By Lorraine Caballero
The Christian Times
Four Bible translators have been killed by militants who stormed their office in the Middle East and destroyed some of their equipment. Two were shot dead while the other two died of the injuries they sustained from being beaten, according to Christian Headlines.
The militants beat the last two translators with their empty weapons. The translators were able to shield the lead translator from the attack by lying on top of him when the incident happened, the report details.
Aside from that, the attackers destroyed their Print on Demand equipment and some of their books and translation materials. Fortunately, the computer hard drives which contain eight language projects were spared from the attack, the report relays.
In the wake of the deadly attack, Wycliffe asked people to pray for the families of the murdered translators. The company also asked for prayer for new translators who will continue the project.
"Will you pray with me for the injured translators? Pray for others to step up and take on the translation task...," said Wycliffe. "Pray that God will strengthen their minds, their hearts, and their bodies to be able to continue the translation of the gospel for their people."
Moreover, Wycliffe also requested for prayer that God let the killers realize the wrong that they have done. The ministry also asked that the people pray that the attackers will come to know the Lord and be able to ask forgiveness for their sins.
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