Devotional for the Persecuted Church--day 7

Here is the last day of the devotional. I will be putting some more information on the Persecuted Church later today. Have a great day!

Day 7 – Nigeria battles greed and corruption. Islam has been given preferential treatment over Christianity in the past. Shariah law was implemented in 12 of Northern Nigeria’s predominately Muslim states. Christians fear the recent election of a Muslim president may lead to more violence against Christians.

Christian – 52.6%,
Muslim – 41%
Islam, President Umaru Musa Yar’adua

Radical Muslims continue to attack Christians in Northern Nigeria. In April, a mob dragged teacher Christianah Oluwasesin out of her classroom, beat her to death and burned her body. They were incited by the rumor that the teacher touched a Koran, which was among other books she took from a student during an exam. In other cases, young women are kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam and forcibly married to Muslim men. Churches, Christian schools, homes and businesses were burned and destroyed by angry rioters during 2007.

PRAYER: Pray the Holy Spirit will bring understanding, conviction and salvation to persecutors. (2Cor 4:3-6)