Adnan's father tried to kill him for converting to Christianity.
Adnan's father tried to kill him for converting to Christianity.
Oct. 23, 2025 | Nigeria

Christian Convert Flees Family

[163] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Adnan.

A young Christian has fled his family after they beat and threatened him. Adnan grew up in a predominately Muslim area of northern Nigeria and loved to study the Quran. When he noticed contradictions between what he had been told about Jesus and what he read in the Quran, his teachers told him to stop asking questions. He then secretly visited a church where Christians welcomed him. He also enjoyed the music and the teaching. Later, he met privately with a pastor who answered his questions, and he placed his faith in Christ. At home afterwards, Adnan forgot an Islamic prayer, and his suspicious family beat him. One night, his father held a knife to his throat, forcing him to fight for his life. Adnan escaped and is now enrolled in a Bible school. “The true God has revealed himself to me and salvation through his son Jesus,” he said. “I miss my family, but there is no going back.”

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  • Lord, Adnan has made You his salvation and his refuge. We praise you that he has escaped his family's persecution and ask that he would grow in his faith through this bible school and that finally he will have the opportunity to share Your hope and truth with family members and in the meantime supply followers of Jesus to be his family, amen.
    Forrest B - USA
  • Dear Father in Heaven, I praise you for Adnan's faithfulness to you despite the violence from his family. May Adnan continue to be strong and courageous, relying on the Lord and putting on the full armor of God! May Adnan grow in his faith in Bible school and have new family to love him and may his family come to know you! Thank you for providing!Amen
    Jennifer T - USA
  • Lord, Your Word tells us to leave our family and be joined to You. We all hope and pray that our families will one day come to know You, love You and serve You as they accept You as their Lord and Savior. However, it is difficult to know that they are headed for a lifetime of burning and gnashing of teeth. Please help them to come to accept You as Lord
    Donna H - USA
  • Father, praises to You for my dear brother Adnan choosing YOu! Yes, there is no going back IJN! May he never look back! Father, fill his life with the good things that You have in store for him. May he share You wherever he goes. draw many to You. TY for providing his spiritual family & all he needs in Your beautiful Name. Draw his family to YOU.
    Lisa T - USA
  • Thank You, Lord, for saving Adnan from hell and providing a way out of harm from his own family. Provide, protect, and comfort him, healing, make him whole in spirit, soul, and mind. Lead him the way, cause him to know Your calling and walk in it to the end. Pray for salvation for his family. Open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light... IJN
    P F - USA
  • Lord Jesus,situate Adnan in the secret place of the Almighty,where he will never be discovered by Your enemies.Inspire him to send letters to his family explaining how and why he put his trust in You,filled with Bible quotes that undermine Islam.Cause his father to gain spiritual understanding,soften his heart. Lead Adnan's father to be born-againAmen
    Danae V - USA
  • Thank you Mighty Jesus for all you have done for Adnan. He still needs your help and strength to learn the Bible and go forward in you. Bless him. Amen
    Pamela F - USA
  • In the redeeming name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, our Redeemer, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You for faithfulness of Adman. We ask for redemption, for deliverance, a hedge of protection and heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • In the loving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Agape, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You for Your great love to Adnan. We ask for deliverance, hedge of protection, and heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for him! Sustain him amid family rejection & hardship. Bring his family & other Muslims to Christ, bringing hope, stability & Your best to Nigeria. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Adman: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for him! Sustain him amid family rejection & hardship. Bring his family & other Muslims to Christ, bringing peace, hope & stability
    to Nigeria. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord God, I pray that You would continue to strengthen Adnan so that he will continue to follow You despite the obstacles. Please bless his studies and give him direction and hope for his future. And I do pray that You would soften the hearts of his family and that they would come to know You as well.
    Danielle H - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for him! Sustain him amid family rejection & persecution. Bring his family & other Muslims in Nigeria to Christ, bringing peace, stability & hope to Nigeria. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Thank you Lord for this precious brother's faith, please convict his family and draw them to Christ. Please greatly encourage and continue to provide for Adnan. Please stop this horrible persecution in Nigeria and the mighty name of Jesus
    AMANDA Y - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for him! Sustain him amid hardship & family rejection. Bring his family & other area Muslims to Christ, bringing peace, stability, freedom & hope. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for him! Sustain him amid hardship & family separation. Bring his family to Christ, bringing peace, hope, freedom & stability to Nigeria. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for him! Sustain & protect him amid danger & family rejection. Bring his family & other area Muslims to Christ. Bring peace, hope, stability & freedom to all Nigeria. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • In the omnipotent name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, El Shaddai, God Almighty as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Adnan. We ask for provision, for hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for him! Sustain him amid persecution. Bring his family to Christ. Reconcile his family to him. Build him up in faith through his Bible training. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • God, we praise You for Adnan's faith, for him seeking and finding. I pray that his faith remains strong all his life, and that Your love is clear to him all his life, a treasure, a reassurance, and a joy. I ask that Adnan's family, each member, all of them, also comes to know the truth, and that they would all turn to You and live. I pray for Nigeria.
    Kesse R - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Nigeria, particularly Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for Adnan! Sustain him in faith, bringing his family & other Nigerian Muslims to Christ. Bring peace & stability. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • God, I pray that you would send people to encourage Adnan so he does not loose his faith. I pray protection over him, that no more harm would come to him concerning his faith. I also pray for his family that they would see the error in his ways and come to you. I thank you for Adnan and his courage. Amen.
    Ben A - USA
  • God, I pray that you would protect Adnan as he grows stronger in faith in you. Help him know that you are greater than loss of family. Comfort him and bring new community around him that builds him up in Christ. Be with all those in Nigeria who are being persecuted and remind them of your comfort and presence.
    Caleb M - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Nigeria, especially Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for Adnan! Sustain him in faith. Bring his family & other Muslims in Nigeria to Christ. And bring peace. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Iran, especially Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for Adnan! Sustain him in faith. Bring his family & other Nigerian Muslims to Christ & peace. In Jesus' Name. Amen.


    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, we lift up our brother Adnan, asking that you will keep his faith strong and provide him with a strong spiritual community. Please use his honest and intelligent mind to help him learn your Word quickly and communicate it clearly to others. Please soften the hearts of his family members so they can be united in You.
    Brenda M - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Nigeria, especially Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for Adnan! Sustain him in faith. Bring his family & other Nigerian Muslims to Christ & peace, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Adnan Love his family but will serve the true Lord.He will not look back but continue this journey.God will save and deliver him from every attack of the enemy in Jesus name Amen.
    Kehinde A - USA
  • Father God, I ask that you will heal Adnan of all the trauma and difficulty he has experienced. Continue to reveal yourself to him and glorify your holy name through his situation. I pray that he will be safe and able to continue to grow in his faith in Jesus Christ. Please draw many in Nigeria to faith in Jesus Christ through the gospel message. Amen.
    Julia F - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Iran, particularly Adnan: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for Adnan! Sustain him in faith. Bring his family & others among Nigeria's Muslims to Christ & peace. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
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