Korean Hostages Kidnapped by Taliban
Edit: Today is August 30, 2007 and it is being reported all the remaining hostages have been freed. Thank you for your prayers.
Because this is my business blog and mostly about photography and weddings, I’ve held back on writing a post about something that is happening in the world right now that is affecting me. A friend of Rebekah and mine, who we knew from our time in Central Asia is currently one of 21 hostages kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Her name is Lim Hyun Ju and she is a nurse. She went to Afghanistan a little over 3 years ago to serve at a hospital and do missionary work. 2 of the hostages have already been killed and the Taliban are threatening to kill more unless their demands are met. It is a very difficult political and human situation with none of the answers being easy. Would you pray for the safe release of the remaining hostages, wisdom of the leaders to make the right decisions and also for the suffering people of war torn Afghanistan. Thank you and God bless.
If you would like to read more about this situation from a local pastor here in Seattle, Click Here.
A picture of our friend Lim Hyun Ju
A picture of Rebekah with three other aid workers, including Hyun Ju on the left. Picture taken in Afghanistan in 2004.
A picture of Afghan people waiting for medicine being prepared by Rebekah
Thanks for your time…
