Christians in CAR were targeted by the rebels, including Mary's husband. (Photo Credit: World Watch Monitor)
Christians in CAR were targeted by the rebels, including Mary's husband. (Photo Credit: World Watch Monitor)
Nov. 16, 2017 | Central African Republic

Pray for Mary, Widowed by Islamists

[274] prayers in [18] nations have been posted for Mary.

Mary’s husband, Pastor Jean-Paul, was shot to death on Feb. 7 outside his church in Ramandji. Mary said he was killed by Islamists who want to eliminate all Christians from the community. The Islamists looted and burned their house and the church after killing the pastor, who had planted the only Christian church in the Muslim neighborhood in 1993. Having lost her husband and all of her possessions, Mary has been forced to move to another location. She and Pastor Sankagui had been married for 48 years. Pray that Mary’s 11 adult children will take care of her and that she will experience God’s presence and peace.

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  • 2Thes3 heavenly Father please deliver Mary from unreasonable and wicked men. Encourage her with Your faithfulness to establish and guard her from the evil one. Direct her heart into the love of God and the patience of Christ
    Julie C - USA
  • Our Father, thank You for the lives of Jean-Paul Sankagui and his wife Mary. We live for the One and we die for the One. Please let Mary live and work for You. Bless her children and let them take care of their mother. Please comfort Mary and let her live the life of her to glory Your name. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
    Maria D - Finland
  • Lord, I pray that Mary would continue on in faith. May she be able to say that what others meant for harm, that you turned into eternal good. May her children take care of her during her time of mourning and need for food and housing. Jeff F.
    Jeff F - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. I commit all of this into Your Hands. And as I have previously prayed let it be so. In Jesus ' Holy Name amen.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Dear Lord, thank you for always being with us. I pray for healing for those persecuted and forced to flee homes, comfort for family and friends of those lost or injured, security for those sharing You despite threats, and salvation to those who are persecuting your Church. I pray Your light would shine for many to see through these trials. Amen
    Olga G - USA
  • Father I pray for the Spirit of comfort to comfort Mary and her family. May they continue to serve God in love and in faith. May her 11 adult children continue to support her in all her needs. please Father open a way for them to live. May guilt rise in all who are persecuting your children until they repent and accept Jesus Christ in Jesus Name, Amen.
    Sipho S - South Africa
  • Dear Jesus, thank you for Mary and Pastor Sankagui's ministry and witness to You. Comfort her in the loss of her husband and all her possessions. Help her to persevere as she has to journey through this terrible sorrow. Lord, let your mercy be on her, as she places her trust in you. Help her children to be generous and compassionate to her.
    Patrecia J - USA
  • Mary, Lord. Hear her name. Hear her heart. Give her supernatural healing which reaches to others and leaves witnesses in stunned silence.
    Linda D - Korea, South
  • Our Father, please help Mary and meet her needs. Let her live for You. Let her find goodness in life. Please comfort her. Thank You for taking care of us and waiting us. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
    Maria D - Finland
  • OH Heavenly Lord, I pray for Your blessing and comfort on Mary as she mournes the loss of her husband. I thank you for the longstanding presence of this church in CAR and ask that the gospel would flourish here. Squelch out the Islamist efforts in thwarting the church here. Amen.
    JM B - USA
  • Father, Mary needs your help, guidance and provision. Will you give her a place and purpose, settling her into you work. Strengthen her, sustain her, guide her Lord. Use her faith and testimony to draw many to the Savior. May her children be there for her. May they too, grow in their love and understanding of You, Save those who killed her husband. Ame
    Martha M - USA
  • Comfort this dear sister in Christ. Let the work that her husband started survive and grow as a testimony to You and his faithfulness to you. Help her children to love and care for their mother. In Christ's Name, amen.
    Carol R - USA
  • I pray Lord that Pastor Jean-Paul's death will produce Life for hundreds, I pray that his death on earth will release visions and dreams upon those who killed him. It will produce repentance upon the perpetrators. I pray death will result in life for many
    Kim B - USA
  • Oh God, please bring Mary comfort and peace.
    Scott B - USA
