This July one Fulani chief and his family became Christians. Villagers burned their house, and they barely escaped. Another Fulani convert was falsely imprisoned and then poisoned, but lived. Three of his eight children were murdered. He and his remaining family are all missionaries today.

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Believers are VERY rare in the Muslim Kanuri tribe. Two Kanuri families have recently come to Christ. Threatened with death, they have run for protection to a ministry assisted by Christian Aid. (522LMA)

BENIN: The picture at left shows missionaries in one of two of Christ's Power Ministries' six schools of missions destroyed by Muslim fanatics. Though by far most of Africa’s persecution comes from Islam, there are at least two other persistent sources: village culture and religion, and nominal Christianity.

The picture to the right is a CPM church shattered by local villagers, who see Christianity as a threat to idol worship and witchcraft. Missionary families are often intimidated with death threats and use them as an opportunity to demonstrate the power of God that alone can overcome satanic power. Many have been won to Christ when they understand Christ sets them free from powerful demonic oppression and control. (548CPM)

BURUNDI: Throughout Africa, denominational churches planted by foreign missionaries, though they have FAR better buildings and finances, are losing members to indigenous churches that preach the gospel and overflow with the life of Christ. These older “churches” have official standing with the government and often ruthlessly persecute Christians.

When the leaders of one such Burundian church falsely accused Wilson, a native gospel worker, of stealing $2000, he was convicted and thrown into prison. The church shown left was planted by him. See associated story here. (576MCM)

MALAWI: Abdul is a former Muslim holy man who converted to Christianity as he was publicly debating against it. He has been imprisoned, poisoned, and threatened with death. He and his family are now in seclusion, along with other converts he has brought to the Lord. This represents what is happening in scores of countries throughout Africa; conversion from Islam = death. (584CDM)

TOGO: Christopher Djatta was one of the first of the Islamic Kotokoli tribe to follow Christ. Muslim leaders told him he would NEVER live to see the year 2000. Now working among 11 unreached Islamic tribes, he and his co-workers face death daily in this dangerous field. (546WFC)

ERITREA: With a population that is approximately half Muslim, persecution began when Eritrea’s entrenched religious leaders of the Orthodox, Lutheran, and Catholic churches encouraged the Communist-leaning totalitarian dictatorship to forbid believing Christians to worship, even in their homes. Today, it is full-blown and enthusiastically and systematically carried out, as believers report severe and increasing persecution, including imprisonment, torture and death of men, women and children. "The government has special task forces to hunt us from our offices, homes, underground and on the street. Their aim is to eradicate Christianity by publically killing believers, murdering them in front of their peers and families. Many Christian brothers and sisters are in prison. The government is demanding they renounce their faith."

"And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

"And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." Revelation 6:10-11 KJV