A Nigerian widow who watched Boko Haram militants shoot her husband after he said he was a Christian joined an Open Doors delegation handing a petition to Downing Street, Christian Post reports. The petition has more than a million signatures worldwide and calls for protection, justice and restoration for Christians facing violence across sub-Saharan Africa.
She described the Oct. 29, 2014, roadside stop: men asked her husband in Hausa whether he was a Muslim or an infidel. “He replied he is neither, but that he is a Christian,” she said. “He knelt down and started praying. Seconds later, they shot my husband several times.” Open Doors research says an average of 12 Christians are killed for their faith every day in sub-Saharan Africa. The petition is part of its Arise Africa campaign.
My take
He knelt and prayed. That’s the faith of the martyrs, right now, in our lifetime. “Remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering” (Hebrews 13:3). Pray for this sister, for the persecuted church across Nigeria and the Sahel, and that the Holy Spirit would give them boldness and comfort that no government can.
God Bless, and Use the Source!
