Nigerian Christian widows say the Lord has helped them heal after they received Christian counseling and biblical training with other widows.
Nigerian Christian widows say the Lord has helped them heal after they received Christian counseling and biblical training with other widows.
Sep. 05, 2024 | Nigeria

Hope and Healing After Husband's Murder

[160] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for Gift.

Gift is only 19 years old but has already endured more anguish than most people in a lifetime. The young bride from Jos, Nigeria, saw her husband shot to death by militant Fulani Muslims. The attackers then shot her in the hand. Pregnant at the time, she collapsed and was taken to a hospital, where her baby was delivered by cesarean session. After this distressing experience, caring Christians provided for her emotional and spiritual needs through six months of encouragement and biblical counseling. VOM is working to help more Nigerian Christian widows like Gift receive this specialized care after similar painful experiences to bring Christ’s hope to their souls and help them recover.

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  • Father, thank you for the encouragement and care you have provided for our sister Gift through this horrible time of trauma she has experienced. We pray for her and widows like her that they would heal physically and emotionally from the pain of loss in Jesus' name, amen.
    Matthew E - USA
  • Father, we ask that you would bless and give encouragement to Gift as she navigates thru life in Nigeria. Help her to be bold in her witness of you. Help other Nigerian Christians as they stay strong for you and faithfully share the gospel message. In Jesus name.
    Rhonda F - USA
  • Our Father, hold Gift in Your arms as she heals physically and emotionally from her husband's murder, and her injury. Bless those who are caring for her. May she be a blessing to others as she recovers. Give her strength to be brave. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • O Lord you know Gift""I ask you speak comfort and healing into her life. In Jesus Name Amen
    David H - USA
  • Father, I pray that you bring to Gift and many other widows many who come to encourage, love, and support them as they go through the hardship of losing their husbands. May your love shine through them through the Holy Spirit, pointing many to Christ. Praise to you always!
    Gerelda L - USA
  • Abba, Father I thank You for the brethren and VOM for caring for our dear sister Gift in her time of need. Bless them immensely I pray in Yahusha's name. I pray peace and comfort would surround our precious sister and You would grant her strength to continue forward. Her name is Gift and she is a Gift to us. Bless her Father I pray in Yahusha's name!
    Yahleah M - USA
  • My Lord please give Gift the consolation that only you can give her. Losing her husband must have been heart wrenching and then to be shot and deliver her baby in such grief? I ask you Lord to be her constant Companion and Consolation. May she receive all the help she needs from her brothers and sisters in Christ.
    Denise G - Canada
  • Father God, thank you for protecting the life of Gift and her baby. I pray that you will heal her heart and spirit as she goes through this time of grief. Thank you for those who minister to her needs. I pray that you will continue to provide resources for the front line workers to be able to care for those who suffer in Nigeria. I pray in Jesus' name.
    Julia F - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ I come to You on behalf of Your people who are being persecuted and abused and traumatized, please give them comfort!
    christine s - USA
  • Lord God, I pray for this precious sister, that You would continue to heal her physically and emotionally. May she grieve as one who has hope in You and have the support from Christian community as she raises her child. I pray that she would drink deeply from Your word and trust in what You have said despite her suffering.
    Danielle H - USA
  • Thank You that the widows and orphans in Nigeria are not alone. You know and You see their suffering and will take care of them. Thank You that Gift found help and comfort from those whose love for Christ have also alienated them from their families. Thank You for providing hospital care and counselling, May she raise this baby to know and glorify You
    Toni D - USA
  • Dear Jesus,

