12/26/2023　Nigeria　(Christian Daily) Terrorists massacred 160 people, many of them preparing for church Christmas programs, Saturday night (Dec. 23) through Monday (Dec. 25) in coordinated attacks on predominantly Christian areas in Plateau state, Nigeria. Church pastors were killed and hundreds of houses were destroyed in the massacres. Most of the Christians killed were women, children and the elderly who were unable to escape. More than 300 wounded people were rushed to hospitals. Plateau Gov. Caleb Mutfwang has vowed to strengthen security agencies in response to the attacks. Militants from the Fulani, Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and others regularly attack Christian communities, killing, maiming, raping and kidnapping for ransom or sexual slavery. Nigeria’s government continues to deny this is religious persecution, so violations of Christians’ rights are carried out with impunity.   Please pray … Pray that the Lord will comfort those who have lost loved ones, homes and churches, and that He will heal them of the trauma they have experienced. Pray that the Lord will heal those who were injured, both physically and emotionally. Pray that the government will begin to make sincere efforts to protect its Christian citizens.

11/10/2023　Nigeria　(ICC) A Christian woman and mother of five children, Rhoda Ya’u Jatau, was arrested in May on questionable charges of blasphemy and incitement. The prosecution completed its argument but the defense has not been able to testify because every time the defense comes to present its case, the court postpones the trial to a future date out of fear that the local population, which is 85 percent Muslim, may riot. Rhoda was arrested after sent a video condemning the lynching of a Christian student to some people she worked with, and when it was discovered by Muslim workers, she was accused of blasphemy and a riot ensued. Her family went into hiding and her husband sold all his belongings to finance his wife’s defense. Judges have repeatedly refused to grant to grant her bail, fearing Islamic rioting. Her trial date is November 27.   Please pray … Pray that the Lord will comfort and encourage Rhoda and her family at this difficult time. Pray that the Lord will give her lawyer wisdom and move the judge to be fair in his verdict. Pray that she will be declared innocent and be able to return home to her family.

10/10/2023　Nigeria　(Morning Star News) On October 7, terrorists kidnapped more than 30 Christians in southern Kaduna state. The assailants ambushed and took the Christians away at gunpoint as they worked on a communal farm. This incident has thrown the community into confusion. The terrorists did not contact the village as of October 8, more than 24 hours after the abduction. This is the third time the terrorists have invaded and traumatized this community. The villagers have appealed to the police, other security agencies, and the Nigerian government to rescue those held captive. If the kidnappers demand a ransom, they have no money to pay them. Nigeria led the world in Christians killed for their faith in 2022 (5,014) and Christians abducted (4,726), in addition to those who were sexually assaulted or harassed, forcibly married or physically or mentally abused by Islamic terrorists.   Please pray … Pray that the Lord will help the security forces, police and government troops to locate and return the hostages safely. Pray for the Lord to comfort and encourage the family members who are waiting for news about their loved ones. Pray that the Lord will move the national government to do more to protect the […]

6/7/2023　Nigeria　(Morning Star News) Since mid-May, Fulani terrorists have killed 300 Christians, displaced 30,000 residents, destroyed 28 church buildings and 2,000 houses and looted 150 trailer loads of grains in Plateau state. The majority of those killed were women and children. Christians who survived the attacks have been displaced. The recent change in government has not led to any noticeable difference in what the central government is doing to protect Christians or seek to arrest and prosecute the Muslims who continue to kill and kidnap Christians, steal their land, and destroy their homes and churches. Nigeria led the world in Christians killed for their faith in 2022, with over 5,000, and it also led the world in Christians abducted (4,726), sexually assaulted or harassed, forcibly married or physically or mentally abused. As in 2021, Nigeria had the second most church attacks and internally displaced people.   Please pray … Pray that the Lord will protect and strengthen comfort Nigeria’s Christians in the midst of such long suffering, and that He will comfort, encourage, and help those who have lost loved ones, been seriously injured, and had their homes destroyed. Pray that the Lord will convict these terrorists of their sin, visiting them […]

4/17/2023　Nigeria　(Morning Star News) On the night of April 15, Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed 33 Christians in an attack on a predominantly Christian village. The attackers in their numbers maimed and burned mostly women and children, and almost half of the houses in the village were burnt and destroyed. Twenty-one Christians were killed in the previous week in the same area in two other attacks. Area residents say the government, both state and national, is capable and able to stop this evil, but they have done little to nothing for over 7 years.   Please pray … Pray that the Lord will protect and strengthen  comfort Nigeria’s Christians in the midst of such long suffering, and that He will comfort, encourage, and help those who have lost loved ones, been seriously injured, and had their homes destroyed. Pray that the Lord will convict these terrorists of their sin, visiting them in dreams and visions and drawing them to Himself. Pray that the new president of Nigeria will do much more than the previous president to protect Nigeria’s Christians and stop these attacks by Muslim terrorists.

