An American missionary is going through prison fees in Nicaragua after bringing mass evangelism campaigns to the nation. The pastors he labored with are actually in jail.
'Completely Harmless'
Round one million folks took half within the marketing campaign final 12 months. Britt Hancock of Mountain Gateway says God has been doing wonderful issues, therapeutic and remodeling lives.
Nevertheless, just a few months after the final rally, the federal government filed cash laundering and arranged crime fees in opposition to Britt, his son Jacob and daughter-in-law Cassie.
“We’re fully harmless of those allegations,” Britt advised CBN Information. “Cash laundering – there must be a entrance line crime to get cash illegally, so all the cash we put into Nicaragua got here from our donor base.”
“So there's no primary crime and we're definitely not organized crime bosses,” he continued.
Jacob describes his response to the allegations as “shock” and “disbelief”.
“We have been pouring our lives into the nation of Nicaragua, so we didn't know what was occurring on the time, so we simply began praying and began making an attempt to determine what was occurring,” he mentioned. CBN Information.
Whereas the three made it house safely, the nation's lawyer common charged 11 Nicaraguan Mountain Gateway pastors with cash laundering and imprisoned them. Amongst them is Marisela, a spouse and mom separated from her kids for 2 months.
“My coronary heart is totally damaged for Marisela, simply understanding that she's sitting in a jail cell away from her kids,” Cassie Hancock advised CBN Information. “She's like a sister to me and an aunt to my youngsters. She simply gave beginning to her child boy on the finish of September.”
Capitol Hill Coalition
Earlier this 12 months, Mountain Gateway mentioned, “These allegations are primarily based on inaccurate data” and “would do every part in its energy to resolve this by way of diplomatic channels.”
Britt went to Washington, the place he sought assist to safe the discharge of the pastors, whose actual location and medical situation are unknown.
He says Capitol Hill lawmakers supported Mountain Gateway by placing strain on Nicaragua by way of speeches and a decision condemning the actions. The missionary additionally reaches out to others in Washington.
“I met with senior folks on the State Division who’re very involved in regards to the state of affairs in Nicaragua,” Britt mentioned. “And in addition, the State Division, they inform me they're involved in regards to the lack of consideration surrounding Nicaragua's latest conduct relating to persecution of spiritual establishments and people and human rights violations.”
President of the Institute for Non secular Freedom Dr. Eric Patterson describes the state of affairs in Nicaragua as “very unhealthy”.
“What's occurring on the one hand is that we've seen the management of the Catholic Church being routinely attacked, jailed, stripped of citizenship, and we're seeing that it's more and more focusing on evangelicals as properly,” he defined.
Britt asks for prayer and describes what occurred as a “physique slam.”
“Pray for our workforce; pray that God will transfer to launch those that are being held in jail,” he mentioned. “Pray that God will change the surroundings in Nicaragua in order that freedom can reign…”
The type of freedom skilled by these whose lives have been remodeled by collaborating in Mountain Gateway's evangelistic campaigns.
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