People will remember David Wilkerson, who was killed in a head-on collision in Tyler, Texas on Wednesday, for many different things.

Some will remember him for his books, like The Cross and the Switchblade, which became a best-selling phenomenon with more than 15 million copies sold in over 30 languages. Others will remember him for launching Teen Challenge, a nationwide ministry to reach out to people with life controlling habits. Still others will remember Wilkerson for his sometimes controversial prophetic words.

I will remember Wilkerson for all of that and more, but there is one particular message this general of the faith preached more than a decade ago that I believe needs to be shouted from the rooftops in these last days. (Indeed, many of Wilkerson’s uncompromising messages need to be trumpeted in this hour, but a particular sermon he preached in Moscow in 2000 has weighed heavy on my heart since I first saw it a few years ago.) As was often the case with Wilkerson’s sermons, it was relevant when he preached it but it grew even more relevant as time went on.

Wilkerson’s sermon topic addressed strange manifestations that people wrongly attribute to the Holy Ghost. Now, Wilkerson was an Assemblies of God man who was well acquainted with the Holy Spirit. He was certainly one to flow with the Spirit of God. He heard from God. And it grieved his heart to witness the rise of strange manifestations in the name of the Holy Spirit—manifestations that were certainly not of God.

In his sermon, Wilkerson tells a story of a woman who was confused about what was going on in her local church. She explained, “Many of our church don’t know what to do. We were having wonderful services. The Spirit of the Lord was with us. But our pastor thought there was more. The church wasn’t growing fast enough. And he heard of revival. He went to this revival. He came home three months ago. He got up to preach. And he started to laugh for half an hour. He couldn’t control himself. He just laughed and laughed. There was no preaching. And he told us, ‘This is a new move with the Holy Ghost’.”

I want to stress this point: Wilkerson went on to explain that this wasn’t a one-time incident at that local church. This wasn’t some spontaneous outbreak of holy laughter.  It went on for three solid months. There was no preaching for three months of Sundays. Only uncontrollable laughing. Wilkerson asked a pointed question: “The Holy Ghost who wrote [the Bible], who said, ‘The truth sets you free,’ will He cause the minister to laugh so he cannot preach this Word?” I’m not against laughing, but three months of laughing at the neglect of equipping the saints with the Word of God?

Without naming names, Wilkerson called out ministries where people barked like dogs and made other bizzare animal noises. He referenced unnamed churches where people hiss and wiggle on the floor like snakes. He described many strange manifestations—and explained how people call it the Holy Ghost. Fighting back the tears, Wilkerson said crediting these sorts of manifestations to the Holy Ghost makes Him look like a fool. Before the end of the sermon, Wilkerson was overcome with grief and began sobbing in his hands.

Did the Body of Christ heed this prophet’s warning? Perhaps some did. But I have witnessed those things Wilkerson called out and perhaps worse over the past year.

Please don’t get me wrong. I am all for experiencing the authentic power of God. I am all for valid manifestations of the Holy Spirit. I believe in the gifts of the Spirit. I love to witness signs, wonders and miracles. I expect to see more of that in the days ahead. But I am concerned that some are ill-equipped to discern the difference between the Spirit of God and strange fire.

I’ve been to prayer meetings where a woman’s eyes were rolling into the back of her head and her eyelids were fluttering rapidly as if she was under demonic control. (Are you going to tell me that the Holy Spirit rolls your eyes in the back of your head when you pray in the Spirit?) During service I saw that same woman up on the platform singing, then she abruptly stopped worshipping to prophesy utter nonsense for 10 minutes. The pastor did nothing.

I’ve seen people “toking” imaginary marijuana cigarettes and passing it down the line as if the Holy Ghost is some sort of drug. Again the pastor did nothing. People meow like cats, grown men lay on the floor in a sweaty huddle for hours, either unconscious or in some sort of funky haze, and teenagers twitch and shake uncontrollably as if having a seizure.

