April 2, 2011

Filaret Motco

Romanian national, Filaret Motco, age 43, was killed on April 1, 2011, in Afghanistan, after extremists stormed a United Nations compound in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. 

The mob beheaded two U.N. guards, seized their weapons and began shooting those inside the compound after a demonstration against Koran burnings in the U.S. turned violent. 

Angels of God,
pray for
Filaret
Filaret Motco enjoyed a long experience as an international expert.  He was in Afghanistan for two years for the United Nations, first in Kandahar, and then had worked in Mazar-i-Sharif. Before that he also participated in missions in Tajikistan, the Russian Federation, in Nordkaukaus (Chechnya and Kyrgyzstan). He had 11 years of service towards United Nations issues. 

Let us pray to God the Father, Jesus, all of the saints and all of the angels that Filaret Motco is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

My thoughts and prayers are with the relatives and colleagues of Filaret, whom I came to know as a very committed and enthusiastic peacemaker. His death is a cruel reminder of how the senseless act of an obscure fundamentalist religious fanatic in the US triggers senseless acts by fundamentalist religious fanatics in Afghanistan, causing the deaths of people who knew neither of the two sides. All in the name of and in defense of "God".
Chris

Sanctuary of Mary said...

DEAR FILARET! WE WILL REMEMBER YOU FOR EVER... ALL THE UNIVERCITY GROUP FROM MOSCOW YOU STUDIED WITH.. REST IN PEACE, OUR DEAR FRIEND! /SERGEY & VALERY/
By Sergey (RUSSIA) on Filaret Motco on 4/7/11