Eritrea: In Trouble for Singing
Published on November 2nd, 2007
One Saturday morning, police officers in Eritrea raided a children’s Bible study. The kids, ages 2 to 18, were taken to the police station with their teachers.
At the station the children began to sing a song. The song said, “I am not afraid of persecution, hardships, and even death. Nobody can separate me from the love of Jesus Christ.”
According to some reports, the police told the children to “shut up.” The youngest children were released that day, but the oldest had to stay longer.