Christian Missionaries Fear Escalating War In Georgia; Churches Damaged

Monday, 11 August 2008
By BosNewsLife News Center

TBLISI/MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A major Christian missionary group in Russia said Monday, August 11, it is trying to reach survivors of clashes between Russian and Georgian troops in and around the breakaway region of South Ossetia, amid reports that several churches have been damaged.

At least three evangelical churches, with which the group has worked, were damaged over the weekend in fighting in the town of Zhinvali in South Ossetia, Russian Ministries said. The group made the announcement as Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili said Russian troops have effectively cut the country in half by seizing a strategic city that straddles the country's main east-west highway. the rest