guard was. Doyle says, "The Islamic terrorist group kidnapped him, beat him up, and left him in a really, really bad fundamental area. And, we're thankful he is alive."
The Bible Society didn't operate this facility in a vacuum. Doyle says. "It was [approved] by the Palestinian government years ago to give out Bibles to those who are interested. They lead a lot of people to the Lord there. They have Bible studies and leadership training and things like that."
In the past year, 127 churches have been started in the entire Middle East region. Doyle says this attack may be in response to that. "So many good things are happening. There's such a hunger and a thirst for the Lord. It definitely is threatening to radical groups in the area, so they certainly want it stopped."
With the increasing violence in Gaze, Doyle is concerned about a ruling by the United Nations. "If it's declared an official danger zone by the UN, then none of the groups that are in there helping will be able to stay, and of course we won't be able to get in."
The climate, says Doyle, is both good and bad for believers. "The political climate is very tense, but in the midst of it, that's when God is moving because people are desperate and folks are coming to the Lord."
E3 Partners needs you to help sponsor a pastor in the Middle East. "It's only $30 a month, and they get a prayer update every month of what they're doing -- what God's doing -- frontline reports. A big prayer team around that leader is so important."
Click here to sponsor a pastor through E3 Partners.
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