I do not think it is kind to tell people that are starving hunger, convert to Christianity or other religions in order to get food or die as many of you missionaries do all the time in Africa and around the world. You missionaries beg(Big Evil Grin) and call upon in supplication from all around communities and places of worship. You missionaries be in violation of human rights abuse and be cruel to life around the world inexcusably.

Please, just leave folks alone and let those who would like discover whatsoever religion they desire to choose on their own. Isn’t that a logical thing to do? I am not advocating violence but this really makes people react with anger and under many unfortunate circumstances the worst when an innocent life is lost. Especially when all religion hiding behind organizations are changing the great ole’ African names to European names. How does that sound to you? Isn’t that erasing people’s culture and history? As also your comrade/Christian believer Pete stated above. We Africans do not need you European and Arab names keep it to youselves.

Thank you )

Greetings to you from New Covenant Church with the crying time of help in Island of Zanzibar- Tanzania.
This letter is please to request you as the Body of Christ for the suffering we are in today, by asking your help with a project taken on recently from your office.
We are in a thorny problem of church services building for long of time now; because where we are serving our church services we are stoped. The bad thing the hall was belongs to a Moslem. Now we are moving and stop our church services. So, we are kindly asking your urgent support to solve the situation that we are facing.
According to situation that we are facing today we kindly feel your urgent support of fund to assist building of 30,000,000 Tanzania Shillings that is $22,556.390 USD. So believe this can help us to buy a peace of land and make church construction in side. Now we get some Christian friend his seling us a peace of land for TZS 6,000,000 Million. But we dodn’t have meney at the moment.

By this we hope to make an emergency church construction and get a peace of land, because we cannot afford the cost to the financial position we are facing in our church. In ending I’d like to beg you again to help in three ways, please pray this projects can be done to receive what we need allowing the church services to continue and we get the place to stay.

Secondly pass on the enclosed letter about church building to other sponsors to some one who feels to help in your fellowship. Lastly it gives all who have heart to sponsor church work in Islamic area of Zanzibar. It’s a great way young people to put their prayers for the suffering church into practice –and know we can make a real difference to a seemingly hope less situation.
Finally, please consider what you can give to build the building for Christians, these Christian are God’s the future Zanzibar Church.
Your strategic support will help them live see that future and to be better-equipped front.

Yours Sincerely in Christ,
Pastor Timothy W. Philemon
Cell +255 713 412-749

timothyw@live.com

You say, “Zanzibar is a 95% Muslim country and does not need saving.” Obviously Bible believing Christians would argue that God wants to save anyone, regardless their ethnic or religious background. Jesus said in John 14:16 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” He did not say “a” way, “a” truth, or “a” life. So if someone believes that, he or she obviously feels compelled to share that news with anyone. Jesus even told his followers to go out and preach the Gospel. In Matthew 28:18-20: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” He said “all nations”, He didn’t say “don’t go to Zanzibar because it is a 95% Muslim country.” Jesus also warned of persecution when being saved. In John 15:18-19 for instance: “That is why the world hates you. If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” (New International Version). That was also I think what Felix wanted to point out to you. The fact that many Christians are still living in relative freedom in several Western countries is a miracle indeed. Here at BosNewsLife we like to remind them and others about those who are (already) persecuted for their faith.

Best regards,

Stefan J. Bos

Many of my friends in Zanzibar are both Christian and Muslim, and work closely together for the betterment of their communities. it is my guess that the churches that were burned inflamed the local population with aggressive rhetoric or actions which led to this. While the actions of the people who committed crimes against the churches were definitely wrong, at the same time those same Christian organizations have no business trying to convert or “save” people. Trying to do so only inflames anger and resentment and does not serve the cause of those Christian organizations nor serve the local public who seek to live in peace with their own beliefs and traditions. By the way, I am Christian and son of a pastor who doesn’t preach the word of God through saving the “unbelievers”.

Felix wherever you are, stay there please. You have no business in Zanzibar.

Blessings, peace and strength, provision and protection to the saints in Zanzibar. Our prayers are with them.