Casilda endured two years of captivity at the hands of Islamist insurgents.
Casilda endured two years of captivity at the hands of Islamist insurgents.
Aug. 13, 2026 | Mozambique

Kidnapped Christian Continues to Heal After Suffering

[155] prayers in [8] nations have been posted for Casilda.

A Christian woman continues to heal in the aftermath of Islamist captivity. In 2022, Islamist al-Shabab fighters attacked the community in northern Mozambique, killing and abducting several people, including Casilda Eliash, then 45. The militants demanded that the Christian captives convert to Islam. Casilda remained in captivity for two years, repeatedly beaten and subjected to sexual abuse. After escaping, Casilda’s husband divorced her because he considered her impure due to the abuse she had endured.

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  • Lord, you are the faithful and loving father of Casilda. Bring healing, peace, comfort, love to her. Help her forgiver her abusers. Open her husband's heart to love her and accept her for what happened to her out of her control. Faithful father, be a father to her. Restore her to joy & peace. And I ask that for all those who have undergone the same.
    Elizabeth M - USA
  • In the bold name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, El, God of the Universe, as brothers and sisters in Christ we adore You that Casilda boldly proclaims name of Jesus. We ask for healing, provision, hedge of protection, heavenly angels encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Jesus, thank You for watching over Casilda while she was held in captivity, and thank You for allowing her to escape. I ask that You would help her heal mentally and physically. Surround her with a strong Christian community that can assist her as she gets back on her feet. Speak to her heart and keep her faith strong. In Jesus' name, amen.
    Jessica M - USA
  • Father, I lift up my sister, Casilda, to You. She has walked through unimaginable trauma. Comfort her body, mind, & soul with Your truth that You will keep her. Help her know healing only You can bring. Guard her heart & mind with Your peace when she is overwhelmed. Grow her faith & provide for her needs. Draw her husband & captors into repentance.
    April D - USA
  • Lord I pray for Casilda and I ask for healing and peace for her heart. I pray for You to do what only You can do and heal her wounds, inside and outside. I pray for You to soften her husbands heart and have him draw her back. I pray for kindness and softness and grace from him to her and for him to be a place of safety for her and for him to repent
    Joy H - USA
  • In the name of Resurrected Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Rohi, Our Shepherd, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You that Casilda calls upon the Name of the Lord. We ask for healing, a hedge of protection, and heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear Lord Jesus, I see the sorrow in Casilda's eyes and you know how she is suffering. Touch her now and heal her brokenness. Replace her scars with joy and peace. Keep her safe.
    Pamela F - USA
  • Father who sees all! You see the suffering our sister Casilda suffered from her captives & her husband. Only You can give peace & healing to her. Draw her close & give her comfort to rest & heal in Your amazing love. Provide spiritually, physically & emotionally for her. Restore unto her the years the canker worm has eaten. In Jesus' name. Amen.
    Ann S - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Mozambique: 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 violently persecuted, like Casilda. Open hearts around them to You, saving this land, bringing peace! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Jesus, I pray for Casilda, send your ministering angles to minister to her. Pour the Balm of Gilead on her wounds to heal her from her abuse and help her carry the weight of her grief from her experience and her husband leaving her alone in this. I pray you will redeem her pain and change her husband's heart and transform him with the gospel.
    Michelle K - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Mozambique: 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 the violently persecuted, like Casilda. Open hearts around them to You, saving this land, bringing peace & hope! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord you know the needs of each of your children help these that have hurt men cannot heal calm thereneaves and give them assurance of your continued love help these that were kidnapped to count on you so stronglly that peace will flood there heart and trust in you will be full of live
    Rebekah J - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Mozambique: 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 violently persecuted, like Casilda. Open hearts around them to You, saving this land, bringing peace & hope! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Oh Lord I pray for this dear woman who has suffered this horrible abuse, only to come home to suffer more from her husband. Please give her comfort and assurance of Your love! Please give her strength and provide for her! I can't imagine what she's been through!
    Cheryl B - USA
  • Lord, let Casilda know that You are with her despite the difficult circumstances that she has suffered. Help her to stand firm in her faith and to have counseling from all that she has gone through. Help her to know how much You love her and restore to her what the locusts have taken. Help her to trust in You for all of her provisions. In Jesus Name
    Cynthia H - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Mozambique: 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 violently persecuted, like Casilda. Open hearts around them to You, saving this land, bringing peace & hope! Amen
    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, I place Casilda in your loving hands. I pray you completely heal all hurt and pain and restore her peace and joy. I pray you become so real to her if you are not already. I pray she feels your strength and sees you moving on her behalf. Save her husband's soul. Deal with the hearts of those who did this evil; may their eyes be opened to truth.
    Polly C - USA
  • Loving Father, please deliver Casilda according to your word. Grant her physical and emotional healing and comfort. Please provide for her physical, spiritual and emotional needs. Defend her from evil doers and strengthen her faith
    Julie C - USA
  • Lord, I ask for peace in Casilda's life, that she be in a safe healing place under biblical discipleship walking alongside her. Be with Your servant who has remained faithful in the face of atrocities. I pray for her continued growth as a believer in Jesus Christ, strengthening others bringing glory to Your Name.
    Rochelle D - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Mozambique: 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 the violently persecuted, like Casilda. Open hearts around them to You, saving this land, bringing freedom! Amen,
    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, you love Casilda more than she can imagine. Please will you continue to heal her in all aspects in life? Provide for her needs and protect her from evil. Bring something good from this situation. Give Casilda close relationships with other believers who will support her through this difficult time. Thank you for the great plans you have for her
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Lord heal our dear sister physically, mentally and emotionally. Please do not let this trauma stop her from moving forward in faith. Please provide all the resources she needs to heal and may she use the terrible suffering she experienced to help other women who have experienced the same trauma. In Jesus Name Amen
    Ginny S - USA
  • In the name of the omnipresence of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Omnipresent, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we worship You for the watchful eyes of Casilda. We ask for healing, Your presence, a hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Almighty God, I pray against the evil that was perpetrated against this woman and those who abused her. I pray that they will repent of their evil and put their faith in Jesus Christ for salvation and forgiveness of sins. I pray that you will do a mighty work in Mozambique spreading the gospel and exalting the name of Jesus Christ. Please heal her,amen
    Julia F - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Mozambique: 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 violently persecuted, like Casilda. Open hearts around them to You, saving this land, bringing peace & hope! Amen
    Lisa D - USA
  • Eternal Father, have mercy on Casilda. Strengthen her in her faith and shower her with Your love. Heal her mentally as well as physically from all that she has endured. Let her not be hurt by the ignorance of her husband, but remind her that she is a child of God. Make her to understand her strengthen because she endure and lived to tell about it. Amen
    Andre K - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Mozambique: 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 violently persecuted, like Casilda. Open hearts around them to You, saving this land, bringing peace! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Father, you know Casilda has been judged without cause. Magnify her faithfulness to you during these past cruelties. Allow her memories of your supernatural presence & help bring healing & comfort from her past. Give her a clean conscience that you hold nothing against her in captivity. May Mozambique become a country that honors Jesus forever.
    Shelly D - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. Please take her under your wing. Let Your healing go forth. Provide her every need for she has suffered for Your cause. Give her strength to remain firm & that You will send someone her way who loves her as a husband should. Remove the veil from blinded Muslim eyes in Mozambique. In Jesus' Mighty NA.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Father, thank you for this woman's precious faith and endurance. Thank you for helping her to escape abuse and captivity. Restore her fully by your power and provide grace for her every need. Help her to abide in the love of Christ and his liberty. God bless her and thank you, amen
    Barry P - USA
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