{"id":5310,"date":"2025-11-13T08:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/ministry-leaders-struggle-after-attacks\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:07:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:07:03","slug":"ministry-leaders-struggle-after-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/ministry-leaders-struggle-after-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry Leaders Struggle After Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Islamists in Burkina Faso attack Christians and force hundreds of churches to close, ministry leaders and their families feel confusion and doubt, especially the women. Over 2 million Burkinabe have been displaced, and VOM provides emotional and spiritual support to ministry leaders among them, who sometimes struggle emotionally. &ldquo;Many women expressed feelings of idleness, as they are no longer able to teach other women or engage in ministry,&rdquo; said a front-line worker. &ldquo;Their identity, closely tied to their roles in the church, has been deeply affected.&rdquo; Those feelings have led some to question God&rsquo;s love amid their suffering: &ldquo;They expressed confusion and disappointment over why God would allow such hardships to occur while they have left everything to serve him,&rdquo; the worker said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/burkina-faso\/\">Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in Burkina Faso and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/2901\/christians-in-burkina-faso\/\" target=\"_blank\">Post a prayer for Christians in Burkina Faso on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Islamists in Burkina Faso attack Christians and force hundreds of churches to close, ministry leaders and their families feel confusion and doubt, especially the women. 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