Sierra Leone Occultists Pressure Pastors and Churches

7/10/2025  (VOM)

Secret occult societies in Sierra Leone regularly threaten pastors and churches. “We came for fellowship, and we were attacked right at the church,” said Pastor Joshua Ramine. The societies are groups that practice occult rituals, including bodily mutilation and allegedly the ritualistic killing of humans to appease evil spirits. The groups have been known to surround churches with hundreds of people to harass and intimidate Christians and stop their worship services. “They shouted while we were singing,” Joshua said. The church members continued to sing and the crowd outside continued to shout. Sometimes they shout all night.

Please pray…

• Pray that the Lord will give Christians in Sierra Leone strength to stand firm in the face of such threats.

• Pray that the Lord will soften the hearts of the occult society members so that they will be saved from darkness by trusting in Jesus.

• Pray that the light of the Gospel will overpower the darkness of Satan and the occult.