Muslim Extremists Lure, Attack Christian Teacher and Son

Assailants in Uganda upset with their conversion from Islam.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in central Uganda lured a Christian teacher to his home by forcing his wife to call and tell him she was ill, then the intruders beat him and his son, the father said. Abdu Muyinga and his 23-year-old son, Hamisi Sentongo, are nursing injuries after Muslims upset with […]

Home Burned, Two Christians Injured in Separate Attacks

Muslim relatives assault brothers with caning.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on Nov. 20 burned down a house where a cell fellowship was meeting in eastern Uganda, a week after Muslims in another area caned two converts, sources said. Arafah Senyange, 28, and his brother Zulufa Hajati Nakimuli, 43, were beaten with cane on Nov. 13 in Busembatia town, […]

Pastors Wounded in Separate Attacks in Uganda

Wife of one also nursing injuries.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A group of Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda seriously wounded a pastor and his wife in an attack on a meeting at their church on Nov. 18, he said. The knife attack on an evening service of Believers’ Church in Nansonko village, Kibuku District came in response to an evangelistic […]

Christian Evangelists Attacked for Preaching to Muslims in Uganda

Both sustain knife wounds.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two evangelists in eastern Uganda were beaten and slashed with knives after leading several Muslims to Christ, sources said. Earlier this month Robert Okia, a 43-year-old father of six children, and Wilberforce Mutenga, a father of two, shared the gospel in predominantly Muslim Busakira village, in eastern Uganda, where eight […]

Evangelists Sustain Knife Wounds after Debates in Uganda

Muslims upset after event leads many to Christ.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two evangelists on Sept. 24 sustained deep knife wounds after leading several Muslims to Christ at debates on Islam and Christianity in eastern Uganda, sources said. Andrew Dikusooka, 35, and 26-year-old Ronald Musasizi had debated Islamic scholars in several areas around Iganga District, and some attacked them after a Sept. […]

Christians Beaten, Lose Homes in Separate Attacks

Muslims in Uganda injure father in one area and mother in another.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Uganda upset with a father of four for converting to Christianity beat him and destroyed his home, and a week later a 52-year-old convert in a neighboring district also suffered injuries that left her unable to walk, sources said. In Bulumba Sub-County, Kaliro District, 38-year-old Musa Wabwire was […]

Young Woman in Uganda Killed after Accepting Christ

Muslim stepmother suspected of poisoning her.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A 23-year-old Muslim woman in eastern Uganda who converted to Christianity on Sept. 18 was poisoned to death that night, sources said. Namata Habiiba attended a church service on Sept. 18 at the invitation of a friend in Wakawaka village, Bugiri District and put her faith in Christ, the friend […]

Five Christians Thrown Off Boat and Drowned in Uganda

Church planters die in Lake Kyoga.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists killed five Christian workers by throwing them off a boat into central Uganda’s Lake Kyoga on Aug. 10, sources said. The evangelists from End Time Word Ministry church were traveling from Nakasongola District to Apac District on a commercial transport boat with plans to plant a church in […]

Muslim Extremists Cut Off Hand of Christian Convert

Father in Uganda tried to flee with his family.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda last month cut off the hand of a 42-year-old father who left Islam to become a Christian in June, sources said. Musa John Kasadah of Maumo village, Luuka District was ambushed on July 26 as he tried to flee to safety with his family, who […]

Pastor Fears for His Life following Death Threats in Uganda

In another area, a family loses their home for refusing to recant.

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A month after a Christian was killed in Kiboga District, Uganda, a pastor in the same district fears for his life following death threats from Muslim extremists, he said. Pastor Godfrey Ssemujju, who oversees 130 Elim Pentecostal churches in Kiboga district, 75 miles northwest of Kampala, said the lives of […]