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He seemed<br \/>\n    totally brainwashed and zealous and it frightened the family. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However when Sarafina and her family repeatedly refused to convert the brother-in-law who was now called Mohammed Ejaz sent others to finish of his<br \/>\n    work. The groups of zealots that got involved attempted to convert the family through force and became increasingly brutal..&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Members of the family were attacked regularly especially when alone and outside the home. &nbsp;However one day during a discussion the zealots started<br \/>\n    to beat Sarafina&#8217;s husband and her son within their home, and threatened to accuse them of blasphemy. &nbsp;The family felt they had no choice but<br \/>\n    to flee the long time home and got some help and advice from local churches. &nbsp;They then flew to Thailand and began a torturous existence in a<br \/>\n    country unwilling to help them.<\/p>\n<p>A local Pakistani pastor Ben Ani helped her husband and Sarafina obtain a retirement visa to avoid arrest from the brutal Thai police and immigration<br \/>\n    department &#8211; who are still arresting Christians with valid UNHCR asylum status. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sarafina is a prayerful Christian woman who believes will take her out of her current predicament. However she has asked for Christians to pray for<br \/>\n    her and the thousands of other Pakistani Christian asylum seekers who are being ignored by nations in the west and the UNHCR.<\/p>\n<p><b>Pastor Ani has now left Thailand and the family cannot afford to obtain a visa renewal for Sarafina without help. &nbsp;The cost of the renewal is     \u00a3500 and we have initiated an appeal to support Sarafina. &nbsp;If you would like to donate towards the cost of a visa     please <a href=\"https:\/\/britishpakistanichristians.worldsecuresystems.com\/donate\">(click here).<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Please sign our petition <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getpetition.com\/petitions\/asylum-by-right\">(click here) <\/a><\/b><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BPCA has received a second request for help with a retirement visa for an elderly Pakistani Christian asylum seeker forced to apply for the visa to avoid arrest. &nbsp; Sarafina Sarfaraz arrived in Thailand on the 9th January 2014 after selling her home and leaving everything she knew behind to flee Islamic persecution. 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