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Brad and a companion discuss the ongoing violence in Northern Nigeria and the ministry’s work to aid persecuted Christians and spread the gospel.
Key events and humanitarian work:
- A mass grave was used to bury 14 people from a widow community attacked this morning: 11 adults, 2 infants, and a 4-year-old. Attacks on their communities occur frequently, with near-daily violence nearby.
- The ministry’s primary focus is helping persecuted Christians, including a refugee facility and a ministry to widows and orphans. They conduct extraction missions to remove people from dangerous Muslim-to-Christian conversion situations under Sharia law, where apostasy can be punished by death.
- A documented case: a young pregnant girl was locked in a room by her husband after she was led to the Lord; after giving birth, the baby was taken, and she faced further threats before escaping and being brought to the refugee facility.
- They also carry out gospel outreach in Muslim communities, including a substantial Fulani Muslim school system to combat literacy deficits in Hausa and English that contribute to radicalization.
- Medical outreaches and well drilling are part of their community work. They try to plant seeds of faith and preach when doors open. Over ten years, they report more than 7,000 Muslims converting to Christ. They run a Bible institute training former Muslims as pastors and evangelists and operate underground churches.
Organizational and political context:
- They lead a dual-focused ministry: aid for persecuted Christians and broad gospel outreach in Muslim communities, including some who have persecuted them (e.g., Boko Haram members now in underground churches).
- Strategies include both humanitarian aid and spiritual outreach, with a recognized need for kinetic action against terrorist groups. They claim knowledge of terrorist locations and advocate for targeted military actions to dismantle Boko Haram and ISWA.
- Fulani Muslims are a large ethnic group; most are not radicalized, but a minority acts violently, sometimes under the influence of Boko Haram/ISWA. The government is described as Muslim-majority and allegedly not supportive of Christian interests, with the constitution cited as mentioning Sharia law 147 times and Christianity zero.
- They allege the Nigerian government has a financial motive to destabilize the North and to funnel funds from foreign terrorist networks; they also claim Nigerian authorities hired a Washington lobby firm (DCI) to persuade U.S. lawmakers to ignore the genocide, a claim supported by disclosure records.
Media and advocacy:
- They have a congressional coalition in Washington, D.C., and advisers in the White House. They say media coverage is minimal and that even under the Biden administration, Nigeria was removed from the country of particular concern list despite high Christian fatalities (they cite 8,000–8,200 killed in the past year within a 300-mile radius of their location, representing a large portion of global Christian fatalities that year).
- The speaker notes ongoing media engagement in outlets such as the Daily Wire, Washington Post, Washington Times, New York Post, and Wall Street Journal, and ongoing interviews to raise awareness.
- They express frustration at perceived neglect and urge support from the public, directing listeners to acrossnigeria.org to donate or learn more.
Closing:
- Brad and the interviewer acknowledge personal stakes, including missed family milestones, and emphasize the importance of supporting persecuted Christians through prayer, advocacy, and donations. The interview ends with thanks and acknowledgment of the challenging situation.