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Published on: 02-16-2021
The East-Central Africa Division (ECD) is pleased to inform Seventh-day Adventist Church members and the public that Pastor Lameck Barashinga was released from the Bujumbura Central Prison in Burundi on February 10, 2021.
Barashinga is a faithful servant of God in the Adventist Church in Burundi. On October 24, 2019, he was arrested and jailed for his faith. Since then, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has mobilized brothers and sisters all over the world to pray for him and the whole church in Burundi.
The East-Central Africa Division is grateful to God and thanks both the government and those around the world who have offered the prayers which have made this day of celebration possible. East-Central Africa Division president Blasious Ruguri said, “I would like us to thank God for protecting His servant. He has answered our prayers. I also wish to acknowledge the efforts of our brethren in ECD and aro