Again, I’m all for genuine manifestations of the Holy Spirit and I’ve participated in plenty of them. But I never read about Abel’s eyes rolling in the back of his head when he brought his offering to God. There isn’t anything in the Bible about Enoch’s eyes fluttering rapidly and uncontrollably as he was raptured. Noah wasn’t passing imaginary joints to his family in the ark. Abraham didn’t have pileups with the 318 men trained in his own house. The Bible doesn’t record Issac, Jacob or Joseph meowing like cats (or even barking like dogs or hissing like snakes). Moses didn’t shake and twitch uncontrollably for an hour as if having epileptic seizure when he saw the glory of God.

If these heroes of faith didn’t record such strange manifestations of the Spirit of God, how can we be so quick to say it’s the Spirit of God? Can we automatically OK hissing, writhing and barking just because John said many things Jesus did weren’t recorded in the Bible? Shouldn’t we test the spirits, like the Bible says?

Some of you are probably angry with me for saying these things. Let me make it crystal clear. I am not coming against signs that were recorded in the Bible. A talking . But a person who grunts and bucks like a mule? Praying over hankerchiefs and giving them to sick people. I’ve done it. Dancing in the Spirit. Go for it. Let’s keep the topic on the topic. This article is about none of those things. This article isn’t about biblical manifestations. It’s about extrabiblical manfestations that, instead of glorifying God and producing good fruit, appear more like a side show.

Instead of picking up stones, you should be weeping with me. The Holy Ghost doesn’t come to make us spiritual fruits, flakes and nuts. The Holy Ghost comes to convict us of sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of judgment. He comes to comfort us, to counsel us, to help us. The Holy Ghost makes us more stable, not less stable.

The apostle Paul said, “If the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind?” (1 Cor. 14:23, NKJV) The Amplified translation says “demented.” The New Living Translation says “crazy.” The King James version says “mad.” And the Message translation puts it this way: “If you come together as a congregation and some unbelieving outsiders walk in on you as you’re all praying in tongues, unintelligible to each other and to them, won’t they assume you’ve taken leave of your senses and get out of there as fast as they can?”

Get out of there as fast as I can. That’s what I do when I see these strange unbiblical manifestations and that’s what I would suggest you do if you see people hissing, foaming at the mouth, and writhing on the floor in the middle of church. If Paul offered this warning about praying in tongues, what in heaven would he say about barking like dogs, meowing like cats, and the like? Selah.

At the end of the day, I look at Jesus. You don’t get any fuller of the Holy Spirit than Jesus. And I never saw my Jesus rolling around on the ground pretending to smoke imaginary weed or rolling his eyes in the back of his head or making animal noises. I haven’t seen one record of Spirit-filled saints acting that way in the Bible. You would think if such mad manifestations were genuinely of the Holy Spirit and fell on those who were desperately seeking God’s face we would see them recorded in the Book of Acts. Yes, we see strange miracles, but that didn’t include hissing, barking, writhing, etc.

Now, I did read about an encounter Jesus had with someone who offered some strange manifestations. Indeed, a boy was experiencing some strange manifestations that heightened in the presence of God. Scripture reads, “When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth” (Mark 9:20, NIV)

What did Jesus do in the face of these strange manifestations? He rebuked the evil spirit and cast it out. So when I see people attributing animal noises, hissing, and other strange manifestations to the Holy Spirit, I weep with Wilkerson. Don’t you? Please join with me in praying that the Church would have greater discernment in this hour. Amen.

Jennifer is news editor at Charisma. She is also the author of
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To believe when all means fail is exceedingly pleasing to God and is most acceptable. Those were the last published words of David Wilkerson, founder of World Challenge Ministries.

Charisma News first reported Wilkerson was killed Wednesday in a car accident in East Texas. But his legend will live on through the many books and sermons he delivered.

Here is the text of Wilkerson’s last blog post on David Wilkerson Today. It was posted on April 27, just hours before a head on collision that took his life:

“To believe when all means fail is exceedingly pleasing to God and is most acceptable. Jesus said to Thomas, ‘You have believed because you have seen, but blessed are those that do believe and have not seen’ (John 20:29).

“Blessed are those who believe when there is no evidence of an answer to prayer—who trust beyond hope when all means have failed.

“Someone has come to the place of hopelessness—the end of hope—the end of all means. A loved one is facing death and doctors give no hope. Death seems inevitable. Hope is gone. The miracle prayed for is not happening.

