Voodoo parades during which practitioners may curse people are common in Benin.
Voodoo parades during which practitioners may curse people are common in Benin.
Jun. 04, 2026 | Benin

Constantly Opposed by Voodooist Family

[13] prayers in [3] nations have been posted for Marie and Rosaline.

Two young Christians persist in their faith despite opposition from their family. Marie, 18, and Rosaline, 17, are cousins in a voodooist family. The girls had never heard the gospel until a Christian woman who sold soap started coming to their home, and they placed their trust in Christ and started attending church. This angered their family, who rejected them and started cursing them in the middle of the night. As they cursed, the girls would get up and pray. Then the family stopped giving them food. “We read the Bible and look for verses to encourage us. God exists, and his kindness never ends,” said Marie. “The same way he repaired the life of Job, he will give us solutions to our problems.” Rosaline asked for prayer that they would have faith like Abraham when he went to sacrifice Isaac: “I want God to give me such faith so that whenever I face any problem or difficult situation, my faith will not shake.”

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  • Dear God, Please continue to show incredible kindness to Marie and Rosaline. I pray for their wellbeing, joy, and peace, and I pray that their joy and faith may continue to deepen. Please watch over them and keep them safe. I pray that they may find refuge with You and will not be alone. Thank You. In Jesus's name, Amen.
    Rae M - USA
  • Bless Marie &Rosaline with Your peace that surpasses all understanding, Lord, and let them experience Your provision of their needs. Give them the faith of Abraham and use them to rescue their family and village from the darkness of Voodoo. Crush this stronghold of Satan and bring revival to all of Benin. Use these women as Your instruments of life.
    Beth O - USA
  • Heavenly Father God in the Name of Jesus I pray that Marie and Rosaline will have Unwavering Faith in Jesus. I pray Lord Holy Spirit that You give them this unshakable Faith so that they can endure and take on any challenges and circumstances for Jesus Christ. And may this Faith change the lives of those around them. In Your Precious Name Jesus, Amen.
    Mariah Ki'erra D - USA
  • Gracias por manifestarte en todo Tu poder a favor de Marie y Rosaline en Benin, que pese a toda la oposicion, se mantienen fieles y han escuchado Tu Palabra y se han aferrado a la esperanza que les da. Sigue fortaleciendolas en la fe, creciendo en conocimiento y entendimiento, como lo han hecho hasta ahora, de acuerdo a los testimonios de Tu Palabra.
    Gonzalo Felipe M - Chile
  • Loving Father, You observe the trouble and grief that Marie and Rosaline are experiencing. Please do justice to these fatherless and oppressed women,, make them wiser than their enemies and save them from all who persecute them. Please provide for their physical, spiritual and emotional needs and Grant them Freedom From Fear
    Julie C - USA
  • Mighty Father God, thank You & abundantly bless Marie & Rosaline with courage & comfort & joy & glorious faith in You. May their faith be rewarded. Be glorified through this situation. Awesome Father, let no weapon formed against them prosper. Open the eyes of their families to Your power working through them. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen
    Rebecca C - USA
  • Father I praise you for saving Marie&Rosaline. Deepen their faith so they are unshakable in trials. Keep their gaze fixed on you. Encourage them through your Word&connect them with other believers. Through their prayers&witness open the eyes of their families to see the evil of Voodoo&the beauty&freedom of the Gospel. Move in power across Benin. Amen
    Lina 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 them, especially youth facing voodooist persecution, like Marie & Rosaline. Open hearts around them to You, saving all Benin! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Jesus we lift up these girls who are new to the faith and are being cursed by their families. Nurture their faith and put your hedge of protection around them so that no evil can harm them. Supply their physical needs for food. Bless them with other believers who can encourage them..IJN, Amen
    Lois Y - USA
  • Lord thank you for Your faithful servants Marie and Rosaline. May you answer their prayers to have the faith of Abraham that their faith may not be shaken by opposing family members or anyone else. May they see You bring others into the kingdom. Jeff Franklin
    Jeff F - USA
  • Heavenly Father we pray for Marie and Rosaline for help and protection. By your infinite mercy, strengthen them and increase their faith to trust in you, make a way for them where there seems to be no way. Guide them always and deliver them from evil. Cover them with your feathers and under your wings will they trust; bless them and keep them, Amen
    Great O - Nigeria
  • Dear LORD, I pray for Rosaline, Marie & the Christian people of Benin. May their love for their families win them to You. I pray against Voodoo & evil forces at work in Africa. I pray Your richest blessings upon them all, & for Your greatest gift of salvation. May we be known by our love. In Jesus Holy Name, Amen. Teresa Rhodes
    Teresa R - USA
  • Beloved Father: Praise be to You for the faith of Marie & Rosaline! Please help them to grow in faith & the knowledge of Your Word. Do not allow the curses of the voodooists to come upon our sisters. Provide for their needs as they make You their trust. Soften the hearts of their family members that they may repent before Christ. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Mario C - USA
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