International Response
Pastor General Joseph Tkach received the following messages offering condolences and prayers:
Santiago Lange, national church leader in Germany and Austria
During this terrible time of crisis for the American nation we wanted you to know that your brothers and sisters in Germany and Austria will be keeping you all in our prayers.
The cowardly terrorist attack is a poignant and representative reminder of the violence around this world and of our need for God’s kingdom in its fullness.
Donat Picard, national church leader in France
All members of the Worldwide Church of God in France are deeply
shocked by the savage and arrogant terrorist attacks against the people of the United
States. As one French columnist wrote this morning in Le Monde, "We are all
Americans." Your grief and your sorrow are ours.
We pray that God, as the Comforter, may bring peace and strength to the survivors and to the grieving families who will have to cope courageously with this horrible ordeal.
James Henderson, regional director for Africa
The churches and members throughout Africa are praying actively
for all the U.S. members and also for the U.S. people and government at this time.
Everyone is horrified by the terrorist attacks, and we are praying for you in the midst of
your national and private pain and suffering.
Jean Mvondo, elder in Yaounde, Cameroon
We were shocked here in Cameroon by the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. We watched them on television.
Jean-Jacques Ndoudoumou, leader of the WCG in Cameroon, and all the members are praying for the American people, the U.S. government and the church there.
Gabriel Ojih, regional church leader in West Africa
Greetings from the members in West Africa. On the terrible violence perpetrated against the people of the United States, please know that we share in your shock, horror and grief and pray that the Lord our God will comfort, encourage and heal you all, especially the victims.
We know that our members are safe in the hands of our loving Lord. The congregation in Accra is praying for you this evening.
David Silcox, national church leader in the United Kingdom
David and Nancy Silcox
I sit here wondering what to say. I am stunned and lost for words. America and things American have been so much a part of my life for the last 40 years that it seems like this has happened around the corner.
On behalf of all the churches in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Middle East, may I express our condolences to our brothers and sisters in the United States. We pray for all those bereaved and injured in this shocking atrocity.
It is inconceivable that members of our own fellowship have not been directly involved in this tragedy and we pray for them at this time as well.
Please pass on our concern. May God help us all. God bless America.
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