Christian women in worship and prayer in Benin.
Christian women in worship and prayer in Benin.
Jan. 08, 2026 | Benin

Pastor's Son Abducted, Condition Unknown

[143] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Adam.

In December 2024, Adam Amdou, the adult son of a pastor, was kidnapped from his home and his whereabouts are still unknown. The abductors are members of an Islamist terrorist group who were angered that Adam’s father refused to obey their orders to stop his Christian ministry activities. Since Adam’s abduction, his family, including his father, his wife and his two children, have received no word on his condition. They do not know where he is or if he is alive. “His wife and children are receiving some support from local Christians,” said a front-line worker. “But their situation remains very difficult.” The front-line worker asked for prayer for Adam and his family.

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  • Father God, I pray for Adam's family, and ask that you will give them word of his whereabouts. Please help them in the midst of their pain. Please comfort them with promises from your word. Help them to see that all of this is not in vain. I pray that their faith will be strengthened and they will continue to share the gospel with others. In Jesus name
    Julia F - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Benin: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Guard, console, provide for & sustain them, especially Adam, his family & others with similar needs. Bring their persecutors to Christ, giving hop

    Lisa D - USA
  • OH Jesus comfort Adam's wife and children and let it be known where he is. TY for fellow Christians who are helping her.
    michele r - USA
  • Heavenly Father, In Jesus Name I join in agreement with the prayer of Lisa D - USA.
    Jim E - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Benin: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain, guard, console & provide for them, especially Adam, his family & others in similar situations. Bring their persecutors to Christ! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Avi Ad! I thank You that You are leading Adam's family in the whole knowledge and action of the love of God and the patient endurance which comes from Christ. May Adam's heart be filled with your love and peace as You open the door he is to go through. In Yeshua's name
    Randal A - USA
  • Oh Heavenly Father these people are desperate for Your help! Jesus Christ Savior Messiah Lamb of God help these people please in the way that You know how and only You can do!
    christine s - USA
  • Lord God, I thank you that You know exactly where Adam is and are watching over him and are with him. I pray peace for his family and comfort for Adam. I pray that this man will be brought back to his family and all will see that You are the God who sees and hears and answers prayers.
    In the name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen.
    Krista H - USA
  • In the blessed name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for hearing prayers of Adam and family. We ask for release, answered prayers, provision, hedge of protection and angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Thank you Father that you know where Adam is. Please comfort his family and return him to them soon.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Father, you love these dear believers deeply. Please provide for their needs. If Adam is still alive, then please may he be released unharmed. May the entire family and church family trust Jesus fully and not live based on fear. Thank you that this world is not our home. We long for the day when you take us to live with you in a place without evil.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Lord, I ask that you would be close to Adam's family, and grant them peace and even hope despite not knowing if their son is alive or his condition. Help them to remain firm in their faith. Also, I ask that you be with Adam if he is alive. Protect him and surround him with your great love.
    Mark R - USA
  • Father, thank You for the Amdou family and Your family in Benin, a country oppressed by the devil with voodooism. Grant them peace that passes natural understanding that they are Yours and this world is not our home. Adam at the least will be with You if they have taken his life. If not, restore him to the family. Help them stand firm in this crisis.
    Craig R - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Benin: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console, sustain, guard & empower them, especially Adam, his family & others with similar needs. Bring their persecutors to Christ, giving them peace & hope! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Father, I ask Your guidance, wisdom and mercy for this grieving pastor and father as he and his family suffer for their obedience in sharing Christ in the midst of opposition and spiritual darkness. Please, if it be Your will, grant them relief in Adam's return, or at least the knowledge of where he is or if he is alive. Grant them Your peace.
    Lynne W - USA
  • Father, help. Help where there is no comfort or peace except for in You and in Your promises to right all wrong. Help this family to hold fast to You and draw closer together. If You are willing, deliver their son from his captives. Convict the Islamist terrorists and show them how miserable they are. Cause this to turn many to You, in Jesus' Name.
    Janie B - USA
  • Dear Lord, may you return Adam to his family whole and unharmed and may you bless his family. Amen.
    Tom H - USA
  • I will pray for him and his family.
    Clint D - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Benin: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Guard, empower, provide for & console them, especially Adam, his family & others with similar needs. Bring their persecutors to Christ! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord Jesus, I ask that you would make Adam's whereabouts known so that his family and friends can process, heal, or seek justice. Bless the front-line workers who are providing assistance for his family. Thwart any plans of evil or harm planned by Islamist terrorists against Christians in Benin. Thank You for the bold faith of Adam's family! Amen.
    Jessica M - USA
  • Father God, bless our brothers and sisters in Christ in Benin. Provide what is needed for Adam to come home safely. Give Him wisdom & courage to speak boldly & compassionately in Christ to his captors. Provide for his family's needs & comfort them through this trial. Father, be glorified in this. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen
    Rebecca C - USA
  • Lord God, help them in their waiting. Be their refuge. Move on behalf of Adam and for the sake of your name.
    Rachel Albro H - USA
  • In this time of uncertainty, I pray the Lord Jesus will give you the hope and comfort to carry on. Your brother, Jeff Franklin
    Jeff F - USA
  • I pray for these believers from Your Word.
    For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. Colossians 1:16
    Provide for them, please, Lord.
    Kim B - USA
  • Lord Jesus, I pray that the family of Adam will find him safe and alive. May Adams family find peace in you through the power of the Holy Spirit. I also pray that the Islamic terrorists in Benin come to know you as their personal Lord and Savior for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. In your Holy name I humbly pray, Amen!
    Chaplain Dale I - USA
  • Lord please protect him and bring him home safely, and give them all Your peace, strength and comfort. And cause many to come to know Your love through their testimony.
    Faith G - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Benin: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain, guard, console & provide for them, especially Adam, his family & others facing their plight. Bring their persecutors to Christ! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Lord Jesus, we pray for Adam's health and safety - heal his physical and emotional wounds and provide him a way of escape from his abductors. We pray that you will open the hearts of the Islamist terrorist group to the truth of your gospel. Put your loving arms of comfort around his family as it is so difficult not to know for over a year.
    Margaret H - USA
  • Almighty God return Adam from his nightmare to his loving family who miss & need him. Make communication possible from Adam to his family so that they might have some peace & hope. Open door so that Christian ministry can stay alive and be fruitful in Benin . Bless those who support Adam's family but help provide peace for the family In Jesus name Amen
    Robert C - Canada
  • Lord Jesus, please reveal what happened to their son, good or bad so they can closure. Be with them and if he is alive, get him home! Comfort his family and bless them and bring good from this so many will glorify the Name of Christ. May no harm come to their family! In Jesus' Name. Amen!
    Robert B - USA
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