Ibrahim was shot because of his Christian witness. He died in the hospital.
Ibrahim was shot because of his Christian witness. He died in the hospital.
May. 29, 2025 | Ethiopia

Evangelist Martyred by Islamists

[198] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Ibrahim's family.

A Christian convert from Islam was killed for sharing his faith with other Muslims. Ibrahim Mohammed became a follower of Christ in 2021 and immediately began sharing the Good News with others in his predominantly Muslim community in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. In one year, he led 80 Muslims to Christ, and he devoted himself to discipling the new believers. Because of his bold witness, Ibrahim began receiving death threats from local Islamists; still, he remained determined to share about Christ. On May 15, 2025, he was witnessing in a rural area when someone wearing Islamic dress approached him, told him it would be his last time to evangelize and shot him. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died from his injuries three days later. Front-line workers request prayer for Ibrahim’s wife and two young children, for their church, and for God’s kingdom to continue to advance in this area.

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  • Oh Lord, thank you for using Ibrahim so mightily. Lord, please protect his wife and children. Please watch over them and keep them. Please provide for every need. Please surround them with church family. Lord, we just ask for you to raise up others who will share the Gospel and disciple those who become Christians.
    Debra K - USA
  • Dear Lord, please be with Ibrahim's wife and two young kids as they face the trial of no longer having a husband or father. Thank you Lord for how you used him for your witness and may you raise up his children to become like their father in boldly proclaiming your truth to the word. I ask for this in the mighty name of Jesus name, amen!
    Cuan J - South Africa
  • Father, thank you for how you worked through Ibrahim's life. Please comfort his family during this time of grief. Provide for them and protect them. Continue to mature those who accepted Christ through his witness so that they completely depend on You and walk by the Spirit. We look forward to the day when we will be reunited with family in heaven.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Lord, thank You for the fire that was in Ibrahim to share the gospel. Thank You for his sacrifice. Help his family to trust in You for every need and to draw closer to You despite the loss they have experienced. Help their church to draw comfort and peace from You and to draw others to You through the life that ibrahim lived. Help Your kingdom to grow.
    Cynthia H - USA
  • Your bravery will be rewarded.
    Your actions for Christ have reached full impact in your submission to God, the only one who allows any life to pass over. Praise Jesus. Praise God. Ibrahim's message is clear - there is only God, to who his life has returned to. Tell others of his dedication, which speaks volumes, beyond death. Thank you for standing!
    anne a - Canada
  • Lord, we know the blood of Your saints is precious in Your sight. We pray that those he left behind would honor Ibrahim's memory by continuing to advance the gospel despite the persecution they face, and we pray for comfort and provision for his wife and children. We ask that this tragedy be used to open the eyes of those blinded to the truth.
    Tim S - USA
  • Father I pray for Ibrahim's family. You see their grief and feel their pain. I ask you to provide for them, comfort them, strengthen them. Lord, raise another to take his place who will lead your people their in that area. Rebuke all fear from your children and speak peace, give wisdom and boldness. I pray for the one who did this; open his eyes.
    Polly C - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. As me & my group already prayed, I commit all of this into Your hands. Into Your kingdom your servant has received his reward. I pray Your protection & healing over the family. May his testimony change many hearts in this region. Remove the veil from the blinded Muslim eyes. In Jesus' Gracious NA.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Heavenly Father God, I thank you for Christian Inrahim and his family Lord, I pray for 80 people who receive Christ while he was preaching I pray for his family who is left to morn him, and I pray those around him ,will stand up for him, and that they find the person who shot him to bring to justice . May Muslims learn if their faith so great why kill?
    Pam W - USA
  • Father, Ibrahim paid the ultimate price and followed your will be a witness no matter what the consequences were. He is in Your glorious presence but his wive and two young children mourn his death. I pray that they be surrounded by those who love and care for them. Provide their every need and may continue to trust in you.
    Betty D - USA
  • Thank you Father for Ibrahim & his family. Plz protect them & provide for all their needs. Give them boldness to evangelize for You. Let the harvest be so large the entire country turns to You & Ethiopia becomes a Christian nation & a lighthouse turning neighboring nations to You. Drive out all the demons of all false religions out! In Jesus name Amen!
    Regena K - USA
  • Matt 24:35 "Heaven & earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away." God is with us always and uses us for His purpose. Now that Ibrahim has gone to be with God, there are still many who have come to believe through his dedication to God. Please help them spread the gospel message. Help many souls to be saved because of what Ibrahim started.
    Donna H - USA
  • Precious Lord, I would that You show Yourself to these, Your children, and show Yourself powerful to their persecutors. Please make Your children, all Your children brave to the end. In Jesus name, Amen
    MARANATHA!
    Della H - USA
  • Thank you, Lord, for your goodness and sovereignty. We ache for Ibrahim's wife and two young children. Unleash spiritual gifts upon their church. Bring your Kingdom in new ways to this area.
    Jim T - USA
  • Heavenly Father, our God that sees all and knows all, the beginning and the end, the alpha and omega, the keeper of our souls - Lord, we praise You for Ibrahim and his family. We know You are with his family in this time; strengthening them and giving them hope. You waste nothing Lord, and in this, Your name will be glorified and many more will be save
    Mai V - USA
  • In the name of King Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You for faithfulness of Ibrahim and family. We ask for heavenly comfort, hedge of protection and heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen.
    Gary F - USA
  • Please be with the Family of this convert and evangelist. May his witness lead on and help spread the gospel even more in Ethiopia. May more Muslims be converted to the Faith as a result. Please protect and take care of his family, dear Lord. Amen
    Steven J - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I pray that Ibrahim's testimony of faith will reach far beyond May 15, 2025. Great will be his reward for his faithfulness to You. Please provide for every need of his wife and two young children. I pray for Your protection over them and over the church in Ethiopia.
    Rosalind T - USA
  • Lord God, I do pray for this precious sister and her children, that they would see that You are close to the brokenhearted and save those who are crushed in spirit. I pray that other believers would surround them with the loving support that they need, that they would be financially upheld, and have the emotional care to grieve as those with hope.
    Danielle H - USA
  • I pray for Ibrahim's family God. Comfort them and help them to stay strong. I pray your comforting arms will enfold them and help them in the coming days. We thank you for the inspiration of this dear follower and his family. Guide them and bless them.
    Deanne McKinney
    Deanne M - USA
  • Holy Spirit move in the hearts of this body of believers to provide support, comfort and care for this family that has lost their dear beloved one. Lord I ask that you help Ibrahims wife and children to guard their hearts from bitterness and fear. Lord help them to find You to be faithful to provide inner strength and comfort.
    Teresa S - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I thank You for the life of brother Ibrahim Mohammed who so fearlessly witnessed to others, bringing them to Jesus Christ and witnessing. I pray that his witness will bare much fruit. Comfort his dear wife, children and church and strengthen them. May they encounter Your presence and be emboldened to share the Good News!

