Aaron Earls posted about the twenty-one Coptic Christians who were recently murdered in Libya, by ISIS thugs. I found his post very moving for one particular reason--he listed the names of all of them, but one. Apparently that man's name was not available to him. Below are the names of these men. As Earls pointed out their murderers called them "People of the cross," intending to insult them. Those of us whose lives have been changed as a result of Jesus death for us know there is no greater honor than to be associated with the cross of Christ.
I encourage you to read these names. Read them slowly. If you are like me it will drive home the reality that these were not just a group. We call what was done to these men a mass-murder. It was not a mass anything. Twenty-one individuals, each with a family, a story, a job, hopes, dreams, plans, and a name were killed.
Milad Makeen Zaky
Abanub Ayad Atiya
Maged Solaiman Shehata
Yusuf Shukry Yunan
Kirollos Shokry Fawzy
Bishoy Astafanus Kamel
Somaily Astafanus Kamel
Malak Ibrahim Sinweet
Girgis Milad Sinweet
Tawadros Yusuf Tawadros
Mina Fayez Aziz
Hany Abdelmesih Salib
Bishoy Adel Khalaf
Samuel Alham Wilson
Ezat Bishri Naseef
Loqa Nagaty
Gaber Munir Adly
Esam Badir Samir
Malak Farag Abram
Sameh Salah Faruq
An unnamed worker from Awr village
I've probably seen a score of news-stories about these men, but this is the first time I've seen their names. Thank you, Aaron.
You can read Aaron's post here.
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