VOM distributes food items to victims of mass village attacks.
VOM distributes food items to victims of mass village attacks.
Apr. 18, 2019 | Nigeria

Second Attack on Christian Village

[261] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Villagers of Ungwar Barde.

On the morning of March 19, mercenaries attacked the Christian village of Ungwar Barde, in Kaduna state, for the second time in less than two months. It is unknown how many were killed in the attack, but 11 died in a previous attack, in February. The mercenaries organized this recent attack to inflict heavy casualties, with one group entering the village at 7 a.m. while another wave of fighters followed behind, burning homes. A third group of attackers encircled the village, shooting anyone who tried to flee. A survivor told a VOM worker that the mercenaries were “armed to the teeth” and that they specifically targeted women, children and the aged. Pray for families who lost loved ones in these attacks.

Write your own prayer for Villagers of Ungwar Barde

  • Dear God, May Your Spirit intercede.Please give grace to all those who suffered these attacks.May You bring them peace and comfort, and be with them in their sorrow. May those who died Rest In Peace, and May You be with those injured and heal them.Please protect these people and transform the mercenaries' hearts.Thank You.In Jesus'nameAmen
    Rae M - USA
  • Our Father, we will dwell in Your presence and ask everything we need from You, because You are our Father in heaven. Please help all Christians in Ungwar Barde. Please heal their wounds. Please protect and bless them. Let them live and work for You. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
    Maria D - Finland
  • God, it has now been 9 months since this attack, but the effects are still with the survivors today. I pray for my Nigerian brothers and sisters, knowing they face great hardships and brutality. I pray you will provide the comfort and protection they need. I also pray for the attackers, realizing they are storing up judgement upon themselves.
    Curtis M - USA
  • Our Father, we will dwell in Your presence and ask everything we need from You, because You are our Father in heaven. Please help all Christians in Ungwar Barde. Please heal their wounds. Please protect and bless them. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
    Maria D - Finland
  • Heavenly Father, I pray for the families who lost loved ones in the attacks at Ungwar Barde; may they find comfort in your word and among other believers in Christ. LORD, protect the villagers from evil. May the Holy Spirit convicts the attackers and they turn to you LORD. In Jesus Christ's name. Amen.
    Joana P - Puerto Rico
  • Lord Jesus, I pray you bring comfort and encouragement through your word and missionaries to the victims of this ongoing situation in Nigeria. Allow the hope of your promises to be present on each tribulation that they may encounter. May they keep in remembrance that this world is not our home. May they stay focused on their rewards in heaven. Amen.
    Joana P - Puerto Rico
  • Bring millions to faith in Jesus through your gospel. Grant them peace and joy and eternal hope. Love and life through them. Make them see that you are Lord of all, that your troops outnumber, outrank and over power all of the troops of earth and hell. We are waiting for that time.
    mark m - USA
  • Abba these helpless people have just one hope, JESUS will never let them down. To Satan this is a last ditch effort but he never succeeds. God surround this family with Your glory. Send financial aid, food and necessities of life. Preserve their lives God. May they see Your face and know You are suffering with them. God You may these Muslims know you
    BENEDICTA N - USA
  • Give the villagers to hope and to show their attackers they are fighting a losing cause. Give a new surge of power and strength and a way to defend themselves the only way you can.
    Debbie V - USA
  • Father, I weep at the stories of suffering of my brothers and sisters. I pray for the families who lost loved ones in these vicious attack. Comfort them and strengthen their faith. May they forgive those who killed their loved ones and may they not be afraid, but bold in you. Touch their persecutors and draw them to yourself.
    Darlene E - USA
  • Lord God, we know that only You can bring peace to Nigeria. Please work in this country, bringing the peace and hope of Your gospel to those who have suffered so much. May those who are grieving know Your comfort and receive the physical and emotional support they need as they make decisions. May Your truth transform those who so violently oppose You.
    Danielle H - USA
  • Dear Lord,
    I pray for the Christians in Ungwar Barde. Lord be with those who have lost loved ones and those who were injured in the attack. Give them your mercy and Grace in this tragic time. Fill their hearts with Your peace. May they feel your arms around them comfort in them and strengthening their faith.
    In the precious blood of Jesus Christ, Amen
    Madison F - USA
  • Heavenly Father, do Lord pity Nigeria, come to the rescue of Christians, they need your help. Do God put an end to these vicious attack against the helpless and innocent, Father you are the only helper in their situation, the waste of life , the suffering, the fear and grief is unbearable, please God make haste to their rescue, in Jesus name. Amen
    Joyce D - United Kingdom
