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ETHIOPIA: RECENT ATTACKS LEAVE MANY CHRISTIANS DEAD AND A CHURCH DESTROYED

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At least a dozen Orthodox Christians were killed in A flurry of attacks in the Arsi Zone in Ethiopia on 30 May. Homes and buildings were reduced to ashes, including the 101-year-old Telata St. Gabriel Church, and over 280 people have been displaced. 

Local sources say that the attackers, who remain unknown, gave warning of their incoming incursion.  

The available information suggests that the aggravators singled out Orthodox believers and churches, as no one else in the predominantly Muslim zone has yet reported similar incidents. 

“Orthodox Christians have been forced from the homes where they were born, raised and built their lives. Their houses were singled out and burned solely because of their religion, and their property and livestock were looted. Those residents who survived the attacks fled and are now left stranded in open areas without shelter,” Arsi Diocese Public Relation Media reports. 

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The Arsi Zone has suffered attacks by armed groups for years. Earlier this year in March, almost 30 believers were killed when a market and a church were stormed by attackers.

A local source reports, “This specific zone has faced an ongoing pattern of mass casualties and displacements targeting Orthodox Christians, with violence escalating significantly since July 2020. Another mass killing occurred in October 2025, when more than 30 Orthodox Christians were killed and numerous others were displaced.” 

Please pray for believers in Ethiopia, especially for those who have lost loved ones, homes and places of worship in the recent attacks.

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That bereaved families will know deep comfort and healing through the Holy Spirit

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That the Lord would bless the Ethiopian government with wisdom and conviction to bring justice to the perpetrators

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For physical and emotional provision for the displaced, as well as for their safety

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For the attackers to be confronted by the Lord Jesus and turn to Him in repentance.

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