Christians in southern Chad are regularly attacked by marauding Fulani militants.
Christians in southern Chad are regularly attacked by marauding Fulani militants.
May. 02, 2024 | Chad

Learning to Let Go of Vengeance

[140] prayers in [6] nations have been posted for Akua Kwame.

Church deacon Akua Kwame was attending a morning prayer meeting in May 2023 when radical Fulani tribesmen attacked his village. When the militants shot bullets and arrows through church windows and tried to break into the building, the pastor yelled for everyone to get out. As they fled, the pastor and the church administrator were shot and killed. Akua said several arrows pierced his clothes, but none hit him. Later that day, he was tasked with the painful job of identifying the bodies of 12 people killed in the attack, including a two-year-old child. “I asked myself, ‘Why are we suffering if God loves us?’” Akua recalled after the attack. “What I have learned through this is to let go of the vengeance that I feel in my heart.” Akua has since received healing care provided by the global body of Christ. He asked for prayer for comfort, that God will provide their church with a new pastor and for his village to recover.

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  • In the name of the Good Shepherd, Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Rohi, The Lord is our Shepherd, we praise You for faithfulness of Akua Kwame. We ask for dreams, for hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for Akua as he heals from this great trauma of losing loved ones. Heal him and the congregation, make them strong once again. Protect them from these who do Satan's bidding. And Father, may some come to know the saving power of Christ. I pray this in His name. Amen.
    joey S - USA
  • Oh Lord, let no bitter root take hold and grant Akua the ability to forgive as You have forgiven him. May his spiritual, emotional and physical healing be complete and bring You glory. Comfort him as doubt and questions arise, and bring him answers through Your Word and the Holy Spirit. Please bring the church a pastor who loves You and Your Word.
    Beth P - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Chad: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Specifically, console Akua Kwame & his church on their losses. Give them a new Pastor. Heal their village. May all Chad be saved. Amen
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Father in Heaven, I thank you for the church in Chad, Akua, and the faithful believers there. Please heal them after the tragic attack killing 12 members. We ask for a new pastor and administrator. May the members give you their anger and you replace it with Joy and peace. Please protect and provide for them in Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Jennifer T - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Chad: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Specifically, console Akua Kwame & his church at their losses. give them a new Pastor & heal their village. May all Chad be saved. Ame
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord God, I do pray for Akua and the rest of the congregation, that they would heal physically and emotionally, and that they would process their grief biblically. Please build them up in their faith and help them grow through this deep suffering. Give their new pastor wisdom to guide them spiritually through this trial.
    Danielle H - USA
  • Father God, I lift up to you Akua and his church community. You are the only way that we can live a life of love over vengeance and hate. I pray that you will fill the hearts of those affected by this tragedy. I pray for continued hope and perseverance for Akua and his body of believers!
    Jenny R-USA
    Jennifer R - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Chad: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Specifically, console Akua Kwame & his church at all their losses. Give their church a new Pastor. Heal their village. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Loving Father, please surround akua with Your healing love and peace. Please protect him from harm and calm his fears. May the God of Hope fill him with all joy and peace in believing, that he may abound in Hope by the power of the Holy Spirit
    Julie C - USA
  • 25% identify as CHRISTIANS does not mean they are all born again CHRISTIANS. As here in America, we have churches full of identifying CHRISTIANS, but few born again CHRISTIANS. So, America is now turning to socialism which has no use for GOD. May JESUS CHRIST forgive us!! I understand Akau's frustration and anger. My grandchildren do not know GOD. Sad!
    Bobby C - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Chad: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Specifically, console Akua Kwame & his church at their losses. Provide them with a new Pastor. Heal their village. Save all Chad. Amen
    Lisa D - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I praise you for this testimony and I pray that these people have all they need to flourish for your glory. In Jesus name Amen.
    Chelsea W - USA
  • We cry out to You merciful Father to ask you to heal the emotional scars & physical losses that Akua & his community have faced from the attack of Fulani Muslims. Give Akua peace & al raise up a new minister who could replace the pastor who was slain so that the village can live in peace & safety with a leader in the faith Peace in Jesus holy name Amen
