Two churches in northwest Nigeria suffered terrorist attacks last Sunday, January 15. In Katsina State’s Dansauri village, extremists attacked Global Mission Church, shooting the pastor and kidnapping 25 members. Praise God, nine of those were able to escape. On the same day, A Catholic priest was burned to death in his home at the hand of terrorists who also shot an assistant priest, Rev. Collins Omah, in the shoulder. (See MorningStarNews.org and GlobalChristianRelief.org’s prayer app.)
Although Nigeria is a mostly Christian nation, of the 5,621 Christians martyred worldwide last year, 90 percent (5,014) were killed in Nigeria, due to the terrorist acts of Boko Haram and Fulani militants. The most abductions (4,726), sexual assaults, forced marriages, home and business attacks, and mental and physical abuses against Christians also occurred in Nigeria, which is second only to China in the number of churches attacked last year.
Lord, please have mercy. Heal the pastor and assistant priest from their gunshot wounds, and protect them from infection. Comfort those who mourn or are traumatized. We praise you for the nine who escaped from their abductors. Please be with those who are still in danger. Protect them from harm or abuse and provide the way for their escape. Meet them in intimate and powerful ways, and use them as a witness to their abductors. Surround them with Your angels and shield them from attacks. Nourish and strengthen them. Keep them from illness. Pursue their abductors with Your relentless love. Let them experience Your forgiveness through the Christians in their custody, and humble them to repentance. Give them such a hunger for You they will ask the questions that lead to their salvation. Please, Lord, bring an end to the violence in Nigeria. March in Your angel armies and crush the enemy’s plans. Protect believers from persecution and harm. For every Christian persecuted and church attacked, bring 1,000 Fulanis and Muslim extremists to faith in You, Jesus, and plant hundreds of new churches. Turn what the enemy meant for evil into great good for Your Kingdom. And bless abundantly those who have suffered much for Your name. Amen.
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