Isata had never sewn before being enrolled in this Christian training program.
Isata had never sewn before being enrolled in this Christian training program.
Apr. 23, 2026 | Sierra Leone

Muslim Woman Beaten for Visiting Church

[189] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Isata.


A Muslim woman was beaten for visiting a church but has now placed her faith in Christ. Isata is from a town where her father is an imam and her brother is a local muezzin (someone who calls Muslims to prayer). Despite being raised in a strict Muslim home, she began to have dreams in which Jesus Christ appeared. After having this dream three times, she decided to visit a church, which angered her husband. He felt she had brought shame upon his family and gathered some Muslim men, who tied her up and beat her. He then told Isata she could no longer enter her home and burned all her clothes. With nowhere to live, Isata fled to a pastor’s house. His family cared for her until they enrolled her in a Christian sewing center where she receives practical training and discipleship in God’s Word. The center was created to help Christian women like Isata start new lives after being rejected by their families for following Christ.

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  • Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on your faithful.
    Peter K - USA
  • Lord,
    Thank You for Isata and calling her unto You. We praise You that she had ears to hear and boldly went to church to discover more about You, even in the face of rejection by her family. We pray that You would bless her in her training and discipleship. May You be glorified in her life and may others see You through her.
    Lysander S - USA
  • Father, I lift up my sister, Isata, to You. Thank You for bringing her into saving faith in You. Thank You for connecting her with the sewing & discipleship center. Please provide her community & encouragement. Remind her You are the Good Father, Who will never forsake her. Please bring her healing from the abuse she faced & draw her husband to You.
    April D - USA
  • Lord God, I do pray that this dear sister would continue to see the care and love of Your people as she rebuilds her life. May she gain the practical skills she needs to support herself, and may she grow in her faith as she studies Your word and attends church. Please provide others to disciple her and may she have hope and joy in You.
    Danielle H - USA
  • In the powerful hands of Jesus, our heavenly Father El Shaddai, God Almighty, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You that You listen as Isata cries out to you. We pray for provision, hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear Father in heaven, thank you for revealing yourself to Isata in dreams and for her faith in you. She is a blessing and encouragement to me as I read of her faithfulness, despite her hardship. Bless her and all of the women in the Sewing ministry, and they be able to provide income for themselves. May their families come to know you, Jesus. Amen.
    Jennifer T - USA
  • God, thank you for your provisions for Isata and other women such as her. Thank you Jesus for visiting these women in dreams, thank you for your people opening their hearts and homes to share love of Christ. Open the eyes and hearts of those who hate so deep to love of Jesus. Bring glory to yourself O God as you continue to change hearts. Amen Pat US
    Patricia S - USA
  • God, I praise You that Isata met You, trusted You, and followed You. I pray that You call her husband, her father, and her brother to the faith. I pray that her scars would heal, her fears would cease, and her faith would always remain strong. I pray that she would have what she needs, and that joy would fill her, as well as wisdom. Guard and sustain.
    Kesse R - USA
  • In the name of King Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we glorify You for faith of Isata. We ask for training, for provision, for hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear Lord, we thank You for Isata who did not succumb to the luxuries of this world but instead chose to serve You. Thank You also for the pastor and his wife who took her in and then helped her to find a place where she is able to make a home for herself and provide for herself as well, Thank You Lord for her family coming to accept You as Lord too
    Donna H - USA
  • Father God,I thank you that Isata has found a refuge in you through her faith in JesusChrist and I thank you that this kind Pastor and his family have provided for her and found her a place at the sewing center.I pray that her faith will continue to grow as well as her knowledge of your word.I also pray that her testimony will have an impact on others
    Julia F - USA
  • In the name of the Lamb of God, Jesus, our heavenly Father, Yeshua, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Isata. We ask for deliverance, for provision, for healing, hedge of protection and heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sierra Leone: 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 them, particularly all facing family rejection, like Isata. Open their families' hearts to You, saving all Sierra Leone! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Thank you Lord for reaching her. Please keep her and the family that took her in safe. Please guide those who beat her to repent and come to You.
