Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

Luke 10:19 ESV

And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Colossians 2:15 NIV

“This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations.”

Matthew 24:14 (ESV)

1. The power of the spirit world has not been broken. Some people say that the population is “50% Muslim, 20% Christian, and 100% animist”! Idols, charms, and secret societies have more control in Burkina Faso than in most West African countries. Pray for the risen Christ to demonstrate His power and set many free. Pray for Christians to demonstrate the power and authority of the name of Jesus and to live out holy, blameless lives in His name.

2. As a landlocked, resource-poor, underdeveloped country, Burkina Faso naturally struggles with poverty.

a. Pray for aid, development, microfinance and microenterprise projects that will actually lift the people out of poverty rather than create further dependence.

b. Pray against corruption in the government and the aid industry that siphons resources away from the people most in need of it; pray for creative solutions to this longstanding problem.

3. Despite church growth, increased evangelism and mission and continued responsiveness, 27 unreached peoples remain without an effective witness; 17 of these are Muslim. Pray for the unreached to come to know Jesus Christ