The Bishop of Jos in Nigeria, who has survived a series of attacks on his family, says he will continue to stand for the gospel, testifying that it is “worth living for” as well as “worth dying for”.
“My belief is until my time is up I will not die, so I’ll continue to say what I know as a fact and truth and I will continue to stand on the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel is worth living for – and it is worth dying for,” said the Rt Rev Dr Benjamin Kwashi, Bishop of Jos.
The Bishop has again narrowly escaped death after the second violent attack on his family in 18 months, Release International reports.
A gang brandishing hammers and axes broke into the Bishop’s home in Plateau State.
They are believed to be from the same group who attacked his son and wife last year, while Bishop Kwashi was abroad. During that raid they beat his son, Ringi, unconscious, and injured his wife Gloria so severely that she needed surgery to restore her sight.
In the latest attack, they again beat his son, but mercifully left Mrs Kwashi alone, though she was horrified to find herself confronted by the same attackers again.
The gang took Bishop Kwashi into the yard and threatened to kill him unless he gave them large sums of money, reports Release. When he said he didn’t have that kind of money, they led him back into the house, to murder him in front of his family.
