Andrew Dikusooka and Ronald Musasizi received hospital treatment after being knifed in Iganga District, Uganda. (Morning Star News)
Two evangelists were brutally attacked recently by Islamic extremists after they led a number of Muslims to Christ at a public debate on Islam and Christianity in Iganga district, eastern Uganda.
Uganda Christian News learnt that the evangelists; Andrew Dikusooka, 35, and 26-year-old Ronald Musasizi had participated in a number of debates on Islam and Christianity at various events in the district before they were attacked on September 24 in the district’s predominantly Muslim Nampirika village.
This disturbing report was confirmed by USA-based persecution watchdog Morning Star News (MSN), an independent news source focusing exclusively on persecution of Christians globally.
One ministry leader who spoke to MSN on condition of anonymity explained that the two evangelists are nursing “terrible wounds on their sick beds in Iganga town.”
It is reported that many people gave their lives to Christ during the event, including Muslims, witchdoctors and street vendors.
The evangelists took off time to explain to the new converts the meaning of a new life in Christ and the commitment to follow Him [Jesus Christ]. This was after the end of the meeting.
On their way home at about 7.30, a group of Muslims who were known to the evangelists accosted them and blocked their way.
“They then started beating us with blunt objects, and one named Shafiki Mugendawala from Nasuuti, in Iganga, hit me with a sharp knife right on my head,” Dikusooka told media, as he recalled the event after which he and his colleague were attacked.
“Another named Musiitwa Manisuuli from Kigulu Iganga struck my friend in the belly and hands. Both of us fell down as a bright light flashed from a coming vehicle that appeared from the opposite direction. From that time onwards, we did not know what happened. We only found ourselves in the hospital in Iganga town with deep wounds,” he added.
Andrew Dikusooka and Ronald Musasizi have asked for prayer for their speedy recovery.
