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August 1, 2009. It was another day of mourning for Christians when Muslim mob attacked at Christian Town and gunned down 9 Christian women, children and men and burnt down 50 homes in Gojra. Below you will find a letter that was sent to me from a friend of mine who is an pastor and evangelist in Pakistan. I have omitted his name for security reasons. This is the reality of Christians all over the world. I hope it touches your heart as it did mine. If indeed this letter does touch your heart then Click Here to find out what you can do to help. 
The first was identified as Inyat Masih among dead and fleeing Christian of Gojra is hiding to save life to identify other dead Christians.
The march of Muslims started from Railway Station Gojra at 12:00 noon today was attended by thousands of local Muslims and from near by villages huge Mob marched towards Christian Town. The Christian Town Gojra is a residence of two thousand Christian families who settled here over fifty years.
When Muslim marchers approached Christian Town, some two hundred Muslims hiding their faces with traditional Islamic scarf opened fire on Christian houses.
The Christian fled from home but who trapped were executed by face covered Muslims with automatic firearms.. The Muslim attacker looted 100 homes and set on fire more than fifty Christian houses.
These Militants used a particular type of chemical which is hard to extinguish to burn Christian homes This chemical was used first in the village of “Shanti Nagar” which was set on fire in February 1997. Later this chemical was used in “Sangla Hill Town” and recently used to burn 60 homes of village Korian on night of July 30, 2009. 
We called our relatives in Gojra on their Cell Phone after watching news of attack on a local TV channel and they were crying and telling “they have burnt whole colony and they have no shelter to stay in Gojra now”. Then we arrange an emergency trip to visit them and all our brothers and sisters in Christ of Gojra city. There are hundreds of Christians stranded and in hiding in Gojra and near by villages.
When we reached there we found out that 4 Christian women, 2 child and 4 men are dead due to gun shots and many have burn injuries.
According to news agencies, four women and one child were burnt alive by Muslims and burnt dead.
Local Christian people have condemned statement issued by a minister in Punjab government that “ Muslim marcher were peaceful and some one shot fire on rally to ignite anger among them”
Situation in Toba Tek Singh city. There is great sense of fear among the Christians of Toba Tek Singh. Last night all the Christian families even their children were not able to sleep due to fear of Muslims attack on Christian colony Toba Tek Singh too. But thanks God till now we are safe here but still Toba Tek Singh is under the great tension. Please pray for the Christians of Pakistan especially for the victims of Korian Village and Christian colony Gojera, These Christian families needs your love and support during this hardest time, as they had lost every thing. May God bless you abundantly and your work!
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