  • Father, I pray for this widow. May she feel your arms of comfort and strength. I pray her children know you, and they take care of her. She needs your strength and comfort. Assure her that you have not forgotten her and will help her. Convict the hearts of those who did this, may their eyes be opened to the truth of salvation. Move Jesus
    Polly C - USA
  • Oh father!! My heart cries for her pain! Father please please please bless Mary, remind her, let her prophetically see your love and truth and the bigger picture of the blessings he has received now in heaven. In jesus name keep Mary close!
    Crystal M - USA
  • Heavenly Father, Take care of Mary, their children, and the body of Christ in this area. Reveal Yourself to these Islamists who want to eliminate all Christians from this community. Send them dreams and show them the truth that they might bow before Jesus Christ and receive salvation. Have Mary's children take care of her and comfort her in her loss.
    MARI S - USA
  • Oh Lord, may your mercies, new every morning, pour forth and secure Mary's heart ...such pain us only healed in You.. that her children would surround her with love and generosity and draw into greater faith
    Kathleen P - USA
  • Father, I thank you the Lord is Mary's shepherd and she shall not want & her needs will continue to be met by Your Riches in glory. Heal her of the pain of losing her best friend & husband & the trauma she experienced & give her peace, comfort & joy in this trying time. Replace all things lost & stolen In Jesus' Name Amen.
    Brenda T - USA
  • Yes, Lord, please comfort Mary, Please heal her heart, and draw her closer to You! Please fill her with truth, understanding, perspective. And show her the joy only found in You Jesus! Let her passion grow and strengthen her faith to finish this race! Thank you Jesus, Amen.
    Piet K - Netherlands
  • Heavenly Father, I pray that Mary and her children will experience Your peace and Your presence. I pray they will remember what they have learned of You and follow after You, seeking Your guidance. Keep all the Christians in this community safe from those who mean them harm, and give them Your strength to persevere. In Yeshua's name, Amen
    Michelle B - USA
  • Father, thank You for Jean Paul and Mary. I pray that Jean Paul is resting with You. I pray for Mary that You would send Your Holy Spirit to comfort and guide her. Please lead her into all Truth. I pray for protection for her and that You would be her Provider. Thank You that You are faithful.
    Kia W - USA
  • Show those Islamists that murdering Christians will not stop them or the gospels. Help Mary and her children be faithful and kind. Help her become saintly in the eyes of all those who see her as a witness to God's love and faithful to the widow.
    Debbie V - USA
  • Holy Spirit please be with Mary. I cannot imagine what it feels like to lose a loved one, and everything she owns. I pray she never loses the Lord, and that she will fulfill your mission. Amen.
    Bree W - USA
  • Lord be so close to Mary. Place your tangible love around her through her children, church, and your Spriit. Let a song of praise rise from her lips as she keeps eternity ever in front of her vision and give her greater joy than the sorrow she is walking through right now. Provide for her needs emotionally, physically and mentally.
    Atacy U - USA
  • Holy Spirit dwell in Mary and fill her with your peace. May she be even more aware of your presence during the years to come knowing she is never alone or forgotten. Please move the hearts of her children to provide for her needs and have genuine care for her. In Jesus name Amen.
    Ingrid V - USA
  • Dear LORD,

    My heart sighs for Mary. She has been a faithful pastors wife for many years. She has seen great hardship, but she will see great reward in heaven. I pray her children will support her in every way along her earthly journey.

    In Jesus Name,

    Amen.
    Nancy P - USA
  • Lord, I give thanks for men like Pastor Jean-Paul who love You enough to sacrifice their very lives. I pray for Mary, the11 adult children, and all grandchildren that they remain faithful despite their circumstances or would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior! Please provide all material and spiritual blessings Mary needs.
    Curtis M - USA
  • Almighty Father, thank you for the faithfulness of Pastor Jean-Paul. We trust that he is in the presence of your glory. Bring Mary comfort through your presence, fellow Christians and her family. We pray that you would continue to raise up new ministers in this community who will serve you unto death.
    In Christ's name. Amen.
    Nathaniel L - USA
  • Comfort Mary and give her hope. Let the death of Pastor Jean-Paul lead to muslims where he lived turning to you and holding those who killed him responsible. Let the rebels evil be thwarted.
    michele r - USA
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