One survivor stated, “About 50 heavily armed men arrived on motorbikes and pickups. They first surrounded the village and then attacked. Anyone who tried to escape was killed. No one was spared … women, children, elderly…”

As we continue to closely monitor the intensifying humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, bloodshed across the entire Sahel region of West Africa continues. The Sahel region includes Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Mali—where 95 men, women and children were massacred June 9.

Our Christ-centered partners on the ground in the Sahel region have confirmed reports that the central Mali village of Sobane was attacked by Fulani Muslim militants. They set fire to the structures and shot at anyone and anything attempting to escape the flames. It is believed that all who were killed were Christians, accounting for over a third of the entire village population.

As these attacks continue, so does the need for humanitarian aid. We’re already told that food shortages have become an issue for displaced people fleeing the deadly violence in the region and conditions will only worsen as the world turns a blind eye to the urgency.

You can make a secure, tax-deductible gift online of 25, 50, 100, 500 dollars or more today that will enable us to send urgently needed aid to our partners in the field who are working with families fleeing the threat in the Sahel region of Africa and others whose faith puts them at constant risk from violence, torture, false imprisonment, kidnapping, rape or even death.

Your generosity will help provide for their immediate humanitarian needs like emergency food, water, shelter and safety.

But your support does even more than that. You can also help persecuted Christians and others facing such terror receive trauma counseling, literacy training and job training; restoration assistance to rebuild churches and homes; Bibles, Bible study materials and discipleship training for new believers.

Even in the midst of such harsh persecution, faith in our God continues to grow and unbelievers have their hearts and eyes opened to the truth of the gospel. Please partner with Liberty Relief International today to help minister to the physical, emotional,and spiritual needs of our brothers and sisters suffering such harsh persecution.

And as you pray for Christians around the world who are suffering violent persecution for their faith—and are facing eradication in many nations—remember to share this information with family, friends and fellow church members to raise awareness of the plight of persecuted Christians in these regions. You can also follow LRI on Facebook and share the updates that are reported there.

Please let me hear from you today. Our prayers and our practical help are a lifeline for our persecuted family facing horrible threats like this. Thank you in advance for standing with LRI to pray for and care for our hurting family all over the world.

God bless you,

Mat Staver
Chairman

*Representative photos/names used for security reasons.