* Warning: This story contains references too gruesome violence *
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Formerly murderous militants in Nigeria are being transformed into spiritual warriors for Jesus Christ. And Christian widows whose husbands are victims of genocide in that African nation are also experiencing a powerful work of healing. the global Christian group Youth With A Mission (YWAM) reports God is taking what the devil intended for evil and turning it for good.
Against a backdrop of violence and tragedy, YWAM ministry-training bases in Africa’s most populous nation are seeing remarkable stories unfold. For years, Christian believers in Nigeria have been facing beheading, rape, arson, and torture, and their plight is now on the radar of world governments as U.S. President Donald Trump has re-designated Nigeria a “country of particular concern.”
A new movie produced by YWAM proves why the U.S. designation is accurate while also highlighting the ways in which missionaries are advancing the Kingdom of God in a opposed nation. The film features testimonies from child soldiers who’ve surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ, along with other inspiring stories.
The movie, Go Africa, also honors the wives of pastors killed by beheading in northern Nigeria. Up to 150 widows come to a YWAM base there every six months to heal from trauma.
True stories of brutality and satanic rituals are depicted in the film, along with the official account of the birth of YWAM in one capital city.
In announcing the movie’s release across 240-plus locations on six continents recently, a YWAM news host said its missionaries have corroborated horrendous actions by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria.
Simultaneously with the release of the film, a female missionary confirms CBN News reports of widespread, mass murder of Christians in greater numbers than in all the nations of the earth combined.
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“Boko Haram has literally actually taken over the whole place.they get into villages, and they wipe them out. They kill their men. They take the girls. You find little girls that become mothers as 10- to 11-year-olds,” an unidentified local woman said. “So that someone actually thought of bringing this to light is really nice.”
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The founder and leader of one YWAM base in Nigeria narrates the story of its origin and recruitment of staff – two-thirds of whom are reformed militants – in the movie.
The base he leads is among the largest in Africa. Its location is undisclosed to protect young missionaries, staff, and widows.
“When God called us to go to that place, it was a no-go zone full of violence. A lot of people lost their lives there. Many villages were destroyed. Young people lost their lives. There was a lot of chaos,” Paul Dangtoudma, who moved to Nigeria from Burkina Faso, said.
His wife was initially scared about bringing her daughters to a place haun
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