This week marks the 4th anniversary of Leah Sharibu's kidnapping by Muslim extremists in northern Nigeria.
While we are still praying for Leah's release, we wanted to share a first-hand account from another Christian girl. Her name is Agnes. She escaped from Boko Haram and lived to tell her story. Please join her in prayer.
"We suffered a lot during our time in captivity. They forced us to work hard for them. They kept pushing us to denounce Christ. I was given to a woman who was married to one of the fighters. In secret, the woman was still a Christian. She told me to fake it. That if these people forced me to denounce Christ, I should say 'yes', but deep down within me I should hold on to Christ. And then, during times of Muslim prayer, I should pray to Christ instead of their 'Allah'."
God sees and knows every hurt Agnes substained in her captivity. Ask Him to continue to heal her wounds and help her to overcome the trauma she sustained.
"I suffered a lot of violence in their hands. Especially when I still sometimes mentioned the name Jesus. A few times they beat me up until I was unconcious. In the book of Psalms, there is a verse that says something like, no matter the troubles and suffering you go through, hold on to God."
Thank God for the strength that Agnes gained from her godly upbringing. Let's pray that He would strengthen those who are still imprisoned by Boko Haram.
The day I escaped, I was sent with another young girl to go and look for vegetables in the forest. They left us alone. Then the girl I was with told me to run away with her and find freedom.
Open Doors reached out to Agnes and has been working with her through trauma recovery therapy to help her regain her life once more. She has some specific prayer requests for all of you.
"I want all believers in Christ to pray for the many girls still in captivity. Ask God to intervene. Also pray for me, that God will bring an end to the rejection I am going through. Pray also for my family members and community that have rejected me, that God will open their eyes to see that what they are doing is not good.
Thanks for praying, Elohim bless you. Taken from an Open Doors USA text alert.
While we are still praying for Leah's release, we wanted to share a first-hand account from another Christian girl. Her name is Agnes. She escaped from Boko Haram and lived to tell her story. Please join her in prayer.
"We suffered a lot during our time in captivity. They forced us to work hard for them. They kept pushing us to denounce Christ. I was given to a woman who was married to one of the fighters. In secret, the woman was still a Christian. She told me to fake it. That if these people forced me to denounce Christ, I should say 'yes', but deep down within me I should hold on to Christ. And then, during times of Muslim prayer, I should pray to Christ instead of their 'Allah'."
God sees and knows every hurt Agnes substained in her captivity. Ask Him to continue to heal her wounds and help her to overcome the trauma she sustained.
"I suffered a lot of violence in their hands. Especially when I still sometimes mentioned the name Jesus. A few times they beat me up until I was unconcious. In the book of Psalms, there is a verse that says something like, no matter the troubles and suffering you go through, hold on to God."
Thank God for the strength that Agnes gained from her godly upbringing. Let's pray that He would strengthen those who are still imprisoned by Boko Haram.
The day I escaped, I was sent with another young girl to go and look for vegetables in the forest. They left us alone. Then the girl I was with told me to run away with her and find freedom.
Open Doors reached out to Agnes and has been working with her through trauma recovery therapy to help her regain her life once more. She has some specific prayer requests for all of you.
"I want all believers in Christ to pray for the many girls still in captivity. Ask God to intervene. Also pray for me, that God will bring an end to the rejection I am going through. Pray also for my family members and community that have rejected me, that God will open their eyes to see that what they are doing is not good.
Thanks for praying, Elohim bless you. Taken from an Open Doors USA text alert.