Email received:
From: (Name Withheld)
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 5:31 PM
Subject: URGENT PRAYER REQUEST
Friends of our family & awesome Christians - Riaan & Tillie Pieters were brutally attacked on 1 September 2009 - Tuesday Night at 10:00pm in their home town Rustenburg after they went out to dinner alone. 4 armed men took them to a remote location then they beat up Riaan, Smashing in his face. 3 specialists are on standby to reconstruct his face the minute the swelling goes down.
His lovely wife Tillie was repeatedly raped and all her finger tips were bitten off during the rapes. They broke her arm and then tried to kill her by hitting a hole in the back of her head. Even though the attack was racially motivated (as Riaan could hear them swearing and making racial slurs), nothing was stolen and Riaan was able to crawl to his bakkie and take them to the hospital.
Both are in ICU, Riaan is awake and continues to thank God that he is alive and has already forgiven his attackers, but Tillie has not yet regained consciousness. They have two small children who were at home but now need all our prayers.
Please join us in Prayer for healing & strength, Riaan’s mother is not taking this very well so extra prayers for their families.
Thank you and I will keep all updated.
(Name Withheld)
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