Radical Muslims are demanding a huge ransom to return Emil's wife.
Radical Muslims are demanding a huge ransom to return Emil's wife.
Apr. 24, 2025 | Central African Republic

Christian Mother Abducted, Others Killed by Islamists

[7] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Emil's wife.

On Feb. 13, 2025, Islamists abducted a Christian mother of five as she worked in her family’s cropland in Bocaranga, in the northwestern region of the Central African Republic. “That day I didn’t go to the garden. I stayed at home,” said her husband, Emil. “While she was in the garden, she was caught by them and kidnapped.” The kidnappers have called Emil and demanded an exorbitant ransom for her return. “I don’t have any solution, so I cry out to the Lord for help in this situation. I cry out to him,” he said. On Feb. 27, 2025, Islamists also raided a nearby village, burning 75 homes and killing roughly a dozen people. The Islamist attacks in the area have been ongoing for several years, filling Bocaranga with displaced Christians seeking safety. Local Christian leaders request prayer that God will change the attackers’ hearts and bring peace to their land.

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  • Lord please deliver Emil's wife. Move the hearts of her abductors. Help them to see their evil ways and move them to release Emil's wife. Comfort and strengthen Emil's and his children. I pray this in Jesus's name.
    Leslie O - USA
  • Father God, protect Emil's wife. Help him to trust You in this and help him to forgive those who have taken her. Give her courage and peace that passes all understanding. Bring a solution to this problem. May You be glorified through this. Help Emil and his wife love and forgive their enemies. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
    Rebecca C - USA
  • Father God, protect Emil's wife. Help him to trust You in this and help him to forgive those who have taken her. Give her courage and peace that passes all understanding. Bring a solution to this problem. May You be glorified through this. Help Emil and his wife love and forgive their enemies. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
    Rebecca C - USA
  • Oh Lord God we pray bring a halt to the Islamist attacks in CAR! We beseech you to intervene to free Emil's wife from her kidnappers. Protect her from harm and bless her with your peace and calmness as she waits for deliverance.
    Give Emil divine wisdom in communicating with her captors. Soften their hearts toward this mother of five. IJN, Amen.
    Lois Y - USA
  • Father in the name of Jesus we pray that you touch the hearts of these kidnappers to return Emil's wife without any further delay or payment of any ransom.
    Turn this situation around for the good of your church and let it bring in a harvest of souls in Jesus name.
    Michael O - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I pray to you to send your Holy Spirit into the hearts of these terrorists, to change their minds. This reign of terror cannot continue. I pray Lord, for the safe return of Emils wife. In your son's Holy name, Amen.
    Brenda A - USA
  • Beloved Father: Please cause Your holy terror to fall upon these Islamists! Fill their dreams with visions of the flames of hell. May they feel the burning & fall to their knees with broken, contrite hearts, turning to Jesus. May they release Emil's wife. May they make restitution to the villagers they have attacked. Stop their evil. In Jesus' Name.
    Mario C - USA
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