“That is when Satan’s hordes come to attack your mind with fear, anger, overwhelming questions: ‘Where is your God now? You prayed until you had no tears left. You fasted. You stood on promises. You trusted.’

“Blasphemous thoughts will be injected into your mind: ‘Prayer failed. Faith failed. Don’t quit on God—just do not trust him anymore. It doesn’t pay!’

“Even questioning God’s existence will be injected into your mind. These have been the devices of Satan for centuries. Some of the godliest men and women who ever lived were under such demonic attacks.

“To those going through the valley and shadow of death, hear this word: Weeping will last through some dark, awful nights—and in that darkness you will soon hear the Father whisper, ‘I am with you. I cannot tell you why right now, but one day it will all make sense. You will see it was all part of my plan. It was no accident. It was no failure on your part. Hold fast. Let me embrace you in your hour of pain.’

“Beloved, God has never failed to act but in goodness and love. When all means fail—his love prevails. Hold fast to your faith. Stand fast in his Word. There is no other hope in this world.”

More than 1,100 people found salvation in Christ in—of all places—Sin City.

The Church at South Las Vegas, a 4,000-member mega church headed by Benny Perez, organized an Easter outreach at the Thomas & Mack Center, the city’s largest indoor arena. The Thomas & Mack Center typically hosts sporting events, concerts and monster truck shows. The venue seats nearly 20,000. But on Easter Sunday it was a venue to display the love of God to the Las Vegas masses.

Perez not only planned perhaps the city’s largest-ever Resurrection Day service, he also planned to give back to the Las Vegas by sponsoring a canned food drive at the event.

Dubbed “Easter at the Mack,” the event certainly got the attention of the secular city. But instead of spiritual hindrances, Perez saw mostly support for his endeavor. Henderson City Councilwoman Gerri Schroder donated $5,000 of her campaign funds to support the event.

“We believe that Jesus gave His life to redeem mankind and He loves cities like Las Vegas,” says Perez. “We thought we could demonstrate the love of Christ in a tangible way by providing food for residents who need a helping hand. The Church at South Las Vegas would become an extension of the hand of Jesus.”

On Easter Sunday 60,000 pounds of food were donated in partnership with ThreeSquare, the city’s largest food bank. In a city with the fifth-worst economy and a state with the nation’s highest unemployment, the gesture was well-received.

Eight thousand people attended “Easter at the Mack.” And hundreds walked up to the front of the arena to give their lives to Christ at the end of the service.

“When I saw whole families streaming out of their seats to make their way down to the front for the altar call, I was overwhelmed by this outpouring of God’s grace,” says Perez. “We know that many churches in Las Vegas and throughout our nation impacted thousands of lives during Easter. We think God not only impacted the people of our church by inspiring them to work tirelessly toward the goal of helping the less fortunate. We believe the Lord also forever altered  the spiritual landscape of our city.”

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Varanasi, India is the Mecca of Hinduism. Revered by other some other religions as well, Varanasi is the holiest of cities for Hindus.

The polluted Ganges River in Varanasi is considered to possess the power to cleanse sins and increase the chances of Hindu followers to have a good reincarnation–or to ultimately cease to exist–in the after life. Over a million people are in the city each day. Some know they have little time left and go to the river daily, praying for mercy to Hanuman, the monkey god, until they die.

Dave Stravers, president of Mission India, recently returned from the desperate city. “For most foreign, Christian visitors it’s a pretty ugly experience,” he says. “It really is Satan on display.”

Many in the region are surprisingly open to the gospel, though. Stravers says that the idea of Jesus–the God who loves them–is appealing to many Hindus seeking spiritual solace, and the Church is growing daily. With that ready acceptance, however, comes extreme antagonism.

“Once the Christian workers start seeing success–people are coming to the Lord, and churches are starting, this can cause a pretty violent reaction,” explains Stravers. “We’ve had a lot of reports of persecution.”

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Fresh in Stravers’ mind before he left was the story of two church planters arrested in India under the auspices of forced conversion. The men are on bail, awaiting trial, and are threatened frequently by militants pressuring them to convert to Hinduism if they want to be safe. When Stravers reached India himself, he saw this type of persecution firsthand.

