
Nigeria|Five Christians Executed
Five Christians have been executed by Islamic extremists after they were kidnapped on Christmas Eve.
Five Christians have been executed by Islamic extremists after they were kidnapped on Christmas Eve.
Two girls and one boy walked into a tea hall in northern Nigeria. They were wearing suicide vests. When the vests were detonated, at least 30 people died in the explosion. What would make three children do such a horrible thing?
In the first two weeks of August local partners travelled to 4 locations in Niger delivering Covid-19 relief packs to 155 families, including many widows, orphans, Muslim background believers (MBBs), and rural pastors. Each family received bags of maize, rice and beans, and money to cover essentials like medicine and clothing.
One church in northeast Nigeria has revealed extremist group, Boko Haram, has taken the lives of 8,370 of its members. In a press conference, Reverend Joel Billi, from the Church of the Brethren, stressed the far-reaching and systematic persecution by Boko Haram.
Abigail* lost her husband in an attack by militant Fulani herdsmen. She has a young daughter and Covid-19 has made survival even more difficult. A dream has given her comfort but the worries remain crushing. By your generosity Abigail’s tragedy is now a story of God’s wondrous provision.
The President of Mali resigned late on Tuesday just hours after armed soldiers seized him from his home in a dramatic power grab following months of protests demanding his removal from the position. In the crisis of the country, we have prayer requests from our ministry partner in Mali.