Children in Burkina Faso often work with their widowed mothers crushing rocks.
Children in Burkina Faso often work with their widowed mothers crushing rocks.
Sep. 21, 2023 | Burkina Faso

Christian Widow Threatened by Animist Family

[217] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Femke.

Femke was married to a village witch doctor for 33 years and was terrorized by demons. The spirits would drive her mad and tell her information her husband would use in his fortune-telling. When he died suddenly, she sought spiritual freedom. A pastor prayed for her, and she was healed of all demonic oppression. When she started destroying her husband’s valuable occult charms, it enraged her brother-in-law, who threatened to kill her. Femke fled to the capital, Ouagadougou, where Christian widows like her have few opportunities for support other than begging, working on road crews or smashing rocks into gravel by hand. But Femke has hope in Christ. Through her local church, VOM, and the global body of believers, she received a small new home and a few animals to help provide for her needs.

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  • Dear Jesus, thank You for freeing Femke from the forces of evil. Help her provide for her family and thank You that VOM helped her. Lead her to a strong church if she does not already have one, and if she does, help them to welcome her. Please give her wisdom and opportunities to share her testimony for Your glory. Bless her faith and courage. IJNA
    Allison F - USA
  • Dear Jesus, thank you for the courage that Femke has demonstrated. Thank You for her faith in You, Jesus. Help her persevere and continue to trust in You. Provide for her needs. Comfort her. Give her a future and a hope. Turn her relatives toward life in You Jesus.
    Patrecia J - USA
  • Heavenly Father, God thank you for Femke as a Christian. Give her a sound mind , let her know that you alone can give her the wisdom knowledge and freedom from evil spirit's torture her. Jesus Christ is Lord and protects provides us with all we need.
    Pam W - USA
  • Holy Lord I pray You will look down in mercy on the widows who are suffering like Femke. Thank you for blessing her and I pray that Your peace and provision will aid them and glorify You in Jedus name Amen.
    Peggy A - USA
  • Lord bless Femke. May she be able to live in her home & be safe. May she & other Christian widows find solace in their belief & fellowship together whenever possible, I know with you nothing is impossible & so I trust you & know she & other daughters in Christ will remain firm in their faith even under opposition. In Jesus's name. Amen
    Judith B - USA
  • In the loving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father Agape, God Who loves, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Femke. We praise You for Your love for her, Your call to and upon her. We ask for a hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father, you love your daughter Femke dearly. You know her needs, so please provide for those needs according to your great abundance, kindness and generosity. May she continue to trust Jesus fully no matter what happens. May she find a close family in her church. Thank you for delivering her from evil and continue to protect her. Work mightily in her.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • In the gracious name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, God Omniscient, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for knowledge of You that Femke has. We ask for even more wisdom, more knowledge, a hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • To my Christian sister- now is the time to stand and fight for the gospel of Jesus Christ. God is in control and your reward will be great in heaven. I believe Jesus is coming soon. I will also pray for the souls of your persecutors. You will be in my thoughts and my prayers. God is faithful to the very end.
    Susan R - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Femke & her 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 her faith! Bring her brother-in-law & those in her old village to repentance & faith. May her brother in-law reconcile to Femke. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • O God, thank you for revealing yourself to Femke and bringing her freedom from the bondage of witchcraft. Provide her physical, emotional and spirital needs in miraculous ways and increase her trust in You. May those around her be touched by her joy in Your freedom. Encourage and give increase to her local church. Be glorified. In Jesus name Pat US
    Patricia S - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Femke & her 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 her faith! Bring her brother-in-law to repentance. May he be reconciled to You & to Femke. Bring others in her village to repentance. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Femke & her 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 Femke's faith! Bring her brother-in-law to repentance & faith. May he be reconciled to You & to Femke. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Heavenly Father, we praise You and worship You for Your faithfulness! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord Jesus Christ! Glory to God for His goodness and grace! Thank You Father for providing for Femke! We pray for her in laws salvation. Use her to advance Your kingdom. In Jesus Precious name, the love of God the fellowship of the Holy Spirt Amen!
    Alvin A - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Femke & her local 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 Femke's faith! Bring her brother-in-law to repentance & faith. May he be reconciled to You & to Femke. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Father God, thank you for saving Femke from the demonic oppression. May her faith be an ongoing witness to those around her as she makes a new life with the help of VOM and her local church. Please grant more people who are under this Animist belief system be set free from evil influence as they are freed in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
    Diana F - USA
  • Thank You for delivering Femke from death and demons. Reveal continually to her the power and authority which is hers in Christ as a child of God. Use the animals to provide for her. Use her testimony to bring more ladies and children related to witch doctors out of oppression. Give her power to reach out to others she can serve. Work in her enemies
    Lydia S - Uganda
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Femke & her local 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 Femke's faith! Bring her brother-in-law to repentance & faith. May he be reconciled to You & to Femke. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • In the loving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father Hanan, God of grace, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You for faithfulness of Femke. We ask for grace and Your favor be upon her, a hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around them and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Precious Lord, please hear the prayers of these Your saints...bless them openly. Give them strength, courage, wisdom and fortitude. May all Your desires for them be established. Amen
    MARANATHA!
    Della H - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Femke & her local 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 Femke's faith! Bring her brother-in-law to repentance & faith. May he be reconciled to You & to his family. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Femke & her local 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 Femke's faith! Bring her brother-in-law to repentance & saving faith; may he be reconciled to You & to his family. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Femke & her local 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 Femke's faith! Bring her brother-in-law to repentance; may he be reconciled to You & to his family. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Our Father, thank You for the help being provided for Femke. May her faithfulness to You be a light to other Christian women who have been abandoned, or persecuted by their families. Bless her as she follows You, In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Dear Lord, You are our Provider!!! You may not provide in the way that we imagine, but You are always faithful to provide. We thank You and exalt You for having provided food & shelter for Femke. However, even more remarkable than that!, You have freed her of her demons and have declared her as You Child! Thank You for saving her, Lord!
    Donna H - USA
  • God of our Lord Jesus Christ, I pray Ephesians 1:15-23 for Femke and her children. I thank you for her faith. Let her experience the love of the saints in being supported and by being well off enough to share with others. Let her continue to grow in the knowledge of you and freedom from Satan. Give her your Spirit of wisdom and revelation. Let h
    Rachel Albro H - USA
  • We sing songs of praise, thank You for Femke's freedom. Thank You that sh is no longer oppressed by demons. But we bring You the other weight pressing on her, the poverty and threats of her family. God, we ask for Your protection there too. Teach Femke who you are, that You are stronger than any threat, and let her faith be great, her sleep sweet. Amen
    Kesse R - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Femke & her local 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 Femke's faith! Bring her brother-in-law to repentance & faith; May he be reconciled to You & his family. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Holy Father, Thank you for making a way for Femke to receive deliverance from her afflictions and suffering and for providing for her. I pray you neutralize the wickedness that still tries to reach her through in laws, and that they may realize your truth and repent if it be your will, In Yeshua's Name - Amen!
    Sabrina T - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Femke & her local 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 Femke's faith! Reward it; bring her brother-in-law to repentance & faith. May he be reconciled to You & to his family. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
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