    Delicia W - New Zealand
  • Lord, thank you for the faithfulness of my brother Ibrahim - bold from his conversion all the way to glory! Please greatly bless and comfort his wife and children. May they be proud by the fruitful labor of Ibrahim and hopeful that they will be reunited with him in eternal paradise. Would his martyrdom strengthen the church in Oromia.
    Kristin B - USA
  • My brother you were an exceptional example of a deliverer of the gospel, nothing stopped you you led 80 to Christ. I pray that those you have led to the Lord will multiply and follow your Christ like steps. Also I pray that if you had any sons or daughters that they will too follow your courageous steps to spread the gospel of eternal life in Jesus.
    Jaqueline M - USA
  • Heavenly Father, thank you for Ibrahim's bold witness! Please be near to and comfort his wife, children and church. Hold them up during this time. Surround them with your peace and presence. May they feel your love and grace. Rise up many believers to continue what Ibrahim started. Make his light to shine on. May you be glorified! In Jesus' Name Amen.
    Lillian B - USA
  • Lord, please give comfort to Ibrahim's wife and two young children. Help them to forgive the evil actions of Ibrahim's attacker. Please give their church the strength to move on after these recent hardships. Most of all, Lord, I pray for Ibrahim's attacker. Do a miraculous work and bring that person to salvation. Amen!
    Kyle L - USA
  • O Lord, thank you for the faithful witness of Ibrahim. For his dear family, I pray divine healing and comfort. May they experience your strength to be strong in Jesus and share His love to even those who may oppose them. Heal and bring your peace O God and glory to Yourself through the situation. In Jesus name Amen. Pat US
    Patricia S - USA
  • Thank you Father Lord for the life of our brother Ibrahim and his powerful witness for You. Please comfort and love his family during their grieving. Please use the people that he won to salvation in Christ to bring many more in the area to You Lord Jesus. In Your precious name, amen.
    Scott P - USA
  • Lord Jesus.. thank You for this brother in Christ Ibrahim. may you give ibrahim's family comfort during this time Lord. may you give the church comfort Lord. may your kingdom continue to multiply in their area may you give them the strength and courage to follow You and to spread your Love, remind them theyre not alone Jesus.. in Jesus' name, amen.
    reign rowa G. e - Philippines
  • Almighty God, You began this good work in Ibrahim and his family, bring it to completion as You surround his wife and children with Your strength, comfort, healing, and peace. May the body of Christ gather and support them, and may You fill them with all joy and peace in believing, that they may abound in hope by the power of Your Holy Spirit!
    Jon A - USA
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