Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Christian Expelled From Morocco, Leave Orphans Behind


The Christian Post:
Christian volunteers and foster parents at a Moroccan orphanage were forced to abandon dozens of children on Monday after they were accused of proselytizing.

Moroccan authorities raided Village of Hope and said they were expelling the 20 workers and parents. The 33 children who were being cared for cried out "hysterically" for their foster parents as they were left behind.

"Watching the children be told by their parents that they had to leave, that they would maybe never see them again, is the most painful thing I have ever witnessed," said Chris Broadbent of VoH.

Village of Hope registered with the Moroccan government in 2002 as an official Christian organization and received permission to talk about Christianity to the children in their care, according to Broadbent.
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1 comment:

Elizabeth said...

THANK YOU FOR BLOGGING ABOUT THIS!

For more info, the press release is here: http://bit.ly/bg4MWW

Please email elizshelby@gmail.com if you want updates on what's going on as we find out more from the VoH contact!

TAHNK YOU FOR SPREADING THE WORD!!