Burkina Faso Islamists Increase Attacks on Christians

6/19/2025  (VOM)

According to church leaders in Burkina Faso from two denominations, attacks on Christians by Islamist insurgents are rapidly increasing. Leaders from one denomination say that from January 2024 until the beginning of 2025, 10 pastors were murdered, 220 displaced, 7 abducted, 179 churches closed, 22 churches burned or destroyed, and 177 Christians murdered. Nearly 31,000 of the denomination’s church members have been displaced. Another denomination reports that 797 pastors (70%) have been displaced, 7 killed, and 97 churches burned or destroyed with 946 churches closed and 115 Christians killed. Additionally, more than 100,000 of that denomination’s church members have been displaced.

Please pray…

• Pray for the protection of our brothers and sisters in Christ in Burkina Faso.

• Pray that the Lord will provide for their material and spiritual needs, and protect them.

• Pray that the Lord will draw some of the Islamic insurgents to saving faith in Jesus Christ.