Sixteen-year-old Carla was cursed and driven from her home because of her decision to follow Christ.
Sixteen-year-old Carla was cursed and driven from her home because of her decision to follow Christ.
May. 05, 2022 | West Africa

Christian Teenager Cursed by Father

[256] prayers in [17] nations have been posted for Carla.

Carla, age 16, came to faith in Christ in 2021. Though she grew up in a culturally Christian home, her widowed father practices animistic beliefs. When he learned about Carla’s decision to follow Jesus, he tried to force her to marry a non-believer. After Carla refused, her father became enraged and tried to place a curse on her. He also bribed a government official to bring a state case against Carla. Carla fled to an uncle’s house and has dropped out of school amid the hostility she is experiencing from her father. Pray for Carla’s hope in Christ to remain firm, and pray for her father to trust in Jesus for salvation.

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  • Lord God, please keep Carla safe at her uncle's house. Thank You for her enduring faith and please keep her safe from any forced marriage to unbelievers. Please protect her and help her to continue her education. Please don't let bitterness toward her father consume her. Raise her up as a mighty servant for Your Kingdom, that she may glorify you. IJN
    Allison F - USA
  • Oh Lord Carla and her family need your strength and faith because all things are possible with you at the helm. I pray she remains safe and her Father mends his wicked ways before it is too late. In Jesus's holy name I pray, Amen
    Judith B - USA
  • Lord God our Protector, please continue to make Carla aware of Your presence and unfailing love. May she be in tune with Your consolation and comfort. Please grow her faith and please draw the heart of her father to You. Thank You Jesus for Carla and the faith she has found in You. Please help her to stand firm in that faith.
    Jason R - USA
  • Dear Father, Please surround Carla with Your love and comfort and strength. Carla is determined to follow Jesus in spite of her father's mistreatment for her Christian faith. Please keep Carla safe in her uncle's home. Save her father and convict him of his terrible actions toward his daughter. May Carla feel Your constant presence. In Jesus, Amen
    Madeline T - USA
  • Father, I lift up Carla to you and ask that through this time of difficulty that you will by the power of Your Spirit keep her faith strong and I pray that she will grow in her love and faith in Christ. Please put those in her life who will help her and let her see your strong right arm move mightily on her behalf. You are faithful.
    Vicki W - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father,
    I pray for my sister, Carla. Be with her and bless her greatly for being willing to suffer for Your name's sake. Help her Faith to continue to stay strong and have peace in You. Please move in her father's heart, draw him closer to You, thst he might know You as his Savior.
    In the name of Jesus,
    Amen
    Madison F - USA
  • Heavenly Father and Merciful King. Please hear our prayers for our sister in Christ Carla. Please show her favor and mercy. We pray for Carla's hope in Christ to remain firm, and pray for her father to trust in Jesus for salvation. We pray for her father's salvation. In Jesus mighty name, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirt Amen
    Alvin A - USA
  • God's hands is on you foe great things. You will win nations for God. God will sustain you in him. In Jesus' name. Amen.
    Oludare S - United Kingdom
  • Father, I and so many others lift up our sister Carla in Christ to you. I pray for safety and peace for Carla and for protection. That she would be strong and courageous and we know that you cause her to triumph. I ask for a reptance heart for her father that he would give his life to you. And no one can curse what God has blessed. In Jesus name, Amen!
    Hannah R - USA
  • Yehovah our God,
    We ask you to encourage and strengthen Carla. We are saddened that she is suffering at such a young age, but we know that suffering is inherent in following you. We ask you to provide for her needs and protect her. We also ask you to change her fathers heart. Soften him towards her. We pray for his salvation. In Yeshua's name. Amen
    Scott H - USA
  • Dear Father,
    You see and you know everything about precious Carla. I pray that you would cause your overwhelming peace to be put upon her- she knows that she can trust you. I pray that you would provide opportunities for her to receive an education. Please turn this around for your good, Father. I ask that you convict her father and lead him to you.
    Felicity H - USA
  • Heavenly Father,
    I lift up Carla to you. Thank you for taking care of this beautiful sister. Lord I pray for your divine protection, may she know your peace and love. I pray for provision and that she could go to school. I pray her father would come to know you as his savior. I pray she would stay strong and grow in the knowledge of you. In Jesus name.
    Robin S - USA
  • "Teach me Your way, O LORD,
    And lead me in a smooth path,
    because of my enemies.
    Do not deliver me to the will of my
    adversaries;
    For false witnesses have risen
    against me,
    And such as breathe out violence.
    I would have lost heart, unless I had
    believed
    That I would see the goodness of the
    LORD
    In the land of the living.'
    Psalm 27:11-13. Amen.
    Timothy B - USA
