A Burkinabe evangelist explains the gospel to displaced individuals sheltering in a former school.
A Burkinabe evangelist explains the gospel to displaced individuals sheltering in a former school.
Nov. 13, 2025 | Burkina Faso

Ministry Leaders Struggle After Attacks

[136] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for Christians in Burkina Faso.

As Islamists in Burkina Faso attack Christians and force hundreds of churches to close, ministry leaders and their families feel confusion and doubt, especially the women. Over 2 million Burkinabe have been displaced, and VOM provides emotional and spiritual support to ministry leaders among them, who sometimes struggle emotionally. “Many women expressed feelings of idleness, as they are no longer able to teach other women or engage in ministry,” said a front-line worker. “Their identity, closely tied to their roles in the church, has been deeply affected.” Those feelings have led some to question God’s love amid their suffering: “They expressed confusion and disappointment over why God would allow such hardships to occur while they have left everything to serve him,” the worker said.

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  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for them! Sustain & console them amid persecution. Bring their attackers to Christ, bringing hope, freedom & stability. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Mighty and Loving Lord Jesus, come over each person like a flood of love and encouragement from your presence. Hold each in your arms and comfort them. Help them to go forward. Amen
    Pamela F - USA
  • Mighty and Loving Lord Jesus, come over each person like a flood of love and encouragement from your presence. Hold each in your arms and comfort them. Help them to go forward. Amen
    Pamela F - USA
  • Lord Jesus, it is only human to question You in the midst of great suffering and confusion. I ask for your Mercy and Compassion and that You provide for the women. Do not let them remain in their confusion but strengthen them in their faith. Let them know You are with them every step of the way and have not abandoned them. May they resume their minist
    Denise G - Canada
  • Father, please give the Christian's in Burkina Faso strength and help only You can provide. Please help them to be able to spread Your word and worship You in the open without fear or attacks. Please give the Christian's in Burkina Faso resources only You can give for their needs.
    Shawna W - USA
  • Please Lord stop this wicked Islamic extremism in Burkina Faso. Please allow these churches to open up and to worship freely. Please keep your people strong and faith and allow them to minister and live their daily lives as they have before in the mighty name of Jesus
    AMANDA Y - USA
  • Avi Ad! I thank You that You are giving our brethren the vision in which You perceive. See, You are doing a new thing, now it springs up! Do you dear brethren not perceive. You are making a way through the valley of disappointment and waning faith. You are creating living springs of water in the wastelands. In Yeshua's name
    Randal A - USA
  • Father, may you give these believers, especially the sisters, clarity regarding your faithfulness, despite what they see around them. Help them to live by faith and not by sight. Comfort them and even allow other believers to encourage and help them. Please keep them and allow them to continue serving you.
    Mark R - USA
  • Father, let these saints know that You will never leave them or forsake in the middle of such opposition and disruption to their lives. The number being affected is staggering, Lord, and the questions are real as to why You allow it. Lord, we are finite and cannot see Your plan and timing. Grant these saints a spirit of power and long suffering.
    Craig R - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for them! Sustain them amid discouraging hardship & attacks. Bring their attackers to Christ, bringing peace, hope & stability. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Father God, I come against the evil of Islamist that destroy churches and persecute Christians. No weapons formed again the body of Christ will prosper. I declare a hedge of protection around your people dear God and blessings from unexpected places. I declare the peace of God will rule in their hearts. Jesus is their light and salvation. In Jesus name
    Jacklyn L - USA
  • Eternal Father, have mercy on the Christians in Burkina Faso. Deliver them from the power of confusion and open their hearts and minds to You will and ways. Turn their hearts from seeing themselves in relation to their church roles and see themselves in their roles for Christ. Let them minister to one another that they may grow in their faith. Amen
    Andre K - USA
  • Eternal Father, have mercy on the Christians in Burkina Faso. Deliver them from the power of confusion and open their hearts and minds to You will and ways. Turn their hearts from seeing themselves in relation to their church roles and see themselves in their roles for Christ. Let them minister to one another that they may grow in their faith. Amen
    Andre K - USA
  • Dear Lord Jesus, heal the physical and emotional wounds of our brothers and sisters in Christ in Burkina Faso. Give them the resources they need to proclaim your word and support their families. Help them to forgive their persecutors, that others may see your love changing lives and understand salvation.
    Margaret H - USA
  • Dear Lord,
    Please help the Christians in Burkina Faso. I pray that the persecution will stop.
    That the Word of Jesus would spread. I pray that they will have comfort during this time.
    May they be not weary in well doing and that they will keep going in the Lord's ways.
    Amen
    (Luca)
    Amy B - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for them! Sustain & encourage them amid suffering & persecution. Bring their attackers to Christ, bringing peace, hope & stability. Amen.


