Friday, January 17, 2025

The Voice of the Martyrs - Share God's Love with Nigerian Christian Widows Like Gwom

Nigerian woman reading the Bible
You Can Help Nigerian Christian Widows
Life is a constant struggle for our persecuted Christian family in northeastern Nigeria. Thousands have been displaced, and nearly all Christians have lost family members or friends in Islamist attacks. Many pastors have been forced to leave the region, and others who stayed have paid the ultimate price for the sake of the gospel, leaving behind many widows like Gwom.

Gwom’s husband, a pastor, was killed on May 3, 2015, after he and several other men traveled to a neighboring village to help victims of an attack by militant Fulani Muslims. The men traveling with Gwom’s husband as well as 17 men from the village were also murdered, presumably by the militants. Gwom doesn’t know how her husband died or where he is buried, but today she wants others to know the God who has restored her soul.

“I want people to know that God is a merciful God,” Gwom said. “He knows us and our destiny. He does things in a way that man cannot understand unless you give your life to him.”

You have an opportunity to stand with our Nigerian sisters in Christ like Gwom whose husbands have been killed for their faith. Your gift will encourage them and let them know they are loved and cared for by the global body of Christ.

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