Beslan
On September 1, 2004, Beslan's Secondary School Number One was seized by a group of at least 32 terrorists related to the Second Chechen War. The siege ended on September 3 with a bloody shootout between the terrorists and the Russian security forces. According to official data, 334 civilians were killed, 186 of them children, and hundreds more wounded. All but one of the hostage-takers were killed. The survivor was arrested. He was tried and convicted and sentenced to imprisonment. It is thought that he has since been killed in prison. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan#Beslan_school_hostage_crisis)
On the weekend of Sep 24-26/07, a team of us went to Beslan on a ministry outreach and I was humbled to walk the streets of a place which I had watched on television 3yrs before. One of the most humbling, most special times in my life was when I was permitted to preach the Gospel in a small church in Beslan. The hurt in that town cannot be calculated.
On the weekend of Sep 24-26/07, a team of us went to Beslan on a ministry outreach and I was humbled to walk the streets of a place which I had watched on television 3yrs before. One of the most humbling, most special times in my life was when I was permitted to preach the Gospel in a small church in Beslan. The hurt in that town cannot be calculated.
