A gathering of Burkinabe Christians.
A gathering of Burkinabe Christians.
Aug. 21, 2025 | Burkina Faso

Six Killed in Islamist Attack

[221] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Burkinabe Christians.

Six Christians, including a pastor, were killed in an Islamist attack. On May 23, 2025, shortly after noon, a large group of Islamists riding on motorbikes invaded a village and began searching for the local pastor. They rode to his house while he was meeting in his courtyard with several other Christians. Hearing the roar of the motorbikes, the Christians fled on foot. The Islamists chased them and captured six, including the pastor, and shot them to death. The attackers then invaded numerous homes and set them on fire, forcing Christians from that village and another nearby to flee. According to front-line workers, 1,036 Christians, mostly women and children, were displaced in the attack.

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  • Father, I lift up my Burkinabe brothers & sisters to You, who have lost loved ones and been displaced by terrorists. Please comfort them with Your peace that surpasses all understanding. Give them strength to remain firm in the faith. Provide for their needs & help them be able to return home, according to Your will. Sustain them & be near them.
    April D - USA
  • LORD, end this season in their nations history. I pray for an end to violence and hatred and chaos. I pray for social order. I pray the leaders speak up. I pray the violent be stopped. I pray the land flourishes and provides for the poor. I pray for good medicine and clinics and good farming and good humane schools. LORD HELP THEM REBUILD FASTER
    Prudence B - USA
  • Father, please comfort and heal the hearts of your dear children. Provide for their needs and protect them. May they trust Jesus fully. May they chose to forgive and love their enemies through the strength and grace you give. May they allow Jesus to live through them. Thank you for loving and working in these believers. Amen.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • In the powerful name of Jesus, our heavenly Father Jehovah Palet, our Deliverer, as brothers and sisters in Christ we adore You for faithfulness of Burkinabe Christians. We ask for deliverance, for hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Satisfy all the needs of 1036 displaced believers. Console the grieving. In Jesus' Name.
    Lisa D - USA
  • O Lord, the depravity of those without you. Convict them of their need of Jesus. Cultivate a thirst for Jesus in them. May the families of the murdered find healing & peace. Show them to the place of peace you have for them. Dry up the Islamists resources & people. May their evil deeds be heavy on their hearts. Turn them to Jesus & his mercy.
    Shelly D - USA
  • Holy Father, gather the scattered Christians back into a church where ever they may be. With your Holy Spirit fill them with your strength and enable them to stand fast in this time of trial. Bring other Christians to their aid with the need to nurture these displaced members of the body of Christ. Amen
    Paul M - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Satisfy all needs of 1036 displaced believers. Comfort the grieving. Let Islamists repent
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Satisfy all needs of 1036 displaced believers. Console the grieving. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, heal and comfort widows and children who survive the deceased. Cause police and government authorities to capture the evildoers and bring them to justice. Bring forth new pastors to care for the flock. Arrange encounters with the gospel that change the hearts of multitudes of Islamists, especially militants through digital and satellite media.
    Danae V - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving. Satisfy all needs of 1036 displaced believers. In Jesus' Name. Amen
    Lisa D - USA
  • In the gracious name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, El Elyon, God most high, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You that Burkinabe Christians wholeheartedly love and serve you. We ask for grace, for hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console all grieving. Satisfy all needs of 1036 Christians. Let Islamists repent. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Almighty God, I pray that you will be the mighty Defender of these Christian brothers and sisters in Burkina Faso. I ask that the gospel message will go forth in power and strength in accordance with your will so that many more may know Jesus Christ as their Savior and the dark forces will be defeated by the light of the gospel of Christ. Amen.
    Julia F - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving. Satisfy all needs of 1036 displaced believers. In Jesus' Name. Amen
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving. Satisfy the needs of 1036 displaced Christians. In Jesus' Name. Ame
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the families of 6 martyrs. Richly satisfy the needs of 1036 displaced Christians. In Jesus' Name.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Gracious Heavenly Father,
    I pray that you be with the families who have lost loved ones in this attack as they grieve for the loss. Strengthen the Burkinabe Christians who were displaced in the attack. Send your holy angels to surround them and keep them safe from further persecution and violence so that they will experience your peace. Amen...
    Chaplain Dale I - USA
  • Lord,
    Thank You for our Burkinabe brothers and sisters and their willingness to endure incredible hardship for the sake of their faith in Jesus Christ. I pray that You would comfort those who have lost loved ones, their homes, their livelihoods. May You be glorified through these tragic events. We know that You will restore everything and make it right
    Lysander S - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack in Burkina Faso: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console families of 6 martyrs. Satisfy all the needs of 1036 displaced Christians. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Oh Lord God, I pray for these precious believers and ask that they would draw near to one another and to You as they grieve. May they trust that You are close to the brokenhearted and that You care for them, and I do ask that they would have the physical provision that they need to rebuild their homes.
    Danielle H - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console families of 6 martyrs. Satisfy the needs of 1036 displaced believers. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, would You speak courage, hope, & grace to our dear family in Burkina Faso. Many incidents..Speak Your peace, hope & grace to so many who have lost loved ones & to the many women & chn who were displaced. TY for bringing them shelter, jobs & all they need. Holy Spirit, convict the murderers & may they turn to You. Strengthen the faith...
    Lisa T - USA
  • Our Father, our hearts grieve with the deaths of Your children in Burkina Faso. Be with those who have been displaced. Provide for their needs. Give them strength to endure. Comfort them as only You can. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console families of 6 martyrs. Satisfy the material & spiritual needs of 1036 displaced. A
    Lisa D - USA
  • Precious Lord, Please surround these, Your children, with fellow believers and bless them openly and abundantly so that the lost can see and want what they have. May all be done to Your Glory Father. In Jesus name I pray, Amen. MARANATHA!
    Della H - USA
  • In the name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Jireh, God Who provides, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You that Burkinabe Christians believe in You. We ask for continued faith, for provision. for a hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burking Faso, particularly survivors of the May 23, 2025 attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the families of 6 martyrs. Satisfy all the needs of 1036 displaced Christians. In Jesus' Name. Am
    Lisa D - USA
  • Father may these believers cling to the hope that they have in Jesus. Please meet all of their needs.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the May 23, 2025 anti-Christian attack in Burkina Faso: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the families of 6 martyrs. Satisfy all needs of 1036 displaced Christians. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
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