Four in Uganda wounded for telling Muslims about Jesus

KAMPALA, Uganda — Four evangelists sustained significant injuries from attacks in eastern Uganda after telling Muslims about Jesus Christ.

Andrew Dikusooka and Ronald Musasizi were attacked with knives Sept. 24 for leading some Muslims to profess faith in Jesus Christ. The two men had engaged in a series of debates Sept. 20–24 with Islamic scholars in Iganga District. Dikusooka told Morning Star News that Muslims and witch doctors were among the people who put their faith in Jesus.

Dikusooka and Musasizi were hospitalized for their injuries.

In a separate incident, Robert Okia and Wilberforce Mutenga told about Jesus in Busakira village, and eight Muslims put their faith in Christ. Then, Okia and Mutenga went to Ikule village to continue telling about Jesus. On Oct. 7, the evangelists were visiting a home, when a group of Muslims encircled them, beat them and slashed them with knives.

Both Okia and Mutenga required medical treatment, states Morning Star.

Approximately 12% of Uganda’s population is Muslim. Uganda’s constitution and laws allow for freedom of religion, including converting from one faith to another. However, Christian churches increasingly have received threats of violence, and some Christian converts have been attacked, killed or excommunicated by Muslim family members, states the World Atlas.