{"id":5191,"date":"2025-04-24T07:07:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T07:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/christian-mother-abducted-others-killed-by-islamists\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T07:07:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T07:07:06","slug":"christian-mother-abducted-others-killed-by-islamists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/christian-mother-abducted-others-killed-by-islamists\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Mother Abducted, Others Killed by Islamists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Feb. 13, 2025, Islamists abducted a Christian mother of five as she worked in her family&rsquo;s cropland in Bocaranga, in the northwestern region of the Central African Republic. &ldquo;That day I didn&rsquo;t go to the garden. I stayed at home,&rdquo; said her husband, Emil. &ldquo;While she was in the garden, she was caught by them and kidnapped.&rdquo; The kidnappers have called Emil and demanded an exorbitant ransom for her return. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have any solution, so I cry out to the Lord for help in this situation. I cry out to him,&rdquo; he said. On Feb. 27, 2025, Islamists also raided a nearby village, burning 75 homes and killing roughly a dozen people. The Islamist attacks in the area have been ongoing for several years, filling Bocaranga with displaced Christians seeking safety. Local Christian leaders request prayer that God will change the attackers&rsquo; hearts and bring peace to their land.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/central-african-republic\/\">Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in Central African Republic and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/2816\/emils-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\">Post a prayer for Emil&#8217;s wife on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Feb. 13, 2025, Islamists abducted a Christian mother of five as she worked in her family&#8217;s cropland in Bocaranga, in the northwestern region of the Central African Republic. &#8220;That day I didn&#8217;t go to the garden. 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