One of the saddest crimes
is kidnapping or human stealing. Every day whether you turn on the news or go
on the web, you always see kidnapping crimes going on worldwide. This is
probably the most severe form of stealing. In the Old Testament this was
punishable by death. Exodus 21:16, for example, says, “Kidnappers must be put to death, whether they are caught in possession
of their victims or have already sold them as slaves.” This was what was
happening back in the slavery days. It is not applicable today, but still, this
law shows how serious this crime is (I checked: A Malaysia’s 1961 law states
that kidnapping carries a life sentence or a death sentence, preceded by a
whipping).
According to police, Pastor
Raymond Koh Keng Joo, 62-year-old, of DUCM (Damansara Utama Methodist Church)
is believed to have been abducted by a group of masked men after he was seen
driving along Jalan Bahagia, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, in his car between
10.30am and 10.45am on Monday, 13th February 2017. It has been
exactly a week since his disappearance. “My
children and I are very anxious for Raymond,” writes Susanna Liew Sow Yoke,
Raymond’s wife on her message thru WhatsApp, “How can this blatantly happen in broad daylight in the peaceful place
of our home land.”
Susannah continues, “I believe that the people who took my
husband from me are no ordinary abductors because of the following reasons:
§ They were masked
§ The abduction was professionally and deftly executed,
taking less than 60 seconds
§ The abductors had money, or were backed by money, or
by an organisation with money as the cars they used were expensive SUVs, at
least one of which was a black Toyota Alphard
§ The abduction was planned, timed and executed at an
opportune moment, which suggests that they were waiting for my husband who
drives an old Silver Honda Accord bearing number plate ST 5515 D.
Someone in the group calmly filmed the entire
abduction while other masked members of the group re-directed the traffic. According
to witnesses, at least five masked men were involved. According to CCTV
footage, at least three black SUVs stopped in the middle of the road.”
Koh and his wife has been
involved in many church charity and community work with a group called Harapan Komuniti, which he founded more
than 10 years ago. Harapan Komuniti
holds free tuition classes for children and English lessons for adults. Koh is
well-known for the controversy in 2011 where the Selangor Islamic Religious
Department (JAIS) accused him and his NGO for proselytising Muslims following a
disrespectful raid on a thanksgiving and fund-raising dinner at the DUMC. (Actually,
Jais raided without search warrants). Demi
Membela Al-Islam wordpress on their 14th October 2011 entry
accused Koh and Susannah of converting people – especially Muslims – to Christianity
(and putting Koh, Susannah, and Daniel Ho’s pictures as wanted figures). These liars
accused them of gaining lots of money, around RM30,000 – Rm40,000 for every
convert from the Christian Organization from Australia. This is a lie from the
pit of hell! If it were true, I shall quit my job and focus on converting
Muslims in Malaysia and beyond. The Worldwide Christian conspiracies (which is fuelled
by hundreds of rubbish ‘literatures’ sale in Malaysia’s bookstores under the “Agama”
section) is created by small-minded, spiritual-freak, die-hard religious
people!
But I won’t deny pastor
Koh’s involvement in sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of the
living God, to the Malays. He is an evangelist, he evangelized people no matter
who they are, provided that his audiences are willing to hear the News. No
manipulations. No force. Not for worldly reasons. I believes he evangelize to
the Chinese, the Indians, the foreigners, the marginalized and disables, the
rich and the poor, children and adults. The Good News is for all people, no
other race is lower or higher than the other. That’s what pastors – and Christians
– supposed to do! I’m proud of Pastor Raymond.
If you’re not keen of the
fact that he is a Christian pastor (you refuse to be move by his faith), then
you should be compassionate for him as a person, as a law abiding citizen who
has done nothing more than help the underprivileged regardless of race,
religion or nationality. As Malaysians, we should stand together asking for
mercy and justice. Dear polices, please update us of your investigations? Dear
government officials, why nobody say anything? Dear government-based media
(national TVs) why there is not a single news report of this kidnapping? It’s
been a week for God sake!
Let us continue our prayer
for Pastor Raymond Koh and his family. Susannah writes, “Let us persevere in prayer for
the prayers of the righteous avails much. Let us continue to love God and do
good to our neighbours. Raymond would be very happy today if he knows not only Malaysia
is praying for him but also the whole world. Raymond always stood for justice,
righteousness and truth. He always reached out to the poor, needy and
marginalized. He even loved his enemies. Jesus was his example.” Amen.
[P.s: The family of pastor
Raymond Koh Keng Joo is offering a reward of up to RM10,000 for any information
on his whereabouts. Please WhatsApp Jonathan at 011-3973 2670]
THINK BIG.
START SMALL. GO DEEP.
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