Islamists Attack Courageous "Mother Teresa of Israel" In East Jerusalem
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Mark Ellis (Sep 24, 2014)
"We keep praying for our enemies, worshipping, blowing the shofar, and declaring Jesus Christ as Lord." –Karen Dunham
(Israel)—Karen Dunham has survived many attempts on her life as she ministered Christ's compassion to Palestinians in Jericho and Gaza. Some have referred to her as a "Mother Teresa in Israel." Now she is asking for God's protection due to mounting pressures to force her from her ministry headquarters in East Jerusalem.
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On September 21st, she was assaulted by an extremist bent on doing her harm. "The man ran up from behind me and with both fists hit me as hard as he could in the back," says Dunham, founder of the Living Bread International Church. She slammed to the ground, sustaining a fractured arm, busted teeth, knee damage, and bruises from head to toe.
The most recent attacks against her ministry began two months ago. When she returned from a trip to the U.S., Islamists had taken over her parking lot and informed her they had designs on the entire property. One week ago they tore off her front gate and front door.
Then they stole a privacy shade and metal security fence around their offices. "Without the metal fence we're like sitting ducks," she says.
When she called a company to replace the fencing, Islamists attacked the repairman and he fled.
The next day, a man with a black plastic bag walked by and began to pump a toxic gas into her offices, including rooms where they house orphans and young children with disabilities. "I can't breathe!" many of the children cried as they ran outside.
"We ran inside the church (next door) and they had filled it with gas through a couple open windows," Dunham reports.
"They are also threatening to bomb us if we don't leave," she says. One of the orphans recognized the man who knocked over Dunham. "He made a motion with his hand like he was going to slit her throat," scaring the child.
The police in East Jerusalem have been completely uncooperative, according to Dunham. She also talked with her contacts in the Israeli army.
"Should we give up and leave?" she asked one of the officers. "Should all Christians leave East Jerusalem?"
"No, don't go anywhere," he advised. However, her office is outside their "jurisdiction," so they cannot offer her any protection.
Read this article in its entirety from God Reports, by clicking here. And please pray for Karen Dunham and her ministry.
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