12/23/2022　Nigeria　(Morning Star News) Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed 46 people from Dec. 18-21 in attacks in predominantly Christian areas of Kaduna state. Thirty-eight unarmed villagers, were murdered or burned alive when the terrorists attacked the village at night on December 18. Not less than 100 houses were burned to the ground. Government security forces were informed that Fulani had been gathering outside the village but they did nothing to prevent the attack or protect the villagers. Later that week, Fulani herdsmen killed another 8 people and stole their land.   Please pray … Pray for the Lord to comfort those who have lost loved ones and to encourage them at this difficult time. Pray that the Lord will convict these terrorists of their sin, visiting them in dreams and visions and drawing them to Himself. Pray that a new government will come into power this spring that will be more concerned with the suffering of Christians in Nigeria, and that the government will begin to protect its Christian citizens from Islamic terrorist attacks..

12/1/2022　Nigeria　(Morning Star News) Suspected Fulani terrorists in southwestern Nigeria kidnapped Christian workers taking a bus to a wedding, while another group of Christians was kidnapped en route to a funeral in the same state. Five captives escaped after they were taken off the bus going to the funeral, but 43 remain in captivity. On the same day, Fulani also kidnapped 23 workers from a Christian ministry in Benue state on their way to a wedding. Police and local searchers found and rescued 14 of the captives from the wilderness. In addition to these recent kidnappings, at least 30 other Christians have been murdered or kidnapped in the past month in Nigeria. The Muslim Fulani are committing more and more murders and abductions, but the Nigerian government is still doing nothing to protect its Christian citizens or to arrest and prosecute the Muslim terrorists.   Please pray … Pray for the Lord’s comfort for the relatives of those who are being held captive. Pray that the Lord’s presence will be felt by kidnapped believers, and that they will be released or rescued. President Muhammadu Buhari, a Fulani Muslim, will be stepping down next spring. Pray that the people will elect a […]

10/27/2022　Nigeria　(VOM) On March 17, 2018, Rev. Adamu Ardo was on an evangelistic outreach when a group of young Muslim men broke into the house where he was staying and attacked him and a Muslim friend. The assailants beat Amadu with clubs and machetes. They also beat his friend because he was associating with a Christian. The friend was not severely injured and rushed Adamu to a hospital. After several months and numerous surgeries, Amadu remarkably survived, but he lost the use of his right hand and developed a speech impediment. His Muslim friend was shocked by how his Islamic brothers had treated his friend and said, “If that’s the way they act, then I don’t want to be a Muslim anymore.” Rev. Adamu has been unable to work since the attack to support his wife and five children.   Please pray … Pray that the Lord will comfort Rev. Ardo and heal him, especially his speech impediment. Pray that Rev. Aldo’s Muslim friend will not just leave Islam but will seek to know more about Jesus and become a Christian. Pray that the Lord will provide for the material needs of Rev. Aldo’s family.

8/22/2022   Nigeria   (ICC, ICC) On August 21, four nuns were abducted on their way to Sunday mass when group of unidentified gunmen stopped their vehicle and kidnapped them. Nigeria has seen high numbers of kidnappings, but they mostly occur in the northern and central regions of the country. This recent incident marks a concerning trend of the violence moving further south. This is the latest of many incidents involving the abduction or murder of Christian religious leaders and church members in Nigeria this year. In July, two priests were kidnapped in the northern state of Kaduna, and dozens of Christians have been murdered or kidnapped in recent months. The Nigerian government continues to do nothing to protect its Christian citizens, and just recently arrested a Christian human rights reporter after he wrote an article criticizing the government for its inaction.   Please pray…  Pray for the safe return of the nuns who were abducted as well as for protection of church leaders in Nigeria. Pray for the Lord to comfort and encourage the Christians in Nigeria who are facing continued persecution by Muslim terrorists. Pray that the Lord will encourage and strengthen Luka Binniyat, the reporter who was arrested, […]