Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Lesotho Council of Churches (CCL) issued a statement on the brutal killings in Lesotho on Tuesday. The statement was made to journalists and media outlets with a view to establishing a mission in the Basotho community, informing them of the plans that church leaders are planning to fight against these killings.
Acting Secretary General of the Churches Rev. Ishmael Mpoziso Mtholazane has indicated that they have issued a number of statements, condemning and condemning the heinous killings of police and family musicians in Lesotho, saying no.
so it seems that the matter does not go into the shadows. He said they were concerned as a court, and could not ignore the issue and the atrocities that were rampant in Lesotho.
“According to The Guardian of September 1, this year, on the first page of Lesotho, it ranks sixth in the world in terms of genocide, while Africa ranks first.
As the Council of Churches, we cannot afford to ignore these actions, so we make this statement with great concern and frustration over the so-called massacre of Basotho by other Basotho.
“These major acts are taking place at an alarming rate, as if they have become a thing of the past,” he said. He concluded by saying that these killings are very common in the elderly, women and children.
Rev Mtholazane said they were appealing to security forces, politicians, courts, governors, men and young Basotho people and the Basotho people to stop crying out to God in prayer to end the deadly storm in the community.
Basotho, he said, should continue to pray to God to restore this country to the peace of the Founder of this nation, and to calm the COVID-19 epidemic.
He appealed to the Basotho people to take November as a month of prayer to pray for these conditions. Meanwhile, from the Wesleyan church, Rev. Fr. Daniel Rantle pointed out that the current state of killings calls for every leader to stand on his own two feet, to spread the message of peace.
He said their statement called on governors, men, politicians, the judiciary and all departments to cry out and take part in changing the situation. His Excellency Gerard Tlali Lerotholi O.
M. I also concluded by giving tips on resisting these brutal killings. He said there are many ways to help but prayer is better than weapons, which can tear down the little peace that the country has left.
He encouraged all to always remember to include the perpetrators in their prayers, and to ask for repentance and repentance. The CCL is a prophetic word on social issues, the promotion of dignity and human dignity, peace, stability, unity and reconciliation. The mission of the CCL is to pray, to strengthen the Christian faith, to teach, to rebuke, to guide, and to unite the community.
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