Al-shabaab is suspected of killing Christians in South Africa (Second Coming Watch Update #164)

Al-shabaab is suspected of killing Christians in South Africa. According to The Independent Online, elite police are investigating claims that terror group al-Shabaab is behind the murders of 14 Christians in the Western Cape. The killings occurred within a 10-month period across the province and all of the victims were Ethiopian Christians. A local pastor noticed the pattern and reported it to the government. He said he fears that more members of his church may be targeted.

400,000 people have been told to evacuate in Japan deluge. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), about 400,000 people were ordered or advised to leave their homes in southwest Japan on Saturday as heavy rain pounded the area for a third day leaving 29 people dead or missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of more landslides and floods on the main southern island of Kyu-shu as rainfall of up to 4.3 inches per hour was recorded.

A food crisis looms as the price of America's grain soars. According to Reuters, what looks to be the worst U.S. drought in a quarter of a century has given rise to an old-fashioned commodity rally on world markets, with key grain prices hitting highs which caused food crises in vulnerable parts of the globe last time around. Seeking to protect their populations from hunger this time, many countries relying heavily on imports have held off for now, touting healthy stock levels and hoping other sources will come through and bring prices down.

The Bible says in Matthew 24:6-7: "And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."