Pastor Beau Shroyer, a first-time missionary who hailed from the state of Minnesota, was killed recently in Lubango, Angola, after months of his family attempting to raise concerns about his personal security. An announcement was made revealing Shroyer, 44, was “killed while serving Jesus.” Randy Fairman, who serves as the president of SIM USA, which is the organization that Shroyer was working for, said, “On Friday, October 25, I received a phone call informing me that Beau Shroyer was killed while serving Jesus in Angola and is now with his Savior.”
The organization in question focuses mostly on spreading the gospel of Christ places in the world that are extremely challenging for missionaries to share the message in. Everyone needs to hear of Jesus’ love and sacrifice and how they can be forgiven of their sins. Our Lord commanded us to go forth with His authority and make disciples of the nations. Shroyer gave his life doing just that. God bless his soul.
Pastor Troy Easton also put out a statement, which read, “At this point, there are many details about what’s happened that are still unknown, however we have been in contact with his wife Jackie, and are doing what we can to come alongside them in this shocking and awful time. Be assured that even in their shock and grief, they are strong, in the Lord and His word and have wonderful support around them.”
via The Christian Tribune:
Easton acknowledged that we won’t always have the answers to life’s most painful moments that we must endure on this side of heaven. “Moments like these create so many unanswerable questions for us and it adds to the pain to know that we may never understand why our Father has allowed something like this to happen,” he said. However, he pointed that in times of hardship we must continue to set our sights on the Lord and remember all are redeemed through Christ. “And yet, amidst the shock and grief, we must not forget the truths found in the scriptures that point to His wise, merciful, gracious, faithful, trustworthy, and always loving character as well as the truth that Beau was a man who, because of his love for the Lord, gave His life to pointing the lost, the hurting, the desperate and the broken to the God who rescued, saved and transformed his life,” he said.
“Beau and Jackie Shroyer, together with their five children, were some of the first missionaries to begin service with SIM USA after the COVID lockdowns eased. They have brought a faithful, energetic, growing, loving aroma of Christ into our family,” Fairman continued in the statement. “From our perspective and the perspective of Jackie and the kids, we now must trust Jesus in a season that we never imagined. We must trust Him without requiring Him to give us an understanding of why He allowed this. It is difficult and stretches our faith. I have not yet spoken to Jackie, and many details are still unknown.”
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Fairman also revealed that he would be taking a trip to Angola himself after the heartbreaking news of Shroyer’s death. “I write this note en route to Angola, praying that God will give me the opportunity to provide any measure of comfort or help. I will seek to provide you with more information and ways to participate when I know what you can do.”