The young rape victim’s family all came to church this morning. It was so good to see them again and learn she is doing better.
They also explained that the perpetrator was caught.
I’m told he’ll be incarcerated until she turns 18 years old or has successfully produced a child.
Apparently several years and heavier fines can be added to his sentence if she doesn’t menstruate at the proper time. It can get worse if she cannot conceive.
Strangely, I am more than satisfied with this arrangement. In the States, rapist are rarely kept in prison for longer than a year. This guy has a minimum of 10 years.
I was sad to learn it was a young man though. I don’t know how young, but obviously old enough to know better. Ten years in a Sudanese prison will not be easy. Please continue to pray as God leads.
May this boy repent and get saved. May this girl heal and one day know the love of God. Amen.
Showing posts with label Rape. Show all posts
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Rape.
A 7 year old girl was brought to us over the weekend. Neighbors found her in the bushes covered in blood and brought her to her family. They then brought her to us.
She had been raped.
Her attacker was so forceful that she was still actively bleeding hours later, and the doctors suspected internal bleeding.
Who rapes a 7 year old child? What kind of monster can do that? What level of twisted perversion must it take? What darkness must haunt him!
When I think of her tiny body being abused in this way, my blood runs cold. When I look into her expressionless eyes, my blood then boils.
I’ve been watching her on and off for days, and I’ve yet to hear her speak a word. It’s as if she is hiding in another world, detached from the monsters that live in this one.
Please pray for her. But also pray for her attacker. May he confess and repent, and pay the penalty of his crimes. More importantly, may she heal completely from this trauma.
Oh, the darkness of men’s hearts... is dark indeed!
“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.” --Psalm 27: 13
She had been raped.
Her attacker was so forceful that she was still actively bleeding hours later, and the doctors suspected internal bleeding.
Who rapes a 7 year old child? What kind of monster can do that? What level of twisted perversion must it take? What darkness must haunt him!
When I think of her tiny body being abused in this way, my blood runs cold. When I look into her expressionless eyes, my blood then boils.
I’ve been watching her on and off for days, and I’ve yet to hear her speak a word. It’s as if she is hiding in another world, detached from the monsters that live in this one.
Please pray for her. But also pray for her attacker. May he confess and repent, and pay the penalty of his crimes. More importantly, may she heal completely from this trauma.
Oh, the darkness of men’s hearts... is dark indeed!
“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.” --Psalm 27: 13
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Cattle Raiders...
One of my precious pregnant women came in yesterday for care. She was crying and very concerned about her baby. She reported that the night before she was raped when cattle raiders came through her camp.
Raped?
She is 5 months pregnant and was rough handled during the rape. What if they hurt her baby too? We listened to her baby’s heart beat and both sighed in relief when we found it. She smiled knowing that at least her baby was going to be okay. But what about her?
Cattle raiders are bandits that come and shoot up cattle herders, killing at random and stealing all the heads of cattle they can. They kill children. They rape women. They maim men-- All for cows.
Pray for God’s Spirit to move among this land. Pray for women like Monica to be free from this fear and injustice. Pray for revival. Man cannot fix the problems of Sudan... only God can.
Raped?
She is 5 months pregnant and was rough handled during the rape. What if they hurt her baby too? We listened to her baby’s heart beat and both sighed in relief when we found it. She smiled knowing that at least her baby was going to be okay. But what about her?
Cattle raiders are bandits that come and shoot up cattle herders, killing at random and stealing all the heads of cattle they can. They kill children. They rape women. They maim men-- All for cows.
Pray for God’s Spirit to move among this land. Pray for women like Monica to be free from this fear and injustice. Pray for revival. Man cannot fix the problems of Sudan... only God can.
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