  • Dear Lord, we know that persecution is a part of the Christian life while here in this world. So please protect these precious lambs with Your guidance, encouragement and strength. We ask that You set traps of confusion before their enemies.
    In Jesus Name, Amen.
    Diana M USA
    Diana M - USA
  • Father, I pray Your Word over the Villagers of Ungwar Barde. No weapon formed against them will prosper for You have ordered Your angels to protect them. You rescue them because they love You and You protect them because they trust in Your Name. For Your Word is sharper than a two-edged sword and backed by the honor of Your Name. In Jesus' Name I pray.
    Melody W - USA
  • Holy Father, how great is the reward for those martyred in this viscous attack on these believers in Ungwar Barde. Comfort and strengthen those that survived. Deepen their faith and help them forgive. Let their enemies see You have surrounded each of them. No more killing! Let Your Word bring salvation to all in this conflict! In Jesus Name, Amen
    Maria T - USA
  • Father, I pray in the mighty name of Jesus, against the demonic forces that fueled this attack. I bind the forces of evil through the blood and name of Jesus. May your enemies stumble and fall and may that be convicted of their sins and their need of a savior. Protect these Christian villages with your fearsome angels and deliver your people from evil.
    Cheryl W - USA
  • Lord Almighty, Please send your Angels and you Holy Spirit to defend this village.Lord may the ones who inflict pain experience a softening of their hearts and have unblocked eyes.I pray they may see how mind torture and senseless pain is not everlasting.I pray they see love and peace and tell their leaders to stop.Lord provide assistance foodmedicine
    Cheryl S - Australia
  • Please Father comfort the families that lost loved ones in these evil attacks. Please encourage and strengthen each one. May they sense Your presence even now and receive the comfort and peace that only You can provide.
    Vera B - USA
  • FATHER, i pray you redeem these women, children, and elderly ppl who were killed by missionaries. I pray you condemn them for their deed and not accepting what happened to Jesus. May you find them a disgusting sight to look at. May they seek refuge and find none. May you protect this Christian village and aid them mental, physical, emotional, and fin.
    Ricardo M - USA
  • Lord, I pray these villagers will have the knowledge of their future home in heaven despite their trials now. Send them your word that they can cling to your hope, faith, and love.
    Susanne M - USA
  • Father hearing stories like this make long for the return of Jesus. I pray that the survivors of these brutal attacks will remember and trust that a new heavens and new earth is coming and this pain, death, hate and evil will be gone forever and we will be with you and you will be our God and we will be your people.
    Paul K - USA
  • Abba comfort, comfort Your people. LORD go to war for the sake of Your loved ones. LORD arise, take up shield and defend Your people, Your church in Nigeria.Thank you Daddy for provision through VOM; continue to bless and increase VOM to Your glory in the name of Jesus Christ!
    Cherechi E - Nigeria
  • Jesus, You were there weeping in Ungwar Barde, in Kaduna state, Nigeria, when these attacks came. You are there still, with love and comfort for all those who grieve. Please bring the attackers to repentance and then to Your salvation, and out of terror and darkness may Your light shine brightly into many lives.
    Elizabeth M - USA
  • Lord, hear our prayer - establish protection and strategies that will overwhelm the forces of destruction in this region. Stand watch over your children, show them their hiding place in You and warn them whenever attacks are planned that they may escape. Hide them in the shadow of Your wings and grant them dreams, warnings and shelter, in Jesus name.
    Stephanie A - USA
  • Father, I cry out to You to protect these Nigerian believers from the evil attacks of the mercenaries! May You send a spirit of repentance on them to bring them to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and to turn from their evil ways. Send Your laborers into this village to reap a great harvest of souls for Your Kingdom! In Jesus Name!
    Carolyn L - USA
  • Father please shine your light into the lives of those who are grieving.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Heavenly Father, I pray for love, peace, healing and happiness for the villagers of Ungwar Barde. Please cover them with your mighty hands. Arise, Lord. Protect them from those who malign them (Ps12:5). In Jesus' name, I decree and declare that any future attempt to harm them will fail. Give your children strength to live by faith in Your Word. Amen.
    MJ D - United Arab Emirates
  • Holy Father, our strength and refuge when the world goes mad, our ever present help in trouble, be there for Your children in the wake of so much pain, terror and death. Spirit, You know their needs so much better than I do,I pray for Your presence to flood their souls and bring healing that only You can give. Jesus, hold them in Your arms.In You, Amen
    Eli S - USA
  • God of Comfort, please be with the people in this village who are at terrible risk. May their faith in You give them all the courage they need to continue on, looking to You for all things. Let Your love surround them and keep them close to You, healing all injuries and giving them assurances of all Your beautiful promises. Please keep them safe.
    Karen B - USA
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