Steve Rees, CBN. (Photo credit: CBN/YWAM film ‘GO Africa)
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 hostile 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.