    Shawna W - USA
  • Our Father, keep Isata safe in the Christian community where she can be discipled and grow in her faith and life in Christ. Teach her that all she does at the sewing center is for the glory of God and her new life away from Islam. Enable her and others in Sierra Leone to see life in the Christian Church as giving meaning to their lives. Amen
    Paul M - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sierra Leone: 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 them, especially all facing family rejection, like Isata. Open their families' hearts to You, bring salvation to Sierra Leone! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Jehovah Father God- the Creator of Humanity, entirely. I ask for Your love to continue to dwell inside the persecuted brothers and sisters around the entire Globe. Will you show the love of conviction and discipline to our enemies? I know it is impossible for anyone of them to be saved but nothing is impossible for You. Father, hear our prayers. Amen
    Kimberly L - USA
  • Jehovah Father God- the Creator of Humanity, entirely. I ask for Your love to continue to dwell inside the persecuted brothers and sisters around the entire Globe. Will you show the love of conviction and discipline to our enemies? I know it is impossible for anyone of them to be saved but nothing is impossible for You. Father, hear our prayers. Amen
    Kimberly L - USA
  • Jehovah Father God- the Creator of Humanity, entirely. I ask for Your love to continue to dwell inside the persecuted brothers and sisters around the entire Globe. Will you show the love of conviction and discipline to our enemies? I know it is impossible for anyone of them to be saved but nothing is impossible for You. Father, hear our prayers. Amen
    Kimberly L - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Sierra Leone: 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 them, especially all facing family rejection, like Isata. Open these families' hearts to You, saving Sierra Leone! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Thank You Lord for Isata and her faith to follow You despite the cost. Thank You for the pastor who took her in and the training program she is in to provide for herself. Please help her to get work and to trust in You for all of her needs. Help her to be strengthened in the faith. Thank You for showing Yourself to her in dreams and help her family.
    Cynthia H - USA
  • God is opening the eyes of many Muslims; he is appearing to them in dreams and visions. I pray that God will continue to come into the dreams and visions of those that are Muslims and I pray that Isata will find peace and comfort and God will continue to be with her through his son Jesus Christ. May she become a great disciple and influencer on other
    Saundra G - USA
  • Father, thank You for my sister Isata!May Your perfect love cast out all fear and heal her of abusive trauma.Please help her replace her painful loss of family with a close,new family of believers she can always count on for support.Bring back laughter.Holy Spirit, show her You are closer than her tears and bring back the healing joy of feeling at home
    Danae V - USA
  • Lord I praise You for this place of worship and safety for Isata. I pray she grows deep roots of faith and trust in You. I pray she seeks You and finds You wholeheartedly. I pray that as she pours out her heart to You, You would meet her and provide for her as her Heavenly Father. I pray she would bring in others with her and share about You.
    Joy H - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sierra Leone: 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 them, especially all facing family rejection, like Isata. Open their families' hearts to You, saving all of Sierra Leone! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sierra Leone: 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 them, especially all facing family rejection, like Isata. Open their families' hearts to You, saving all of Sierra Leone! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sierra Leone: 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 them, especially all facing family rejection, like Isata. Open their families' hearts to You, saving all Sierra Leone! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Almighty God, I thank You for rescuing Isata from the darkness of Islam, and drawing her to the Lord. I pray for complete healing from any physical injuries from her beatings, and emotional healing from the traumatic effects from the beatings, & rejection from her family. I pray the sewing training she is receiving will allow her to support herself.
    Curtis M - USA
  • Our Father, place Your arms around Isata and hold her close to You. Give her daily strength to find courage to live for You. Thank You for the opportunity she has to earn a living. May she grow in wisdom and love for You, and others. May her family come to know You as Lord. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sierra Leone: 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 them, especially those facing family rejection, like Isata. Open their families' hearts to You, bringing peace & hope! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
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