It's sad that we hear so little of the many Christians who literally lay down their lives each year in the service of our Lord, so when I read about the murder of Sister Dorothy Stang, a 74-year-old missionary, originally from Dayton, I thought I'd pass it along.
By organizing poor families and helping them develop sustainable management techniques she angered local loggers. According to the article in the Toledo Blade: "Witnesses said Sister Dorothy read passages from the Bible to her killers before they shot her. One witness said she pulled the Bible from her bag when she was confronted and started reading. Her killers listened, took a few steps back and fired." I heard on NPR that she preceded her readings with comments to the effect of "I don't have any guns, my only weapon is the Word of God"
During her sermon at our church last Saturday, author Phyllis Tickle mentioned that "every death buys something." Indeed, according to Ubiritan Cazetta, chief federal prosecutor in Para state, "Now with the world's attention, implementing the sustainable development project has become a question of honor."
Sister Dorothy had been receiving death threats for years and new the loggers were getting more and more brazen, but she perservered. Let us pray her efforts for the kingdom will continue to bear fruit long after her passing.
Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!
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