One church planter in Varanasi, who has planted three churches and baptized dozens of people, is consistently up against Hindu extremists. The missionary, Lakshman, says threats on his life have been getting worse and worse. One group recently threatened to shoot him if he did not leave the area.

Lakshman is far from backing down, however, Stravers says: “He said to us, ‘I have 10 young men that I’m training–new converts from the three churches that I started. I’m training them as fast as I can to do the work that I’m doing so that if I die, the work will go on. Because this area needs Jesus.'”

Lakshman’s attitude is visible across the region. Rather than fleeing danger, believers are desperate to preach the gospel.

“There are literally thousands of young Christians who want to witness, who want to do evangelism, who want to start new churches, who want to reach children and illiterate people. And they don’t have resources; they don’t have training.”

But that’s where Mission India comes in. “We provide them with the resources they need to do their work,” says Stravers. “We are helping the local church leaders in Varanasi to reach their neighborhoods with the Gospel.”

Stravers continues, “We’re training a lot of people, but there are literally thousands of people who need training. We have a waiting list of people in Varanasi and other places in India.”

The need is great in Varanasi, and believers are excited to respond to it. However, proper training is hard to come by. It does not cost much to prepare these Christian leaders for a lifetime of service to the King and their people.

In the meantime, Stravers asks you pray that church planters and pastors would have the courage to continue their work no matter what fears Satan tries to throw their way.

David Wilkerson, founder of World Challenge Ministries, was killed Wednesday in a car accident in East Texas.

Charisma News spoke with Dr. Wayde Goodall, founder of WorldWide Family, who first verified the news. Goodall was with Wilkerson’s son, Gary, when he was informed of the fatal accident.

By late Wednesday night, Times Square Church in New York City announced the death of its founding pastor in a statement from Senior Pastor Carter Conlon: “Pastor David Wilkerson’s was a life fully given for the glory of God and souls of men.
He was greatly loved and he will be greatly missed. Our prayers are with the family and we as a church body are committed to standing with them at this time of sorrow.”

The Wilkerson family issued a statement after midnight on the World Challenge web site: “We appreciate your prayers and our hearts are sorrowful, yet we rejoice
at the joy of knowing David Wilkerson spent his life well. More information will be coming soon. Thank you for your prayers,” the
statement said.

Additional unconfirmed sources are reporting that Wilkerson was killed in a head-on collision with a tractor trailer while traveling east on U.S. 175. His wife, Gwen, was also involved in the accident and reportedly remains in critical condition at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas.

“Today, the Kingdom of God has lost a giant of the faith. His life touched millions,” says George O. Wood, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God. “The Assemblies of God enjoyed a life-long relationship with David Wilkerson. He was godly, humble and represented everything that is best in a spiritual leader. Our heartfelt sympathy and prayer is extended to his wife, Gwen, and family.”

World Challenge could not be reached for comment at the time of this report. Charisma News also reached out to other Wilkerson-run ministries, including World Challenge Missions, World Challenge Crusades and Mount Zion International School of Ministry. None of these organizations were immediately available for comment.

On February 9, 1958, David Wilkerson felt the Spirit prompting him to spend late evenings praying rather than watching the Late Show. Wilkerson obeyed. At the time he was pastoring a rural Assemblies of God in Pennsylvania.

“Two weeks and two days later, during his late night time of prayer, he felt prompted to pick up the February 24, 1958, edition of Life magazine,” Wood explains. “On pages 30-31, he wept as he looked at an ink sketching of seven members of the Dragon Gang on trial for killing 15-year-old polio victim, Michael Farmer. He felt the Spirit say to him, ‘Go and help those boys’.”

Although Wilkerson had never been to New York City, 350 miles away, Wilkerson found himself three days later in a courtroom where the gang members were on trial. As Wood recalls it, the judge tossed Wilkerson out of the courtroom, but photographers captured his photo and he was later recognized by gang members as he witnessed on the street.
 
“That late night time of prayer opened up the ministry David Wilkerson founded, Teen Challenge,” Wood says. “He obeyed the prompting of the Holy Spirit and every day approximately 24,000 men and women are experiencing the saving and delivering power of Jesus Christ from life-controlling issues in Teen Challenge Centers all around the world.”

