The tsunami in southern Asia shook people in the region to the core of their being- and God is helping them understand the depths of His love for them, a Southern Baptist missionary told International Mission Board trustees during their March 14-16 meeting in Charlotte, N.C.
The massive death toll in the Dec. 26 tsunami left Muslim survivors in particular with some very difficult questions, said the veteran missionary (unnamed for security reasons).
“Muslims believe that everything that happens is commanded by God and that he blesses those who are faithful,” he said. “They also believe that Christians are their enemies and Muslims are their brothers. They are asking, ‘If we are beloved by God, why did this happen? If Christians are our enemies, why are they here helping us? And if Muslims are our brothers, where are they?”
Aided by nearly $13.9 million given so far by Southern Baptists for tsunami relief in the region, Christians are helping survivors, building bridges between local Muslims and people they thought were their enemies.
(BP)
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