Friday the 13th in the Peaceable Realm
On Friday, there was still no word on the status of our friend Tom Fox and the other CPT captives. However, there remains a great deal we might do in continuing witness on their behalf. Please continue to hold these men and their families in the Light of prayer, along with those they have served at home and abroad.
Today's reports highlight the continuing support for their release, the accidental rescue of a kidnapped reporter, and the continuing turmoil in Iraq. In sharing these daily collections of headlines, it is our hope that some friends will look beyond the parade of information and discern the larger social and moral landscape, driven by a larger vision of the Peaceable Realm.
- from Ekklesia: Supporters of Iraq captives reissue media appeals
"Our dear ones have been kidnapped. They are all working as activists for the sake of peace and to aid the Iraqi people."
"A number of religious figures in the Arab and Islamic world have talked about the noble work which they are doing for the sake of Iraq and called for their immediate release."
"We also appeal for their safe return to us. If you have any information that could help us, please call the phone number and it is not necessary to reveal your identity," concluded the fresh plea. - from the San Francisco Chronicle: Kidnapped reporter rescued by chance in Iraq
The captors did not hurt Sands. When required, they escorted him, blindfolded, to an outhouse in the yard. They fed him decently -- dinners of rice and chicken and breakfasts of bread and jam -- but "I didn't have much of an appetite," Sands said.
- from Reuters:
- from the AP: U.S. General Details Iraq Violence
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