Young Woman Rejected by Family for Following Christ

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A young woman experienced persecution from her family for her newfound faith in Christ. Divine accepted Christ after a front-line worker shared the gospel in her village. Shortly after she became a Christian, her family began to beat her and refused to give her any food to eat. They tried to force her to recant and return to worshiping their traditional gods. When she would not give up Christ, they told her she was no longer part of their family and kicked her out of their house. The front-line worker provided Divine with a place to live and helped her with educational expenses and supplies to become a tailor. “I could not give up Jesus because Jesus [is] my Lord and gave me a new life,” Divine said. “My most important prayer request would be that I want my family to know Christ and that I could lead them to Christ.”

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Dear Jesus, thank you for Divine and her love of You and new faith in You. Guard and protect her. May Your Holy Spirit provide her comfort and wisdom. Help her family soften their hearts to You and turn to You. Give Divine a future and a hope.

Patrecia J - USA
You, Father, have drawn Ms. Divine to you. And you have promised to never leave her nor forsake her. Help her not to be afraid and not be discouraged. You, the Helper and God of comfort can do this. Amen.

Gustav J - USA
Dear Father in heaven, I ask in Jesus name that You place Your arms around little sister Divine. Be her ever present help in time of trouble. Show her Your strength and continue to speak to her through Your word. Please show her that she is surrounded by family all over the world. In Jesus name. Amen

Lucy T - USA
Thank you Father for the life of little Divine, may your name be praised forever Amen!
Make her prayers of leading her family to Christ a reality and through her many more Souls shall be woned for JESUS! May she never give up or be discouraged even amidst tribulations and persecutions, cause her to move on foward ever and backwards never in JESUS name

Chima U - Switzerland
Jesus, I thank You that Divine has become Your child through faith in Your saving Grace. I thank you for what you are doing in her life & that You will bless her in her work, education & desire to live for You. I pray that her family will grow less resistant to hearing her testimony & will begin allowing her a chance to share Your Love with them.

Tracey B - USA
God, we are asking for You to radically save Divine's family! Pour out Your Spirit on Divine as she witnesses to them and shows them the love of Jesus despite her persecution. Thank You for supplying Divine's physical needs and surround her with believers who can help her grow in her faith. Grant her a vision to return to her village to share Jesus.

Forrest B - USA
Heavenly Father,
You have made it clear that as Your Children, we are to seek guidance directly from You (Is 8:19) and that those who refuse to acknowledge You are completely in the dark. I pray for continued spiritual strength for Divine. May she continue to choose Christ as King. Intercede mightily with her family so that they will follow You. Amen.

Veronica R - Canada
Father, continue to bless Divine and help her to show love to her family. I pray you guide her in truth and that she would grow in you. Speak to the hearts of her family, open their eyes. Use Divine to shine brightly to all around her. Provide for her, love through her.

Polly C - USA
Father, thank You that Divine did not recant her faith in Jesus because Jesus is her Lord and gave her new life. Indeed, Divine is a new creation in Christ, the old things have passed away, and all things have become new. May Divine's family members realize the transformation that's occurred in her life and call upon the name of the Lord and be saved.

Patrick V - USA
Help Divine find a new family to care for her or start a her own family. Help her find the man of her dreams.

Debbie V - USA
In the name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, great and awesome God, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You for faithfulness of Divine. We ask for a hedge of protection on her and angels from heaven to minister directly to her. So Be It. Amen

Gary F - USA
Father please bless, strengthen & encourage the faith of Divine. May You soften the hearts of her family members & neighbors to receive You. Please give great joy to Divine, so all who see her can't resist the peace, joy & love she exhibits because of You. Also please encourage & bless the front line worker who led her to Christ. Continue using him

Anne W - USA
Holy Father, I am thankful for Divine's continued faith in You despite her family's treatment of her. I pray that her love for You continues to grow everyday and that her life will be a witness to her family in such a way that they desire to come to know You, too. In Jesus' name, Amen

Elizabeth S - USA
Lord God, we praise You for Divine's faith and continued love for her family. Thank You for providing for her physical needs. May she indeed have opportunities to share the gospel with her family, and may they have hearts that are being softened and prepared even now for the gospel. May there be repentance and restoration in her family.

