Islamists in the DRC have been attacking Christians and churches like this one, which the ADF bombed in 2023.
Islamists in the DRC have been attacking Christians and churches like this one, which the ADF bombed in 2023.
Aug. 14, 2025 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the

More Than 40 Christians Killed During Prayer Meeting

[61] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for Christians in eastern DRC.

Militants with the radical Islamist group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a group of Christians in far northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday, July 27, killing more than 40 people. The attack occurred in the middle of the night while a group was gathered for an all-night prayer meeting. One week earlier, militants attacked another church in the area, killing three people. “The two attacks directly targeting [these] churches raise serious questions about the safety of Christians in Ituri province and eastern DRC in general,” said a front-line worker. “The situation is worrying for Christians living in the area.” He asked for prayer that God will comfort the grieving and give Christians freedom from fear as the ADF has been working for years to establish an Islamic caliphate in the region.

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  • Lord, I ask that You guard Your people in the DRC. Remind them You are with them. Give them freedom despite the troubles they face. And draw the persecutors to You. Amen.
    Elyza G - USA
  • Father God, I lift up these grieving families who have lost their loved ones to this horrible tragedy. May they be freed from the fear of the ADF. Please protect each one and increase their faith each day. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
    Dianne B - USA
  • Loving Father, I ask that you will console our grieving brothers and sisters, and that your perfect love will be poured out to give your people freedom from fear. Amen.
    Karen L - Canada
  • Father we thank You for each believer that is facing such great persecution. Help them by Your Spirit to stay strong & looking to You alone as their Savior & Protector & strength. Provide for their every need & help them to trust You in these dark times. Reveal Your love constantly to them so they never give up & turn away.Make them mighty Spirit
    Sandra L - USA
  • I would pray that the Islamic attackers would be brought to justice and that the grieving would be comforted and the Christians would not fear worship services. Mark Beal
    Mark B - USA
  • Lord our family is under attack. The enemies of your family are deceived and lost. Please help your children our brothers and sister today. Please provide all they need. Encourage them. Give them their needs and provide. Fill them with hope and with your peace which we know passes our understanding. Strengthen them to rebuild and to continue to reach o
    Joshua U - USA
  • Father God,
    You know all things; we pray for the militants in Islam to have encounters with You. Confront them of whom they persecute. Guide these people in darkness out. We pray for Your people to stand firm, trust You, and wait for Your provision and protection. Cast out fear and Holy Spirit teach them how to defend themselves with prayer and truth.
    Karen G - USA
  • God, help the temple you are building be a royal priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. These Islamists will not be accepted by you; their offerings are contemptible, defiled and displeasing. Their mosque doors might as well be shut; their goat sacrifices unable to get pleasure from you. Only Christ provides.
    Andrew H - USA
  • Heavenly Father God, I asked that you have Revenge on these persecutors of Christians and that the Christians, who are mourning that you touch them with your Holy Spirit and give them peace and give them joyful memories of the people they lost that you give them protection and especially our workers who are trying to help them in Jesus Christ name.
    Pam W - USA
  • Father, you are the God of All-Comfort, and these grieving Christians need your Presence to draw near and comfort them. Protect them and help them to receive your peace in place of fear. Give them wisdom and guidance whether to stay or leave the area. Strengthen them to stand firm in faith. Amen.
    Selma O - USA
  • Father God only You can stop these crazy islamist lunatics from performing their acts of insanity! Please run to Your people's rescue quickly! And destroy the enemy!
    christine s - USA
  • Holy Spirit, our Comforter, please comfort Your people. Please God protect them. May Your miraculous protection lead others to know You. In Jesus Name, amen
    Debbie M - USA
  • Oh God this is such a tragic thing father we can't imagine the pain the suffering the broken hearts Lord oh God comfort them Jesus restore them Lord restore them to Joy to health to being able to stand in the midst of such a horrible tribulation and persecution oh God give them hope that your angels minister to the Lord
    Nancy T - USA
  • Heavenly Father, please give comfort and peace to those who did not die in the attack on the church. Help them to process their losses and to cling to you. Give them all wisdom as to whether or not they stay put or move somewhere safer. Bind the eyes of the DRC to the churches in their area.
