Mardan Church It was so sad to hear during the services on Mothering Sunday from members of our congregation who are Pakistani Christians about the attacks in the churches Christian neighbourhood of the Pakistani city of Lahore. The BBC reports that more than 70 people were hurt in the explosions , which targeted worshippers attending at All Saints and the RC Church in the Youhanabad area. I have met the former Bishop of the Diocese of Peshawar, the Rt Revd Mano Rumalshah and remember him talking about how the Church ministers in what he calls a hostile land. Straddling the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Diocese of Peshawar exists in one of the most hostile settings on earth. Taliban forces take refuge in this area, as part of the diocese encompasses a buffer zone or “lawless” area between the two countries where global powers engage in the war against terrorism. According to Bishop Rumalshah, no real border exists because one tribe of people represents the ...
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