Wilkerson founded Times Square Church in 1987. Since 1999, he traveled around the globe holding conferences for Christian ministers.

For over four decades, Wilkerson’s evangelistic ministry included preaching, teaching and writing. He authored more than 30 books, including The Cross and the Switchblade, The Vision, Revival on Broadway, Hungry for More of Jesus, Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?, and The New Covenant Unveiled.

Wilkerson was 79 and lived with his wife in New York City. He had four children and 11 grandchildren.

Charisma News will continue investigating this developing story.

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The Cinco de Mayo Border Prayer Initiative started nearly two weeks ago—and the prayer answers are already rolling in.

Sponsored by the Hispanic Prayer Network, the Cinco de Mayo Initiative is on a mission to raise up prayer, intercession and fasting for the Mexico-U.S. border and to bring awareness to the alarming issues facing both nations, including violence, murder, trafficking, smuggling, kidnapping, and drug cartels.

Prayer is a high priority for the border. A day before the initiative kicked off, news headlines read “Mexican Mass Grave Complex Reveals 88 Bodies.” The result of a drug deal gone bad, the grave complex was just about 165 kilometers from the border. Other recent headlines include “Mexico’s Drug Cartels Have a New  Target: CHILDREN.”

“In late January, I received a phone call from some top leaders in Mexico with a ‘Macedonian Call’ appeal for help in prayer to  break the spirit of violence in their nation,” says Cindy Jacobs, founder of Generals International. “In response, I contacted Mark Gonzales, an Apostolic Council Member of the United States Reformation Prayer Network, and charged him with developing a joint prayer effort between the United States and Mexico.”

The 21-day prayer strategy is currently being executed according to a prayer guide Jacobs helped write. Essentially, prayer warriors from both nations are uniting their voices to contend in prayer for righteous trade, peace and security at the border—and it’s working.

Indeed, since the prayer initiative got underway, the headlines are changing. One read, “16 Mexican police held over alleged drug gang link.” Another read, “Hidalgo Police arrested 32 suspected members of Los Zetas.” Still another read “Mexico police rescue 68 people kidnapped by cartel.”

“The spiritual-quaking has begun,” says Gonzalez. “The prayers of His people are already having profound effect. We need to keep pressing in prayer and fasting…Things are happening in the spirit. Keep joining us as we continue to contend on behalf of the United States, Mexico and the border. Our prayers are availing much.”

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With divorce rates among Christians at least mirroring the national average—and with family values increasingly undermined by secular society—it’s no wonder Perry Stone’s latest book is flying off the shelves of big box retailers and traditional bookstores alike.

In only two months, the best-selling author’s new book Purging Your House and Pruning Your Family Tree has sold more than 100,000 copies, including 40,000 at a leading big box retailer.

The book offers methods and strategies the devil uses to launch his attacks against families—and equips readers to purge their home and their blood line from demonic activity and hindrances that breed conflict, dissatisfaction and disillusionment.

“This book must have touched a nerve because we never expected it to take off so quickly,” says Steve Strang, publisher of Charisma magazine and owner of Charisma House, which published the book. “With so many family problems and so much spiritual warfare in society, people are looking for answers.”

In Purging Your House and Pruning Your Family Tree, Stone outlines how Satan selects his victims from an early age, how to remove accursed things from your house, how to prevent Satan’s return to your home, the reason 3 a.m. taps into the spirit world, why we battle atmospheric warfare, and how to change it.

“In this book you will find principles that can help you understand what the roots to your circumstances are,” says Stone, who is also the author of Secrets from Beyond the Grave. “The important insights and illumination in this book from God’s Word can alter the circumstances of your life and bring a change that will positively impact you and your family.”

Charisma House is part of the company that publishes this app. As a service to our readers, we have included a promotional item below with a video from Perry talking about the book and an easy way to get a copy today.

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The controversy over President Obama’s birth certificate shouldn’t be an issue in the 2012 election. That’s because the President has finally produced the long form certificate that so-called “birthers” have so long demanded.

And guess who’s taking credit? Possible 2012 presidential hopeful Donald Trump.

