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A Cry From the Persecuted Church in Nigeria: Please Do Not Forget Us 🇳🇬

To Christians around the world,

I write today with a heavy heart on behalf of countless families in Nigeria whose suffering is often overlooked. This is not about politics or attention. it is about children who have lost their parents, widows who have lost their husbands, and communities shattered by violence.

Recently, reports emerged of an attack involving a Christian school in Oyo State. What should have been a place of learning became a place of fear. While many children around the world celebrated Children’s Day with joy, some Nigerian children spent that same period in fear, grief, and uncertainty.

In our camp, we see the pain that headlines cannot fully capture. I remember a young boy who sat near the entrance every evening, waiting for his mother. He believed she would come for him, not knowing she had been killed. I remember a little girl who asked every night, “Did anyone find my daddy today?” Eventually, she stopped asking. not because she understood, but because hope was fading.

These stories are not rare. Many children have become orphans overnight. Many carry wounds that cannot be seen. They struggle with fear, trauma, and loss while the world moves on to the next headline

Scripture tells us, “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it” (1 Corinthians 12:26). Yet many of these families feel forgotten. This is not just Nigeria’s burden. These are human lives created in the image of God.

Despite their suffering, I have met believers whose faith remains unshaken. Widows still worship. Orphans still sing hymns. Families who have lost everything still proclaim that Christ is Lord. Their faith is a testimony to God’s sustaining grace.

Today, I ask for three things: pray, remember, and stand with the persecuted Church. Pray for grieving families, vulnerable children, pastors or priests serving in dangerous areas, and all those living with the scars of violence. Pray that God will comfort the brokenhearted and strengthen those who suffer for His name.

Please do not forget these children. Do not forget these families. Behind every statistic is a face, a name, and a story. May the Church of Jesus Christ continue to remember and support its suffering brothers and sisters wherever they may be.

May God comfort the brokenhearted, defend the innocent, and strengthen His people. Amen.