In Kaduna State, Nigeria, Fulani herdsmen and other Muslim terrorists killed 40 Christians and burned 102 homes in Mallagum on December 18. A funeral was held December 22 (see photo in this post), and the very next day, three more Christians were murdered in Kagoro. Then on December 25, as Christians gathered to celebrate Christmas, terrorists on motorbikes opened fire on villagers in Angwan Aku, killing one believer and kidnapping 53 others.
In Borno State, a pregnant Christian woman was killed by Muslim terrorists December 10, and nine days later they burned down homes in the same area.
In Benue State on December 17, Fulani herdsmen killed three Christian men as they farmed. In another village nearby, on November 29, Fulani attacked and killed a Christian, his wife and daughter, and wounded another daughter as they worked on their farm. Blessing Ukertor, 20, remains in hospital in critical condition due to machete wounds. (See the full stories at MorningStarNews.org.)
According to Open Doors’ 2022 World Watch List, 4,650 Christians died for their faith in Nigeria and 2,500 were abducted in 2021. Both are the highest numbers in the world in these categories. The number of churches attacked in Nigeria was 470, second only to China.
Lord, we grieve together with our brothers and sisters who have suffered much. Please comfort them with Your love. Be a Shield around every Christian, church, home and village. Flood those places with Your angel armies. Don’t let the enemy win, Lord. Rise up and fight for Your people. Let their persecutors see Your angel armies larger than life, like giants looming over them. Grip those terrorists with terror and bring them to their knees in fear of the Lord and repentance. Make Your love rise up within every grieving believer like a mighty flood that flows out in forgiveness for those who have abducted and slain their loved ones. Let their persecutors experience that love in such a raging storm of glory that they weep with regret for their grievous sins, beg You for mercy and choose salvation. Haunt them in their dreams. Get up in their face throughout the day. Each time they scheme something evil, rip apart those plans before they ever come to be. Be so loud, O Lion of Judah, as You roar in the face of the enemy, that his attempts to cause harm will be like kitten’s play, swatted down by Your mighty hand and crushed beneath the blows of Your everlasting arms. Deflate every terrorist gang, tribe and army. Dry up their funds. Make their names known so publicly, both police and military forces easily hunt them down and put an end to their reign of terror. And grow Your church, O God. Fill every Christian with so much love, peace and joy, people will travel from miles around to come to their churches and hear the Good News preached. May this be the year that thousands come to faith, Lord. May this be the year the violence stops and love and freedom reign. Father God, about 80% of Christians martyred throughout the world have been in Nigeria these recent years. Stop the killing. Fight for Your church. And put an end to evil plans. Awaken all of Nigeria to Your love. Give every heart such a fervent hunger for You, they seek You until they find You. Break the chains of spirit worship and Islam, Lord. And point every eye to You. Heal those who are injured. Restore the broken-hearted. Make right what has been done wrong. And bring forth a mighty move of Your Spirit all throughout the land with thousands coming to faith. In Your name, Jesus. Amen.
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