    In Jesus name, amen.
    Debi H - USA
  • Heavenly Father, We lift up the Congo, particularly persecuted Christians. We mourn the loss of 40 Christians recently martyred while in a prayer meeting. May even their persecutors come to salvation through the peace of Christ. May I be motivated to spread the gospel more in this free country. Amen.
    Robert M - USA
  • Jesus, You see and know everything. We pray for those who are currently mourning in eastern DRC for the loss of their loved ones. Lord, comfort them and bring peace to their hearts. We pray for protection for all Christians from the ADF group. Lord, let the ADF schemes not come to pass. Grant wisdom to the authority to protect their citizens.
    Peter S - Canada
  • Lord Jesus, over 150 times in Your Book, You are called "The Lord of Heaven's Armies ". I pray that You rise up and stop the hatred and violence in the DRC. And lovingly comfort the victims of the senseless ugly hatred. Please forgive my anger for those who are following satan and causing the tragic destruction.
    Joel B - USA
  • Almighty God, please intervene in this area of eastern Congo (DRC) where senseless violence has taken over 50 lives to date. Father replace this hatred & violence with Your undying love & bring peace & hope for the community of believers that might bring the persecutors to the foot of the cross. Bless your people in the love of God. In Jesus name Amen
    Robert C - Canada
  • Lord please comfort those who are grieving and please provide protection and freedom for them to worship and share their faith. And please provide for their needs and cause many to be saved.
    Faith G - USA
  • Lord God, please thwart the plans of the IDF to establish an Islamic caliphate in eastern DRC! Please protect Your people; sending angels around them to guard them from harm. Let those who want to destroy Your church come to see You as the Way, the Truth and the Life. Comfort those who are grieving loss of loved ones.
    Roberta V - USA
  • Dear Lord, I pray for the believers of DRC. Especially those who have lost their loved ones in these brutal attacks. Comfort their hearts. I pray for their peace and hope. I pray for the members of ADF. I pray for great conviction to blanket them. I pray You will give them dreams and visions of the Savior and their destiny in hell. In Jesus' name amen!
    Barry D - USA
  • Almighty, I pray for Christians in the DRC! I pray that radical islamists are curtailed in their persecution of Your people. I pray for repentant hearts and that they clearly see You working in the lives on Christians everywhere. I pray for a protective hedge around them and renewed faith and hope. Bless them Father! In Him, Amen
    Connie A - USA
  • In the saving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jesus, God Who Saves and gives comfort, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faith and obedience of Christians in DRC. We ask for comfort, provision, hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Holy, Almighty Father God, I pray for the believers in Ituri Province and other eastern and northeastern areas of the DRC. Heal these churches of the trauma of the attacks that happened when they gathered together. Give the authorities wisdom, strength and integrity in binding the ADF. In the Strong Name of Jesus, I pray.
    Rose T - USA
  • Father, your authority is supreme. Even in Ituri province, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess Jesus as Lord. Bring hope and courage to our sisters and brothers there in eastern DRC. Disassemble the strongholds there. Bring down the forces of darkness. Bring to your church courage and fear of you alone.
    Jim T - USA
  • Lord Jesus please thwart the plans of ADF. Continue to build Your church in Ituri and may the gates of hell not prevail against it. Protect my brothers and sisters. Give them courage and strength to stand in the face of persecution and violence.
    Andrew S - USA
  • Lord comfort the mourners of these 40 Christians who died in the Congo. Let this news reach the central government and bring protection to Christians from these radical Muslim groups. Thank you
    michele r - USA
  • Lord please comfort the Christians who have lost loved ones in this horrible attack. Stop the killing in this area. Disband the ADF. Do your work in the DRC and defeat the work of Satan. In Jesus's name I ask you would encourage all of the churches in the DRC.
    Leslie O - USA
  • Lord please comfort the Christians who have lost loved ones in this horrible attack. Stop the killing in this area. Disband the ADF. Do your work in the DRC and defeat the work of Satan. In Jesus's name I ask you would encourage all of the churches in the DRC.
    Leslie O - USA
  • Father, we thank you for those who now rest with you. O LORD, we pray for peace and understanding amongst those who suffered. May their faith be strengthen and they know why they are enduring. Father, we pray for their enemies as well, for them to know Jesus your Son be and be saved in His name. Amen!
    Rick T - Malaysia
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