Danielle H - USA
Father, you love Divine so much! Thank you for the new life she has in Jesus. Please protect her and provide for her. Continue to grow her faith and teach her your truth. Draw her family to Jesus and save them. Thank you for how you are and will continue to work powerfully in this situation and in and through Divine. Amen.

Vicki Y - USA
Lord thank you for sister Divine and her faith in you. Move in her family's hearts that they may come to faith soon too. Bless her vocation and establish a business for her. Give spiritual growth and wisdom to her and use her to bring others to Christ. Meet her daily needs, and deliver her from evildoers. In Christ name, Amen.

Paul S - USA
Father please grow Divine in love and faith, and lead her family to faith also. May she be full of your Holy Spirit and know your abundant life of joy.

Rebecca H - New Zealand
In the omnipresent name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Shammah, the Lord Who is there, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Divine. We ask for a hedge of protection on her and angels directly from heaven to minister to her. Help Divine know You are with her. Amen.

Gary F - USA
Dear Father, Thank you for Divine and her faith in you! We praise you for her boldness and commitment and know that you will bless her! I am grateful to VOM for providing a skill so she may support herself. Thank you for your provision Father! Please lead her family to Christ as well. We ask this in Jesus Name!

Jennifer T - USA
Dear God, Please protect Divine and provide for her what she needs to finish her schooling and get a job. We pray you will indeed answer her prayer to be able to lead her family to Christ, and many others as well. Grow your church in that area. May they stand strong for Christ.

Martha T - USA
Heavenly Father, We thank you for Devine, for the earthly life that You gave her and for the eternal life that You have given her. We praise You for providing a place for her when her family disowned and rejected her as they did. We ask that You open their eyes to Your truth so that they can also know You even as Devine knows You, in Jesus' Name, Amen.

Michael S - USA
Thank You for the courage of our sister Divine. Bless the front-line worker who is encouraging her in her new life in Christ. Teach her by Your Spirit, and grow her into a mighty warrior for You. Teach her to lean on You and not any human source. Enable her to be winsome in her relationship with her family and enable her to lead them to the Savior.

Toni D - USA
Father, I praise you that Divine has come to know Jesus and is now my sister in Christ. I thank You that You will always be with her. I pray for her family that they will come to know Christ as their Lord, that they will see Divine's faith and perseverance and seek to know You. Please give Divine your peace, grace, protection, and provision. In Jesus

Margaret H - USA
Father thank You for Divine. Thank You that she is faithful to You. I pray that she remain so and that You would strengthen her faith. Thank You for giving her new life. Please bless her with strength and comfort and peace. Please bless her with anything and everything she needs. Have mercy on her family, I pray that they would find You.

Kia W - USA
Oh Jesus, thank you so much for Divine!! I pray for strength & encouragement for her Father God. I pray that she would have fellowship with other believers & be able to live okay on her own. And most of all Jesus, I pray her family would come to know you Lord! I pray that they would accept you as their Lord and Savior and Divine could help lead to You.

Katherine S - USA
Dear Lord,
We lift up our sister, Divine. We thank You that she is standing strong, even in the face if such persecution. She has lost much, but has not given up her faith - hallelujah! Through her enduring faith, may her family's hearts be softened & opened to receive the Gospel. Be with Divine as she continues to walk in the faith; provide for her.

Madison F - USA
Father, thank you that you have given this beautiful young lady such help and blessings. Her faith in you through a very difficult time is very encouraging. Please continue to keep her strong and bless the work that she is doing for her income. Continue to keep those around her who will be there to encourage and to teach her your word. Save her family.

Vicki W - USA
Lord God, I thank you for Divine's faith in Jesus. Please give her strength to continue to trust You in everything. I pray that you will give her an opportunity to witness to her family and I ask that you would draw them into Your kingdom. Please continue to spread the gospel message throughout Benin and draw many people to faith in Jesus. Amen.

Julia F - USA
Dear Heavenly Father. Thank you for all the blessings you give us, for your faithfulness especially during persecution. Continue to help Divine grow in her faith no matter what persecution she faces. In Jesus's name. Amen.

Karen C - USA
In the loving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness and deliverance of Divine. We praise You for her eagerness to serve. We ask for a hedge of protection on her and angels directly from heaven to minister and encourage her. Amen

Gary F - USA

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