I wouldn’t expect you to know this
man who is well known by those recipients of his Godly compassion. His ministry hasn’t gotten a 30-second sound
bite on our televisions. In fact, his
brutal execution didn’t get a drop of ink in our newspapers. But I’m devoting this blog posting to his
life and death … as yet another example of Muslim persecution of
Christians. [Take Note: This has nothing
to do with American ‘values’ or ‘foreign policy.’ Read my blog of Feb 6 – “Islam is Responsible
for Christian Persecution …”] Let me
introduce you to Adah.
After pulling over, Adah then called
his mechanic who came to the scene to see if he could fix the car. When it was determined that the mechanic could
not fix the car, the mechanic then left the scene to call a tow truck. After calling for assistance and returning to
the scene, the mechanic could not find Adah. Upon conducting a long search, the mechanic
was able to find Adah’s slain body.
“A few kilometers from Jalingo, he
had car issues along the Wukari-Jalingo road,” the ministry supporter said. “He was mercilessly hacked to death by Fulani
herdsmen and Boko Haram.”
A local police spokesman, Joseph
Kwaji, confirmed that Adah was killed by Fulani herdsmen. Although the police spokesman didn’t provide
details about the exact manner in which the herdsmen murdered Adah, his wife
told Morning Star News that he was
indeed “butchered.”
One ministry supporter recounted
Adah’s sacrifices and his commitment to providing for the poor after being ‘born
again’ in 2000. “Not too long after he
got born again, he left the comfort and ‘luxury’ of city life for a remote
village on a hill without light or potable drinking water, not even a well in
sight,” the supporter explained. “He was
there with his humble wife and kids to answer the call of God at this time when
larger cities meant greener pastures, fatter offerings and sizeable tithes to
others doing ministry. He continued to
preach the Gospel and hold campaigns; not in the urban areas, but mostly in
rural areas. I don’t know why God
allowed Boko Haram to cut his life short. Even when it became dangerous, he refused to
get out but kept preaching Christ in villages where many will not go,” she
added.
Adah became well known in the Taraba
state as he was dedicated to providing food, shelter, money and medicine to the
less fortunate villagers in the province.
“He shared his meager resources with the poor. He clothed them. He showed love to them. His home was theirs. I can’t keep the tears away,” the supporter
said. “I’m still hoping to wake up and
realize it has all been a bad dream. If
only I can see and speak to my friend, my big brother just one more time. [He was] a rare gem. I remember all the times he prayed with me and
encouraged me. I feel so shattered. I am crushed.”
Although there’s no clear evidence
that Boko Haram was involved in Adah’s murder, it was reported in 2014 that
many Fulani herdsman have confessed membership to the Boko Haram. In October, Muslim extremists stormed two
Taraba churches, interrupting worship services, and killed 31-people. Last March, Fulani herdsman in the Nigerian
state of Kaduna burned down three Christian villages and hacked and burned to
death over 100-people.
As the saying goes – “If it looks
like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck … then it probably is a
duck.”
Rev.
Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.
Chaplain
(Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army
Pastor, Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel
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