Pray for Christians in Nigeria, like Adamu.
Pray for Christians in Nigeria, like Adamu.
Jun. 26, 2025 | Nigeria

Christian Escapes Being Burned Alive

[172] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Adamu.

When Adamu Musa Ubandoma’s community realized that he had become a Christian, they attempted to burn him alive. He escaped, but burn marks are still visible on his head. His two daughters were then taken and given in marriage to Muslim men, and his wife was also kidnapped. All his belongings were burned and his cows confiscated. But Adamu says that nothing will separate him from the love of Christ. Before he placed his faith in Christ, he was a drug addict and a member of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram. He is thankful because God delivered him from his addiction and taught him how to forgive. Adamu requests prayer that his wife and two daughters will be able to follow Christ and that his relationships with them will be restored. He also asks for prayer to be able to deeply understand the Word of God and for healing for his paralyzed father, who does not know Christ.

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  • Abba, I lift brother Adamu and his whole family to You. May You heal Adamu of his burns, his father, who is paralyzed, and his wife and daughters, who have been kidnapped and married off by Muslim men. There is no one else we can go to but You, Lord. May the truth and light of Your salvation shine through in Adamu's family through his life. Amen.
    Hope S - American Samoa
  • Dear Lord, Thank You that Adamu has given his life over to Christ and that he was spared from a horrible death. I pray that his relationship with his wife and two daughters will be restored and that they will come to know Christ. I pray also that his paralyzed father will be healed and be saved. In Jesus' name, Amen.
    Dara W - USA
  • Lord Jesus Christ, save Adamu's Daughters from these evil marriages. I pray their husbands turn to You as Lord God and repent. I pray that You find and bring back Adamu's wife. Double his land, restoring what was taken, I pray that he will deeply understand Your Word, and that his paralyzed father will be healed, by this healing, he will know You. Amen
    Mariah Ki'erra D - USA
  • Thank you, Lord, for granting Adamu faith in Christ. Empower him to persevering through the grief of losing his wife & daughters. Yet, you have the power to rescue them so I plead that in your mercy you would set them free and there would be a reunion with Adamu. Bring healing to his paralyzed father with spiritual healing being the priority. Amen.
    Diana F - USA
  • Thank you Lord for this opportunity to pray for these people. We have it so very easy in America and never suffer for anything...Please bless these, Your children openly and make them brave, strong and healthy. Keep their minds stayed on You and come soon! In Jesus name I pray, Amen! MARANATHA!
    Della H - USA
  • Lord pour your wisdom into Adamu""beat back the evil forces that are coming against him and his family. In Jesus name amen.
    David H - USA
  • Father, you know the challenges of your dear son Adamu. He has lost much, to gain more: Jesus Christ and freedom from bondage. Please provide for him and protect him from evil. May he be reunited with his wife and daughters. Grow him in faith and truth. May he trust Jesus fully and be led by your Spirit at all times. Thank you for what you are doing.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Lord, we ask for Adamu's wife and daughters to return to him unharmed and to be faithful followers of Jesus. May his father trust in Jesus, so this family is united it worship of You in spirit and in truth. Thank You for calling Adumu away from addiction, radicalism and Islam. Help him to grow in faith and trust in You, and understand Your Word.
    Beth P - USA
  • Lord thank You for Adamu and his faith to follow You despite these difficult circumstances. Help him to understand Your Word deeply and to share it. Help his father to come to faith in Jesus and be healed of his paralysis. Please protect his daughters and wife and help them to follow You despite their circumstances. Help their family to be restored.
    Cynthia H - USA
  • Heavenly Father, Thank You for Adamu and rescuing him from the hands of his enemies. I pray that You will answer his prayers fo his family. Keep his daughters and wife safe from harm. And just as he came to faith in You, I pray other militia member's hearts will be stirred toward You too. In Jesus' name, Amen.
    Michelle B - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I Want To Thk YOU, For Protecting & Shielding Adamu, From The Evil That Tried To Take His Life, By Fire, I Pray, At His Request, He Will Grow Stronger, Through YOUR Word, Reunite, With His Family, We Know We Wrestle Not, Against Flesh & Blood, But Against The Evil Powers, & Principalities, Of This World (Eph 6:12) I Pray In Jesus Name
    Kem T. China B - USA
  • Lord, we know that proselytizing by coercion is no conversion at all. I pray that the followers of the false religion of Islam would be less violent and more open to hearing the truth of Your gospel, which will never be stopped regardless of persecution. I pray for the restoration of brother Adamu's family, and for their deliverance.
    Mike D - USA
  • Oh Heavenly Father and Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ, Please protect Your people from their enemies. Please give them refuge, provision, hope and perseverance!
    christine s - USA
  • In the present name of Jesus. our heavenly Father, Jehovah Shammah, God Who is there, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You that Adamu is strong and courageous and that You never leave nor forsake him. We ask restoration of family, healing of father, for a hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father thank You for my brother Adamu. I pray Your protection and grace to grow in Jesus. Lord, restore his family. Bring his wife back. Lord, for the daughters, I pray Your grace in their lives right now. Lord, comfort them all at this time of being separated. I pray thru Christ now. Amen.
    joey S - USA
  • Our Father, thank You for Your work among the men of boko haram. Please send calls of faith and save them all. Please help Adamu, strengthen him in faith and meet his needs. Help her daughters and wife and reunite them with Adamu. Heal their wounds. Help all Christians In Nigeria and release Leah Sharibu. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
    Maria D - Finland
  • Almighty Heavenly Father whose Holy Spirit was sent to break the bondage of drug addiction. He then knew the love of Jesus Christ. Pray for him to keep following you, to bring his wife & 2 daughters to faith in Jesus Christ. Also heal his father in physical & spirituality pain. In Jesus Christ's name Amen
    Janie D - United Kingdom
  • Dear Lord, I praise & thank you for the witness of this courageous servant of Christ, and for what You have done in his life. I pray Lord that he will be reconciled to his wife and daughters very soon. I pray that relationships with them will be restored. I pray that You will continue to strengthen him and help him to deeply understand the Word of God
    Delicia W - New Zealand
  • Our Father,creator of heaven and earth,nothing is impossible for You.Bless Adamu in his struggles, and pain.Protect his wife and daughters in a special way,may they love You steadfastly.Heal Adamu's father, and continue to bring healing to Adamu's burns. May he come to know You deeply and bring comfort to others who are suffering as he is sufferingAmen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Father God, we praise You for delivering Adamu from the Boko Haram drawing him to Yourself. Father, give Adamu full understanding of Your Word. Give him peace and daily strength. Make a way for his daughters and wife to be freed. Touch his paralyzed father with Your healing hands. Fill Adamu to overflowing with Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus Name, Amen.
    Brenda C - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father