  • ABBA NO CURSE AGAINST YOUR CHILDREN WILL EVER AFFEC CARLA. NO WEAPONS FORMED AGAINST HER SHALL PROSPER. GOD OF GLORY RULES & REIGNS IN HER LIFE. NO MAN CAN SHUT THE DOORS WHICH GOD HAS OPENED. CARLA WILL PROSPER BECAUSE GOD HAS REMOVED ALL THE OBSTACLES PLACED IN HER HER PATH AND FILLED IT WITH THE LIGHT OF HIS FACE. IN THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST
    BENEDICTA N - USA
  • Father, in Christ, we know that no human or demonic spirit can "curse" us. We have Your Holy Spirit; glory to God! Fathers who abuse their children will find One greater than them to whom they will be accountable. Please help and sustain Carla and be her Father so she will know how dearly she is loved. Protect her and guide her sweet Lord.
    Kathy G - USA
  • Gracious Father I pray that comfort Carla in her uncles arms. May she find peace in you. May she be strengthened in you and have a forgiving heart for her father as well. I pray that by Carla's life style, her father will come to know you in Jesus name.
    Selom A - USA
  • Lord, you see Carla and know all about her. I pray you watch over her. I pray she feels your Spirit and sees you moving. I pray you make a way for her. I pray you strengthen her and may she see her only hope is in you. I pray for her father, open his eyes, or move as you see fit. Lord, put strong believers in her life to help her.
    Polly C - USA
  • In the presence of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Shammah, God Who is There, as brothers and sisters is Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Carla. We ask for overflowing hope, a hedge of protection, angels to encamp around and minister to her. Amen.
    Gary F - USA
  • Father, we pray for our West African sister in Christ, Carla, asking You to guide, sustain and encourage her during this tumultuous season of her life. Bless Carla for her bold and faithful committment for Jesus Christ. Help Carla to remain firm in her convictions and stand strong despite opposition. Bring Carla's father to a saving knowledge of Jesus.
    Patrick V - USA
  • Dear Lord please look down on Carla. Help her faith to stay strong. May her father hear your truth and be saved. May she one day be back with her family and full of joy in the Lord. Through Jesus Amen
    Peggy A - USA
  • Dear Carla,
    I have crippled hands & have trouble typing but I am praying for God's will to be done in your lives & for all your needs to be met by our Loving Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May He preserve you in your faith and protect your life by His great power & faithfulness!
    Love, Mary, your Sister in Faith
    Mary K S - USA
  • Thank you God for Carla, please Lord, protect her and everyone that is protecting and encouraging her in the faith. We pray for favor concerning her academics, strengthen, and uphold her. Please let her father receive the love of Christ and place his faith in you. Pls cause her to grow in your power and might and let more souls be won to you Lord
    funke a - Nigeria
  • Father, unlike how Carla's father is behaving, you Lord are a good Father and care deeply for Carla. Please provide for her needs. Comfort her heart in the midst of adversity. May Carla trust Jesus fully at this time. Show Carla your incredible love for her and your wonderful purpose for her life. Draw her dad into a relationship with Jesus. Thank you!
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Lord, we know that darkness hates Your kingdom and Your followers and we ask that Carla would see that her battle is not against flesh and blood but against kingdoms and principalities of darkness and that she would take up the amor of God and stand firm. Draw Carla's father to Yourself powerfully so that he fully repeats and follows Jesus, amen!
    Forrest B - USA
  • Father may Carla experience your love and continue to walk patiently through these trials.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • In the power of Jesus' name, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Rapha, God Who heals, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Carla that she seeks You. We ask for healing, for a hedge of protection, for provision, for fellowship, for angels directly from heaven to surround and minister to them. Amen.
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear Lord Jesus, please bless Carla and help her to hold firmly to her faith in you. Please also help her to get back into school and find peace in her life. Please soften the heart of Carla's father so that he may also come to know your heart and come to faith in You.
    David B - USA
  • Heavenly Father I lift Carla up to You. I pray Lord that You will encourage her, provide for her ,and bless her and strengthen her faith. I pray for her father salvation, my King, and that You will use Carla in a mighty way to shine the Light of Christ to her family. Bless her Lord for her faithfulness and her love for You
    in Jesus name
    Lori L - USA
  • We pray, O LORD, for Carla's hope in Christ to remain firm, and for her father to have a saving knowledge and trust in Jesus Christ for salvation, for Your Namesake. Amen.
    Everett T - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father, Lord of all, please bless Carla! Almighty God please encourage her, guide her, protect her, open doors for her that no man can shut. Fill her with peace and increase her faith and love for You! Draw her family to You. Cause her father to repent and turn to you. I bless the work of Your hands in her life! Thank You! Amen!
    Sandi T - USA
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