Chief's Son Baptized, Disowned, Threatened

A Christian man was disowned and forced to flee after placing his faith in Christ. Boukary’s father is a village chief, or king, as they are often called in Burkina Faso. He is also a Muslim. When Boukary started listening to an audio Bible and eventually placed his trust in Christ, his father was furious. “The family considers Boukary’s conversion to have placed a huge amount of shame on them as Muslims,” said a front-line worker. “His father immediately took Boukary’s wife away and sent her back to her family. He then threatened to kill Boukary and declared he was no longer his son.” Boukary fled to a larger city and eventually reunited with his wife, who had escaped from her Muslim family along with the couple’s children. The front-line worker requested prayer for Boukary and his family, as he is unemployed and they still face danger from other family members.

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