Christmas Eve worship at the church where Satoshi Nakamura attended
A Christmas Eve worship service was held at a church in Fukuoka City on the night of Fukuoka City, where a deceased doctor, Akira Nakamura, who was shot and killed in Afghanistan, mourned the death of Mr. Nakamura and prayed for peace. Was offered.
Dr. Satoshi Nakamura, a 73-year-old doctor from Fukuoka, who has been involved in humanitarian assistance and recovery in Afghanistan for many years, died on April 4 while being shot by a car while traveling in Jalalabad, Eastern Nangarhar.
Christmas Eve was worshiped at the "Kazumigaoka Baptist Church" in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, where Nakamura had been attending since junior high school.
In the worship, Rev. Akira Horiuchi praised Mr. Nakamura for saying, "Mr. Nakamura has been standing in the eyes of the local people and has been trying to help those in need.
Everyone who attended the service worshiped Nakamura's death and prayed for peace.
Kenji Fujii, who once served as a pastor at this church and had a friendship with Nakamura for 60 years, said, "I still feel sorry that Tecchan reached the end in that way. While thinking about Tecchan again, I prayed. "