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SummaryI’m Pastor Zachariah from Mangu, Plateau State. In May 2023, militant violence swept through our villages, leaving 125 dead and 27 villages destroyed 😢. That night, I lost my wife and child—but I survived. I was invited to the Open Doors Trauma Center in Nigeria, where I wrestled with grief and questions pressing on my soul. By God’s grace, I chose to forgive those who killed my family 🕊️. Through Christ’s love, hatred lifted from my heart, and I found peace to continue my ministry in love and hope 🙏.

In May 2023, the Christian communities of Mangu, Plateau State, Nigeria, experienced brutal attacks that left hundreds of mostly Christian villagers dead and tens of thousands displaced. The perpetrators spoke Fulani, shouted Islamic war cries and were recognized as being from the herder communities seasonally migrating through this area. The event irreversibly changed Pastor Zachariah’s life.

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STRENGTHENING CHRISTIANS WHERE FAITH COSTS THE MOST Learn more about persecuted Christians at https://www.opendoorscanada.org Contact us at opendoors@odcan.org Our Purpose is to strengthen and equip the Body of Christ living under or facing restriction and persecution because of their faith in Jesus Christ, and to encourage their involvement in world evangelism by: - Providing Bibles and literature, media, leadership training, socio-economic development and intercessory prayer; - Preparing the Body of Christ living in threatened or unstable areas to face persecution and suffering, and; - Educating and mobilizing the Body of Christ living in the free world to identify with threatened and persecuted Christians and to be actively involved in assisting them. We do so because we believe that when one member suffers, all members suffer with it (1 Corinthians 12:26), that all doors are open and that God enables His Body to go into all the world and preach the Gospel.
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