Refugees at Central Methodist

Refugees arrested at the Central Methodist Church - shame on the South African Police!

I have not yet been able to establish all of the details of this story. However, I have heard that last night police raided the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg and arrested 'illegal aliens' from Zimbabwe who were staying in the Church. Bishop Paul Verryn confirmed that the police raids were conducted without a warrant and that their raids caused damage to Church property and chaos among the refugees.

From Dion's Blog... click here to read more.

Listen to Dion Forster and Paul Oosthuizen's podcast on the subject.

Please continue to pray for our friends in Zimbabwe and those who find themselves in exile here.