Eerie final Facebook post of Minnesota missionary murdered by his wife in Angola
The Minnesota pastor who was allegedly murdered by his wife in Africa shared a haunting post on Facebook just 24 hours before he died.
The Minnesota pastor who was allegedly murdered by his wife in Africa shared a haunting post on Facebook just 24 hours before he died.
Beau Shroyer, 44, appeared in good spirits as he wrote about making a connection with an Angolan student en route to his ministry project on October 24.
The next day, Shroyer, former lead pastor of Lakes Area Vineyard Church in Detroit Lakes, was killed in an act of violence in Angola and his wife has been arrested, according to his US colleague.
It’s 11:18am. I’m just driving on the road to my ministry project, Shroyer wrote in his final post. I met a young man, Mauricio, walking who is one of my helpers. He’s walking to school. Something he does 5 days a week. His class starts at 1pm.
This is one of the reasons that the Nyneka people who we are serving are among the most marginalized people groups in Angola. They lack access to education.
Beau Shroyer, the Minnesota pastor who was allegedly murdered by his wife in Africa shared a lengthy post on Facebook just 24 hours before he died
Shroyer, 44, also shared a photograph of himself getting his first haircut in Angola on October 15, a couple weeks before he died (seen above)
Shroyer went on to link Mauricios plight to his ministry work, which he said provides vocational training to young men
Please pray for Mauricio and others like him who spend half of their day walking to school and back, Shroyer wrote.
Also, please consider a financial gift to our SIM project to help develop the still raw land into the thriving youth ministry center we envision.
Tragically, his mundane updates gave no indication as to the horror that would follow just 24 hours later.
Shroyer moved to Angola with his wife, Jackie, and their five children in 2021 to become a missionary with the organization SIM USA.
He also posted a photograph on October 15 to mark his first haircut since moving to the central African country.
I got my first haircut at an Angolan barbershop today, Shroyer wrote. Jackie and I helped this young man get his barber license a couple years ago.
It was cool to be his client today. In case you’re wondering, an Angolan haircut costs $0.32, Shroyer added beside a photograph of himself surrounded by the barber and two children.
Beau Shroyer, 44, appeared in good spirits as he wrote about making a connection with an Angolan student en route to his ministry project on October 24. He is pictured above with his wife, who has been arrested, and their children
Beau Shroyers wife, Jackie, has been arrested in connection with his death in Angola on October 25
Beau had moved his family to the central African country in 2021 to become a missionary with the organization SIM USA
A former colleague of the slain missionary man, Pastor Troy Easton, last week revealed that Shroyers wife Jackie has been arrested in connection with his death.
This is unimaginable and yet it is very real, Easton wrote in an updated letter to congregants on Friday.
I love you very much and I am heartbroken and in shock that I need to send this type of update to you today, he told the congregation, imploring them to sit down, take a deep breath and remember that God is our ever-present help in times of trouble before he revealed the news.
The pastor went on to say our grief and sadness has deepened immeasurably with the news of Jackies arrest.
As a community, we must cry out to the Lord for his grace, mercy and comforting presence for the Shroyer children and family, Easton wrote.
We must honor God and love each other by how we communicate about this, and we must continue to stand together asking God to do in and through all of this what only He can.
SIM USA leaders also said they were shocked and devastated by the news.
SIM is grateful to Angolan law enforcement for their diligence in investigating this matter and encourages patience and respect for all involved as the legal process unfolds, they told Valley News Live.
SIM remains committed to supporting the ongoing pursuit of justice for Beau and has taken steps to ensure that Jackie has appropriate legal representation, they added, noting its leadership team is also working with Lakes Area Vineyard Church to care for the Shroyers five children and everyone else affected by this tragedy.
We continue to keep them all in our prayers.
Shroyer and his wife, Jackie, moved their family to Angola in 2021 to become missionaries with SIM USA
Beau had previously worked as a police officer, joining the Detroit Lakes Police Department in 2013, before becoming a real estate agent
A motive for his death has not yet been revealed, and the charges against Jackie remain unclear
Shroyer had previously worked as a police officer, joining the Detroit Lakes Police Department in 2013, before becoming a real estate agent, according to the Detroit Lakes Tribune.
He eventually changed careers again to become a pastor, and in 2021, he and his wife, Jackie, became missionaries - and became one of the first families to move to Angola after pandemic lockdowns eased.
He had also explained during a presentation that the government of Angola had given the ministry a parcel of land next to an orange farm that was constantly attacked by criminals, according to the Christian Post.
At the top of his list of needs for the property that he presented to Country Faith Church was the need to build a perimeter wall and hire more security.
Shroyer explained that the orange farm installed an electrified, 10-foot high razor wire fence and hired about 50 guards to protect the farm, but they still struggled with crime in the area.
A motive for his death has not yet been revealed, and the charges against Jackie remain unclear.
Shroyer previously served as the lead pastor of Lakes Area Vineyard Church (pictured above) in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
