Fourteen Christians were kidnapped on May 23rd during an ongoing attack on Marawi, Philippines by ISIS supporters. About 100 Islamic extremists overran the city, firing machine guns and marking the territory as their own by raising black ISIS flags. In addition to the kidnappings, the Islamists burned a cathedral and Christian-run college and seized a hospital and a jail.
The city’s terrified residents remain locked in the their houses. Ongoing efforts to free the area by government forces has seen limited success and deaths continue on both sides. Pray for the Christian community as they rebuild the cathedral and for the largely Christian college staff, who serve a predominantly Muslim student body. Pray for peace in Marawi and that those responsible will be brought to justice.
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