Ramadan services at the World Sufi Foundation Mosque in Waterport continued Tuesday evening despite what some worshiping called "obscene interruptions" outside the mosque Monday night.

For many of the people who worship at the Orleans County mosque, Ramadan is a time to spiritually reflect and refocus on God. In the wake of Monday night's incidents, worshipers said they will continue to do just that.

The blessed month of Ramadan is centered on making peace, but what happened at the Waterport mosque Monday night was far from peaceful.

Orleans County sheriff's deputies said five teenagers harassed members of the World Sufi Foundation Mosque after an evening Ramadan service, but according to Jacob Zimmerman, who has worshiped there his whole life, this isn't the first time this has happened.

"It was my mother's sister, you know, her windshield was shot with a, you know, firearm and destroyed. There's been cases where there've been eggs thrown at the building. The fence has been, you know, rammed by a pickup truck in the past and the lawn torn up. A couple years ago the fence was actually, you know, set on fire," Zimmerman said.

Despite the disturbances, more than 30 members returned to the mosque to practice their faith Tuesday.

Zimmerman said although their focus is on a higher power, still fear isn't far from their minds.

"The real concern is the lack of severity that it's being addressed by the authorities. And I think that that's where most of the fear and concern is generated from, is that people don't feel like, right now, the authorities are a reliable form of, you know, protection for us," Zimmerman added.

Ramadan services will continue until September 10, when Ramadan ends.