“I am really honored, frankly, to have played such a big role in hopefully, hopefully, getting rid of this issue,” Trump told reporters after exiting his helicopter in New Hampshire, according to the Associated Press. (See video below.)

The White House has made the long-form birth certificate available in PDF form. Still, Trump wants to see the actual document with his own eyes.

The controversy around Obama’s birthplace started in 2008 during his presidential campaign. With opponents suggesting he was born in Kenya or Indonesia and therefore not qualified to run for president, Obama’s campaign requested his birth certificate from the state of Hawaii. The state sent the campaign the President’s birth certificate, but the criticism didn’t end.

Trump recently reopened the issue, and Obama decided to put an end to the debate once and for all. “We do not have time for this kind of silliness,” Obama said. “We’ve got better stuff to do. I’ve got better stuff to do. We’ve got big problems to solve.”

Obama believed the distraction over his birth certificate wasn’t good for the country. The President directed his counsel to review the legal authority for seeking access to the long form certificate and to request on that basis that the Hawaii State Department of Health make an exception to release a copy of his long form birth certificate. Obama had previoulsy produced a certificate of live birth, which is standard in Hawaii.

“At a time of great consequence for this country—when we should be debating how we win the future, reduce our deficit, deal with high gas prices, and bring stability to the Middle East, Washington, DC, was once again distracted by a fake issue,” says Dan Pfeiffer, White House Communications Director. “The President’s hope is that with this step, we can move on to debating the bigger issues that matter to the American people and the future of the country.”

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If the Message translation of the Bible isn’t modern enough for you, check out God Wears Sneakers.

No, it’s not a new translation of the Bible, per se. In fact, the author uses the King James Version of the Bible with its centuries old language. But author Judith Webster works to help readers with modern lifestyles and modern troubles tap into classic scriptures that release the wisdom and power they need.

“Who better to tell us how to relax than God, who cares for a family of 6 billion children?” Webster asks. “His words are an attempt to guide His children through life, from making meals from scratch—as scripture describes the manna He created for the Israelites—to turning the other cheek as Jesus did.”

God Wears Sneakers uses Bible verses to create a roadmap for living a good life while caring for the world. As Webster sees it, that means refusing to worship other gods, like money and power.

Each chapter begins with a Bible verse, followed by practical suggestions like keeping promises, being kind and sticking it out when the going gets tough. Inspirational stories from both the Old and New Testaments provide scriptural examples of each chapter’s message.

Four Ethiopian Muslims beat a Christian evangelist to death and assaulted his pregnant wife last week in Worabe, an area of Ethiopia that is 97 percent Muslim.

In a premeditated operation, the alleged murderers lured evangelist Abraham Abera from his Kale Hiwot Church at 9:30 p.m. by urging him to visit a sick friend. Abera left with the men, only to be beaten with rods. When his wife, Birtukan, saw the attack she ran into the fray to try to help her husband. That’s when they turned and attacked her.

According to a report from International Christian Concern (ICC), Abera died at the scene of the crime. Birtukan was left for dead with a severe head injury. She was discovered and taken to the hospital, where she eventually regained consciousness. Though Birtukan suffer injuries to her mid-section, the unborn baby survived.

Birtukan told an ICC source that she knows two of the attackers. She also revealed the motive of the attackers. As the Muslims were beating her and her husband, they said, “You (Christians) are growing in number in our area. You are spreading your message (the gospel). We will destroy you.”

The attackers have not been captured. A Christian leader in the area told ICC that the men may not be arrested because the local officials are also Muslims: “Christians in Worabe and its surrounding areas are persecuted at the hands of Muslim radicals, and the local government officials, who are Muslims, don’t protect Christians. We urge the higher government authorities [state and federal officials] to intervene and protect us.”

“The brutal killing of Evangelist Abraham and the beating of his wife, Birtukan, is deeply troubling,” says Jonathan Racho, ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa. “We urge the federal government authorities to investigate this latest attack as well as reports of persecution against Christians in the Silte zone.”

ICC asks concerned people to Ethiopian Embassies in your country and ask the Ethiopian authorities to bring the perpetrators of the attack against the Christian couple to justice.