    Robert C - Canada
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Chad: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Console Akua Kwame & his church on their losses. Provide them with a new Pastor. Heal their village. Bring the attackers to repentance
    Lisa D - USA
  • Our Father, strengthen the heart and will of Akua Kwame. Place people who have walked through similar pain as he has, and may they encourage each other to remain faithful to You. Comfort him with Your comfort, the rich, timeless and unexplainable comfort that only comes from You. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Dear brother in Christ- never stop believing what the one true God can do! He's alive and moving as we get closer to His return! Don't stop believing He cares for you. Your reward is great in Heaven. May He bless you and keep you in His hand.
    Susan R - USA
  • Father, I pray for this deacon who witnessed such horrific persecution. I pray that his heart and mind will continue to heal. Thank you for giving Him the ability to let go of the vengeance. Continue to use him as a strong witness in spreading the gospel.
    Betty D - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I pray for those who were attending the prayer meeting and lost friends or family. Please comfort them in their grief. I pray for deacon Kwame, thankful that his life was spared and that he was able to let go of vengeance. Please provide a new pastor for the church and protect from further Fulani attacks.
    Rosalind T - USA
  • Father God, I thank you for Akua Kwame's witness for Jesus Christ. I thank you for his testimony to release the need for vengeance and allow God to do His good work. I pray for the attackers, that they would repent and be drawn to Jesus. I pray for this group of Christians to have a pastor and be healed and encouraged in their faith. Glorify Jesus,amen
    Julia F - USA
  • Almighty God, continue your healing work in Akua Kwami. By your grace, bring healing to the entire community affected by this and other traumatic attacks. Thank you for the miraculous protection provided for Akua Kwami as not a single arrow pierced his body. Grant him peace and strength so that others may imitate his faith and also find peace. Amen.
    Robyn P - USA
  • Lord, how your heart is grieved by these attacks against your beloved children. Please wrap your loving arms around the bereaved family and friends of those who were killed and injured. Just as Jesus forgave those who killed him, may Akua and others have the grace to forgive. Please provide a new pastor to lead them and heal them all emotionally.
    Jackie V - USA
  • In the ever present name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Yahweh Shammah, God Who is there, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for Your presence with Akua Kwame. We praise You for healing of forgiveness, answered prayer. We ask for hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to and through him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Lord, what a hard thing to undergo. What a hard trial to understand without Your eternal perspective. Let this precious congregation cling to Your word in the hope of Jesus that one day he will right all wrongs, and that evil will be destroyed through either repentance or destruction. May you bring a great terror upon that group who did this. Amen.
    Jeromy P - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Chad: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Console Akua Kwame & his church at all their losses; replace their Pastor & heal their village.
    And so may all Chad be saved. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Lord, I thank You that Akua is safe and well. I pray You would provide comfort and complete healing for the trauma he and others have gone through. I pray You would provide a new pastor for the village that there would be no more attacks. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
    Dara W - USA
  • Avi Ad! I thank You that all things do work together for the good of those who love You and are called accordingly to Your purpose for Kwame and his church. May they encourage each other daily so that none will be hardened by sin's deceitfullness. And You O Lord God will provide all they need. In Yeshua's name
    Randal A - USA
  • Lord, thank You for the care You have given to Akua Kwame. Continue to give him and the church and the village comfort and healing. Thank You for the new pastor You will provide. May many come to know You and the power of Your salvation.
    Donna R - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Akua Kwame & his church: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Console them in all their losses. Provide them a new Pastor. Bring their village to recovery. May all Chad be saved. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Father GOD I like to pray for comfort for Akua Kwame and the church and village, Jesus I Pray that You will provide their church with a new pastor. And I pray for this village to recover from the harm that was done! May Your Justice reign! Always! In Jesus name Amen
    Mariah D - USA
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