Persecution

Jihadists kill pastor, four others in Burkina church attack - AFP
AFP reports: "Gunmen killed four worshippers and a pastor in the first jihadist attack on a church in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said Monday. [...] 'Unidentified armed individuals have attacked the Protestant church in Silgadji, killing four members of the congregation and the main pastor,' a security source told AFP. [...] Burkina Faso has suffered from increasingly frequent and deadly attacks attributed to a number of jihadist groups, including the Ansarul Islam group, the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara."

Comment: Please join me in praying for the church in Burkina Faso, that they will be comforted by the Holy Spirit with perseverant faith to endure persecution with grace, practicing forgiveness and not seeking retribution. I wanted to be sure to note this report because I'm not sure you will hear about it in the mainstream news.