Lazer Nazir Masih is His Name
At 4:04AM on Saturday morning May 25th I woke up to the most heart wrenching and disturbing video I had ever seen. The shameless beating and torture of Lazer Nazir Masih.
Hi, my name is Daniel, and I serve at Global Catalytic Ministries as a storyteller. My job is to take the untold stories from the underground persecuted church and share them with the world through creative media. From the four corners of the globe and in the darkest of places, in the shadows there is unimaginable light sweeping across these hidden places.
That is the light of the Gospel. That is Christ Himself, the Light of the World, walking the dark streets of cities like Mecca, illuminating His love to the needy and broken. (There are hundreds of stories of the ‘Man in White’ appearing in dreams to Muslims across the Middle East.) It is a remarkable opportunity that I do not take lightly.
What happened to Lazer Nazir Masih?
I am forever marked by the events that took place in Pakistan on May 25th. That morning, footage started pouring in from our teams in the region. Every few seconds the alert chime would sound off. Dozens of videos and a handful of graphic images capturing the atrocities. What happened to Lazer Nazir Masih? What happened in Pakistan? What happened in the Christian community in Punjab? What follows is a direct report from one of our team members on the ground.
The Report from Punjab
“Hello, my beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. Today I come to you with a heavy heart and a message that demands our attention and our collective voice. Another tragic and heart wrenching incident of violence against our Christian community in Punjab.
A charged mob attacked and vandalized properties in Sargodha Masjid’s colony. An elderly man in his 80s was dragged through the streets, brutally beaten and at one point thrown into a fire. His injuries were so severe that he submitted to them either on the spot or shortly after being rushed to the hospital. This is not an isolated incident. As Christians in Pakistan, we have faced systematic discrimination and violence for years. Our community has been marginalized, our voice is silenced, and our rights trampled upon. We are often targets of false accusation and brutal attacks simply for practicing our faith and striving for a better life.
Today, I stand before you, not just with righteous anger, but with a call for justice and compassion. The death of this elderly man. The suffering of his family and the destruction of their house and livelihood must not be in vain. As Christians, we are called to stand up for the oppressed, to be a voice for voiceless, and to be embody the love and justice of Christ to the international community, especially our brothers and sisters in the rest of the world. We need your support. We need your prayers, your voice, and your advocacy.
Stand with us against these injustices, raise your awareness, speak out against these acts of violence, and urge your governments to take action to protect minority communities in Pakistan.
Let us not be disheartened. Let us be strengthened by our faith and united in our resolve. Together, we can bring out change and ensure that our Christian communities in Pakistan can live with dignity, peace, and security. Thank you and May God bless you all.”