    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, please provide comfort, peace, strength and love to all who have been displaced and to all who are feeling confusion and doubt. Wrap your arms around them and may your Spirit fill them. I pray for your provision for them and all for them to grow through this. I pray the persecution stops in Burkina Faso. In Jesus' Name. Amen!
    Robert B - USA
  • Lord the hearts of Your followers need encouragement and a fresh revelation of Your love. Lord revive their hearts and minds with Your word and presence. Help them to understand the purpose in their suffering. Please show them ways they can continue to minister and serve You and those around them. Please produce fruit for their labors as they seek You
    Teresa S - USA
  • Jesus,
    how you care for your church in Burkino Faso, please bring your encouragement, protection, wisdom and peace to our brothers and sisters there. Help them to remain strong and steadfast and strengthened as they live out your purpose for your kingdom. Thank you for their love and devotion to you amidst the great suffering and persecution they face
    Amy B - USA
  • Father, strengthen my brothers and sisters in Burkino Faso who are undergoing such persecution. Help the women whose ministries have been closed down to see that their value is in who they are in Christ not in what they do for Christ. Use 1 Peter 4:22-14 to sustain them so they don't look at trials as something strange happening to them. In Jesus' name
    Dennis B - USA
  • Loving Father, I pray Your Holy Spirit would minister to these displaced Burkinabe Christians who are struggling. Let them feel Your presence and love, and open doors for them to minister to those around them, as well as being ministered to. Let them know we stand with them. In Jesus name, amen.
    Susan H - USA
  • Father, please equip your church with unshakable faith. May the challenges they face in Burkina Faso increase their determination to spread the good news. Give them wisdom and discernment into your will as they continue to be a light in the darkness. Glorify yourself while it is today. Amen
    Tammie J - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Burkina Faso: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for them! Sustain & encourage them amid hardship & persecution. Bring their attackers to Christ, bringing peace & hope. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • HOLY Father through Christ Jesus we thank you for allowing us to enter your will for our Burkinabe sisters and believers who need your wisdom. The displaced of your Body need your daily bread so to find strength in joy, persevere in faith, and love one another, so to conform to Jesus' humble and glorious image. May they and we be light and salt.
    Mary M - USA
  • Lord God, please be with Your children in Burkina Faso. Pour out Your Love and Goodness upon them that they won't lose hope in You. Bless them with perseverance through this trial, help them to fix their eyes on You. Please protect them through this trial and provide for them. Help them to know You have seen all their good deeds. In Jesus' name, amen!
    Tamira T - USA
  • Heavenly Father,
    I pray for these women who have been uprooted from their homes and their churches. I pray that they would find roles to fulfill within their camp, and that they would use the time to spread your Word. I pray that they would find new community with one another as they're uprooted from their homes. Bring them peace .
    In Your Name
    Amen
    Sophia H - USA
  • Jesus, come alongside these persecuted sisters in Burkina Faso. Shoulder their burden. Summon them to take up your easy yoke: knowing you, trusting you, and walking with you. Bring them joy and peace.
    Jim T - USA
  • Our Father, be with Your children in Burkina Faso as they face persecution and loss of homes. Bring a sense of purpose to those who are displaced physically and emotionally. Provide them with areas of service and gentle their hearts as they question their place among the suffering. Hold them close to Your heart. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Father, your children are struggling in Burkino Faso. Please heal the emotionally and spiritually wounds left by their trauma. Bring those who have been displaced into communities of believers where they can minister to each to other. Pour your Spirit on them to give them understanding, power, hope and courage. Meet their needs! In Jesus' name, Amen!
    Linda T - USA
  • Jehovah Gira, our Provider, I pray that you send your holy angels to protect those in Burkina Faso from Islamic persecution so that they are able to freely gather together in peace and security. May Islamic extremists come to realize that there is no threat from Christianity and that only love and peace are in our hearts. In Jesus' name, Amen!
    Chaplain Dale I - USA
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