Christians have very limited access to Christian material in Mauritania.
Christians have very limited access to Christian material in Mauritania.
Apr. 18, 2024 | Mauritania

Christians Arrested, Threatened

[145] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for Mauritanian Christians.

In December 2023, Mauritanian authorities arrested a group of around 15 Christians after a video of them participating in a baptism was posted online. All of the arrested Christians were former Muslims. Mauritania is dominated by Islamist leadership, and conversion from Islam is illegal. “At first, no lawyer would defend them,” said a front-line worker. “The officials tried to get them to apologize on social media for spreading the gospel, to agree to never promote Christianity, and to return to Islam,” he added. All of the Christians were released late in December after agreeing to only hold Christian services inside their homes. “This is an answer to prayer,” said the front-line worker, who requested additional prayer for the small Mauritanian Christian community and for more Bibles to be distributed in the restricted nation.

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  • Almighty GOD and Heavenly FATHER. We praise YOU and worship YOU. YOU are all powerful, ever present and ever knowing. There is non like YOU. Thank YOU for these precious saints of Mauritania.
    We pray for strength, courage and boldness in theses believers. We pray for the gospel to spread like wild fire and many to come to faith. In Jesus Amen
    Alvin A - USA
  • Lord Jesus, I pray that the restrictions on worshipping you will be eliminated so that these Mauritanian Christians will be able spread the gospel of salvation to those who don't believe in you as their personal Lord and Savior for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. May an influx of Bibles be distributed within this country. Amen y Amen!
    Chaplain Dale I - USA
  • Lord, let the people who have sat in darkness see a great light, the light of thy Gospel and the glory of thy salvation.
    Margaret D - USA
  • Thank you God. May your children in Mauritania continue to look to Jesus and place their hope in him. May they know that Jesus will be victorious over their persecutors.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Thank you, Jesus, for the release of these Christians. May their suffering bring many to know You. Give them wisdom and discernment as they go forward. May many turn to You Whom to know is Life Eternal!
    Patrecia J - USA
  • Father, thank you that these believers were released and allowed to worship with others in their homes. In spite of the restrictions, please draw many more people to Jesus. Protect your people in Mauritania from evil. Give them courage and boldness to let Jesus live through them. May they trust Jesus no matter what happens.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Lord,
    Thank You for these 15 brothers and sisters who so boldly proclaimed the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ through their baptism., We thank You for their boldness in refusing to deny the Christ. Thank You for answering the prayers for their release. May the Mauritanian Christian community be strengthened and may more Bibles be distributed.
    Lysander S - USA
  • In the name of the Good Shepherd, Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Rohi, The Lord is our Shepherd, we praise You for faithfulness of Mauritanian Christians. We ask for dreams, for hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • I pray that Your Spirit would strengthen these believers and give them the wisdom and courage they need to proclaim the gospel and grow personally in their country. May Your word be widely distributed, may all believers have their own copy, and may those who are curious have access to Your truth as well.
    Danielle H - USA
  • Dear family in Christ- never stop believing what the one true God can do! He's alive and moving as we get closer to His return! Don't stop believing He cares for you. Your reward is great in Heaven. May He bless you and keep you in His hand.
    Susan R - USA
  • In the ever present name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Yahweh Shammah, God Who is there, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for Your presence with Mauritanian Christians. We praise You for answered prayer. We ask for hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to and through them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • I thank you Jesus that you got the Mauritanian Christians released from prison. I pray that you will help them flourish in their house church and to still somehow get people to accept the gospel of Christ and be saved. Make their witness effective. May those who imprisoned them repent and find the Lord. I pray for the toppling of false religions.
    Eric D - USA
  • Father, may the hope of the gospel reach into the hearts of more and more people in Mauritania. May those who are believers be strengthened in their faith. May Your Spirit be unleashed in a powerful way in their lives and upon all those who hear of Your truth. May Your word become available to all so the truth can set them free. In Jesus name, Amen
    Bruce B - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father, we thank You for these Christians who are willing to risk their lives to spread the gospel. We thank You for the missionaries who have gone there to start the spread of Your Word. We thank You that the country has allowed gatherings inside the houses and help more see that the gospel is just spreading love. Help them to find You!
    Donna H - USA
  • In the eternal name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, El Olam, God eternal, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You for faithfulness of Mauritanian Christians. We intercede for redemption and restoration, for blessing, a hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Thank You Heavenly Father that these faithful believers can continue to gather. May their testimony bring many to Christ in spite of laws against it, and let Your Word be distributed. Amen.
    Joan B - USA
  • Please, dear LORD, continue to protect this ministry in Mauritanian. Give these servants wisdom, & power to do all you have planned. Take them to people of peace who you have prepared before their meeting. Open the hearts of these who long to know you. Please bring scriptural literature & Bibles to be used in the ministry. Praise the name of Jesus!
    Shelly D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Mauritania: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Build them up in faith through increased Bible distribution. In this way, save all Mauritania. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord Jesus, we praise You for these MBB's faith and perseverance and ask for a protective hedge around their lives and their gatherings. Grant them the wisdom of serpents in sharing the hope that lies within them with fellow countrymen and grant them favor before local authorities to practice their faith. Fill them with joy and peace, amen.
    Forrest B - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Mauritania: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Build up this Church through Bible distribution. And so may all Mauritania be saved. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I pray for Christians in Mauritania. Thank you that they were released after being arrested. Please protect them from further persecution. I pray that the Christians will be able to get Bibles. Help them to stay strong in faith, in Jesus' name.
    Rosalind T - USA
  • Lord I praise You wholly for the release of these believers and I pray for them to be strengthened and encouraged by one another. I pray for the meetings in their homes to be filled with joy and for them to keep growing in their knowledge of You. I pray for them to keep seeking Your face and trusting You for all things life and Godliness.
    Joy H - USA
  • w wHeavenly F ather thank you for intervention , I commit all those converts to your embrace and pray that you direct them and grow them in their faith in knowing you as saviour, I pray that the be left to practice and grow in in faith in Jesus Lord do direct them in paths of righteous and provide bibles that will help them to grow in you
    Joyce D - United Kingdom
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Mauritania: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Build them up & grow them through increased Bible distribution. IN this way, may all Mauritania be saved. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • God, we praise You for their release. Keep them safe. Keep the persecution away, and keep their faith strong. Thank You for giving them justice, for keeping them faithful. Please let this strengthen Your church, and let Your Word continue to show truth to hungry hearts. Let there be freedom to worship, in homes and out, by law and practice, soon. Amen.
    Kesse R - USA
  • Father, I pray for the believers in Mauritania. Islam is such a heavy deception and stronghold. Thank you that these Muslims were able to find Christ, may many others come to know Jesus through their testimony. In Jesus name, amen.
    Nancy H - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Mauritania: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Let more Bibles be distributed to the believers & seekers who need them. And so may all Mauritania be saved. In Jesus' Name. Ame
    Lisa D - USA
  • Thank You Father for the courage of these former Muslims, now Christians, to be baptized. PTL for their release & bless their home churches as they grow together in faith. Please provide more Bibles for those hungry for God's Word. Let their witness radiate far & wide & for many to come to salvation including those who arrested them. In Jesus' Name!
    Kristin S - USA
  • Lord Jesus thank You for my brothers and sisters in Mauritania. Build Your church and strengthen the faith of my brothers and sisters. Lord provide Your word to them. Amen
    Andrew S - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Mauritania: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Open doors for more Bible distribution among them & seekers. And so may all Mauritania be saved. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
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