Evangelicals ‘deeply concerned’ by violence in Ivory Coast

 As United Nations and French forces move in on Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo, the World Evangelical Alliance is calling upon Christians to pray for the country “during this extremely difficult time”.
by Brian Hutt
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The organisation, which represents 600 million evangelicals around the world, said it was “deeply concerned” by the violence, loss of life and humanitarian crisis.

In a statement, it called for the cessation of hostilities and the protection of all civilians caught up in the conflict.

It urged the “orderly” transition of political power in respect of the outcome of the recent presidential election. the rest


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