13 Christians were freed from Eritrean prisons after Christian organization Voice of the Martyrs launched a prayer and awareness campaign bringing attention to the plight of those wrongfully prisoned in Eritrea. Two pastors have been in prison for 7,000 days but were not among those freed. VOM’s Todd Nettleton joins CBN to discuss the very latest surrounding this situation, including praising God for those released and ongoing prayer concerns for those who remain behind bars.
“All 13 of them, at least 10 years in prison, for them to be released is an amazing blessing,” Nettleton said, noting the timing was curious considering his organization had launched a massive campaign just six days earlier for the release of two pastors who have spent over 7,000 days in prison. “They were arrested more than 19 years ago,” he said. “They’ve been in prison all that time. We asked people to pray for them and for other Christians imprisoned in Eritrea.”
The Voice of the Martyrs also asked for people to contact the Eritrean embassy. While the two preachers — Pastor Haile Nayzgi and Dr. Kiflu Gebremeskel — were not along the 13 released, just days later leaders did make a decision to let some Christians out from behind bars. “It’s hard not to see those two things as connected,” Nettleton said.
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