    As you know Christians in Nigeria are under brutal attack from Muslims. We humbly request your intervention, moving upon these Muslims even in dreams so that they may see your love. We pray for Gifi whose husband has been killed and she wounded. May she be healed and baby grow healthy and faithfully. Amen!
    Robert M - USA
  • Lord I'm so happy that Mom and other organizations are providing counseling for the trauma and the grief that so many Christians are experiencing. Please heal their hearts and let them have joyful lives
    michele r - USA
  • Lord, I am praying for Gift and the other widows of Nigeria. I pray for the peace that passes all understanding and comfort through each other as they heal through grieving. Bless them all, Father, with stronger relationships and faith as they minister to each other. This is a wonderful ministry! In Jesus' precious name, Amen
    Connie A - USA
  • In the saving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Nissi, Our Banner and God Who saves, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You for faithfulness of Gift. We ask for deliverance, for healing emotionally and physically, for a hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • OLORD, provide for Gift in her suffering. Show her your love & mercy. Heal her broken heart. May her faith grow as she learns more about you. Bring other faithful followers to her side to help her walk in your way. Rebuke the Fulani muslims. Scatter their power & influence. Thwart their plans of murder & evil. Purge them from Nigeria so Jesus rules.
    Shelly D - USA
  • Dear Jesus, provide healing and hope for Gift and her child. Send Your Holy Spirit to her to heal her dreams and allow her sleep. May she find a safe home to raise her child. Provide for all the Christian widows in Nigeria. Give the VOM team wisdom.
    Patrecia J - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father, we thank You for Gift and for all the widows who have had to endure death by persecution of their husbands and other loved ones. We thank You for the VOM team helping them to get through this most difficult time and leading them to You for peace and comfort. Please help them to encourage one another and bring others to You! Amen
    Donna H - USA
  • Dear Lord, Gift is your gift with her faith. Please surround her with your love and grace and compassion. Bless her newborn child. May she know your love, and know immense healing. We pray that you be her shield and protection and her wounds be healed inside and out. In Jesus name.
    Sarah P - USA
  • Lord God I pray for Hope and healing for Gift. Let her know your spirits comforts and guidance and ability to obey you and serve you even at risk. That her child grow well healthy and protected. Help her to share the love and comfort that she has received to help others who are suffering. In Jesus name amen
    Rachel Albro H - USA
  • God, we ask for hope and help for Gift, for the others who have felt similar wounds. God, I ask for healing for her body, but also for her soul. Let Your hope, the hope that does not put us to shame, fill her for the rest of her life. Let it be a song that is planted in other hearts as well. Protect them in the middle of a nation with injustice, amen.
    Kesse R - USA
  • Dear Lord, I pray for Gift. Her life will never be the same. I pray that she can still find hope and inspiration in You. I pray she will become strong in her testimony. I pray for the persecutors. I pray You will haunt them with dreams and visions of the Savior. I pray for them to repent and accept Christ. I pray for the violence to end. In Jesus' name
    Barry D - USA
  • Lord God in Heaven, Please bless Gift with joy and peace as she recovers from her trauma. May the spiritual and emotional counseling encourage her in a meaningful way. Continue to heal her wounded hand. Help her raise her child through the community of faith. May her faith In You grow stronger. In Jesus precious name. Amen
    Bill P - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father,

    May You continue to heal the physical, emotional and spiritual wounds of Gift and all the persecuted Christians who are suffering right now on this Earth.

    Send Your warring angels to protect them from harm and help them to share Yeshua with their Muslims neighbors so that they may be saved.

    In His Mighty Name I pray,
    AMEN
    Esther A - Belgium
  • Avi Ad! I thank You that You are the healer of hearts and the way maker of our travel. May Gift and others in similar circumstances (brutal loss of husband) seek You in every aspect of their and their families lives knowing You will not disappoint or forsake them. And keep on praying. In Yeshua's name
    Randal A - USA
  • Father of compassion, and Father of all comfort, continue to bring comfort and healing to Gift. Thank You Lord that You heal the brokenhearted and You bind up their wounds. Thank You for all of VOM's help. Trust in the Lord with all your heart Gift, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.
    Elsie B - Canada
  • Gracious Heavenly Father, we lift up Gift to You. Grant her courage, strength, and peace to stand firm in her faith despite her suffering. Surround her with Your love and healing and provide for her needs. May she find hope in Your promises and be a light to others. Protect her and her child and bless those who care for her. In Jesus' name, Amen.
    Robin W - USA
  • Heavenly Father, i pray for the lives of so many widows, who are struggling. Because in you word you say you will take care of the orphans and the widows too. I pray that the work that the VOM is doing to help also the church of Christ in Nigeria, keeps being fruitful in all struggles that come from the opposite against the Gospel.
    Amen!

    Fabio - PT
    Fabio C - Portugal
  • Dear God, I am thankful that you've got the whole world in your hands. Send help to Gift and the many women, and Christians like her, who have to endure so much for the cause of your Kingdom. Send comfort, send joy, send your assurance to them. Thank you God for Gift's healing that you have started, and which we are sure that it will be perfected. Amen
    Favour A - Nigeria
  • Almighty God, I lift up my precious sister Gift to You in prayer. I ask You would comfort her during this time of unimaginable grief. I pray for complete physical healing, and, ultimately, complete emotional healing as well. I pray You would provide for the very real needs of Gift and her child. I pray You would protect them from further heartache.
    Curtis M - USA
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