    Thank you for Adamu serving the Lord Jesus in spite of the great cost. He inspires me to love Jesus more. I pray that You please guard and guide him. Oh please protect his family and bring the healing he desires. In Jesus' mighty name Amen
    LORI S - USA
  • Father help Adamu. Intervene for him and his family. Deliver his wife and children, heal
    His father. Prepare a place for him
    In the presence of his enemies, anoint his head and let his cup run over. We are grateful for your help. Amen
    Karen A - USA
  • Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for your miraculous saving of this dear brother from the bonds of drug addiction and Boko Haram. Thank you for saving his life when this violence was done to him. We pray for the protection of his wife and daughters and healing for his father, and that they may have their eyes opened to your truth and accept you as Savior.
    Margaret H - USA
  • I ask you these things Lord on behalf of Adamu. That You would protect and bring back his wife and daughters safely and legally. Help Adamu deeply understand Your Word and be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. Heal his father and show him a sign that You will always love him. Thank You for Your deliverance.
    Pam M - USA
  • May the Lord of Hosts protect Adamu and his family as he perseveres through this immense suffering! Amen!
    Jasmine N - USA
  • Lord we thank you for Adamu for his salvation and his desire to learn and know your word. I ask you to restore his family to him and that they too will become children of Yours. Lord we lift up his father to you and ask first for his salvation first and healing then. Keep Adamu safe Lord and his witness true.
    Don A - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. I thank You for protecting him. He suffers for Your cause. He faces many trials;You deliver him from them all. I pray Your healing upon his Father that he may know You are healer & Savior. Restore his relationships; protect his wife & daughter. I lift up my prayers for Nigeria again. IJ Faithful NA.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Father, Adamu has paid quite a price to follow Your Son and we're asking and pleading for You to restore his relationship to his wife and daughters, in the mighty name of Jesus. Lord, we know that the weapons of an our warfare are not carnal but spiritual to the tearing down of strongholds. We stand against this horrific radical Islamic stronghold amen
    Forrest B - USA
  • Heavenly Father,thank you for Adamu and his family.Please be near them and help them. Surround them with your protection and peace.Place your angels around each one.Strengthen them in you.Fill them with your love, peace, grace, mercy,and hope.United them once again.May the son-in-laws come to know and believe in you.Bind Satan from this. In Jesus' Name
    Lillian B - USA
  • King of all kings, who loves us deeply, I pray for Adamu & his family. I pray that you would strengthen them & give them your complete peace. As they go through these trails may your love prevail, may you be seen in their lives & radiant from their faces. May his daughters see you, protect them. May they know Christ stands and waits for them. Amen 🌏
    Shalisha K - Australia
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