Bibles for Mideast Housing Facility for Women Firebombed By Suspected Islamist Militants; 2 Seriously Hurt

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A housing facility for women working for Bibles for Mideast, an underground Bible-distributing ministry in the region, was attacked on Nov. 18 by suspected bomb-throwing Islamist militants, triggering a massive fire and seriously injuring two women.

Six women were inside the facility at the time of the attack. They were part of the group on an evangelisation mission in the Middle East, according to the Bibles 4 Mideast website. 

One of the two injured women was a former Muslim identified as Ramza who earlier was reported to have been "killed" by her own father but was "raised from the dead" by Jesus.

The women were asleep when firebombs were hurled inside the house, setting it ablaze.

The women screamed and tried to get out of the house. But something far worse than the fire greeted them at the door—the sight of several men with guns standing at the doorstep.

"When we came out, they fired gunshots towards us. So we were forced to go back inside the house. At that time two of us were already down on the floor with serious burns," recalled Saleeha, one of the survivors.

Friendly neighbours with drawn guns then came over, forcing the attackers to flee, Saleeha said. "There were five to seven attackers who came to kill us. They came by motorbikes. But our Lord Jesus Christ protected our lives," she said.

"Christ Jesus is our mighty Saviour and Lord," affirmed Ramza. "He is able to keep us safe. Whether we live or die, we belong to Him."

The two women who were injured were taken to a hospital, while the other women are now looking for another house to stay.

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