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"No One is Prepared For What's About to Happen in Nigeria"... · Off The Kirb Ministries

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  OK, major breaking news, 106 million Christians in Nigeria
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  are in serious trouble and you had no idea that it was even
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  happening. You probably haven't seen this
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  on CNN or on the BBC or anywhere in your feed, but what is
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  happening to Christians in Nigeria is one of the biggest,
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  least reported crises in the world right now.
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  Today, as we speak, more people following Jesus in Nigeria have
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  found themselves in eternity instantly than anywhere else in
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  the rest of the world combined. Now everyone, please look at me.
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  There is nothing I long to do more than to paint this picture
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  clearly for all of you to see the heartbreaking injustices
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  that are happening to the people in Nigeria right now.
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  But because I want this video to reach as many people as
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  possible, you're going to have to forgive me that I am going to
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  have to be very vague. I can say this, though, There
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  are groups who cannot stand Christians in Nigeria, and so
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  they have caused unthinkable trouble in parts of the north
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  and central regions. They've made life very hard for
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  some communities, especially those who bravely go to church.
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  Houses have been damaged, places people gather have been broken,
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  and many have had to leave their homes suddenly, and some of them
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  have never been able to return again.
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  It really does seem a very hopeless situation right now.
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  Do you want to hear some numbers?
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  Last year alone, over 3000 Christians went to meet the Lord
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  because of all of this. That's happening in Nigeria and
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  since 2009 / 45,000 have had the same end.
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  And that's just what's been counted.
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  More than 16,000,000 Christians in sub-Saharan Africa, a huge
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  portion from Nigeria, have been removed out of their homes
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  because of this situation. Many now live in camps.
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  Some have been there for years. They can't return because
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  they've been told come back and you will never leave again.
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  The church leaders have had enough.
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  Bishops have just recently called on the Nigerian
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  government to step up. In Ben You and Plateau states
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  alone, over 100 people found themselves in eternity in June
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  over Easter this year. In 2025, there was 179 more.
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  The Archbishop of Abuja said this carnage must end, but so
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  far it hasn't. Believe it or not, there is even
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  more wrongdoing that is happening behind the scenes.
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  Christians living in the north often face life as second class
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  citizens. If you convert to follow Jesus,
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  your own family might push you out or worse.
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  Many converts have had to run away, leaving everything behind.
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  And this isn't just a one off headline.
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  It's happening week after week, village by village, and it's now
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  starting to spread to the South. Places that used to be safer
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  Christians are now on edge. Families fear going to church at
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  night and some even sleep in the Bush because it's safer there
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  than staying at home. And yet, after all this, have
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  you seen it on any front page newspaper alongside Diddy,
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  alongside Elon Musk and Trump falling out?
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  Have you heard about any of it? Does it trend on social media?
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  No, and here's why it matters. When nobody talks about it, it
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  keeps happening. When the world looks away,
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  people lose hope. But when we pay attention, when
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  we share, when we pray, when we speak up, the pressure starts to
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  build. And that's why the Nigerian
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  Christian voice cries out, please don't forget us.
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  So what can we do? Well, First off, we can do
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  something that is incredibly powerful, the most powerful
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  thing. We should pray not a one off,
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  but pray for courage, for believers to stand firm when
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  they have nothing left but their faith.
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  Pray for justice, pray for protection, and pray that all of
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  this would have a very swift end #2 Please share this If you
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  don't share it, who will? Tag your pastor, tag your
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  friends, tag anyone who needs to know what's happening, and maybe
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  even repost this on your other social media pages with the
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  title simply saying why isn't this in our news and #3
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  supports. If you can give, do it.
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  Groups like Open Doors are on the ground helping in a
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  practical way. And if you're not in the
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  position to give again, just pray even more and tell even
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  more people. One local believer said we still
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  have gods and he is on the throne.
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  He will deliver us. Their hope is real, but they
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  shouldn't stand alone. The Bible says that when one
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  part of the body suffers, we all suffer.
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  So don't just scroll past this. Be one of the people who cares
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  enough to act. But hey, ask yourself, why is it
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  that across so many places and over so many centuries?
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  Why is it often Christians that people don't really like to have
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  around? Why does this simple faith in
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  Jesus draw out such hatred? It's not because we're perfect.
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  Far from it. It's because this message
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  exposes something in every human heart that we're all broken.
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  We're all guilty. We all need a Savior.
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  See, the Bible says that our rebellion against God deserves
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  real justice, a penalty which we could never ever pay, especially
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  not with our good deeds. Because the same Bible says that
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  they are just like filthy rags. And that is where the wonder of
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  the gospel comes in. You see, God himself came down
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  in the person of Jesus Christ on that cross.
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  He stepped into our place, every sin, every failure, every secret
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  shame was laid on him so that we can be forgiven if we choose to
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  put our trust in him. He didn't just overlook our
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  guilt, He absorbed it, paying the debt that we owe in full.
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  And the amazing news is this, the Lord Jesus Christ didn't
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  stay dead. Three days later, Jesus walked
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  out of the grave. And my friend, that resurrection
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  is the rock solid proof that sin and death, they don't have the
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  final words. Not for him and not for anyone
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  who trusts in him. So today, don't just scroll by.
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  Ask yourself, have I made this personal?
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  Because it's not about religion or a label.
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  It's about trusting in the one who gave everything to rescue
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  you and rose from the dead to give you new life.
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  And if you've never done that, talk to him right now.
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  Tell him you believe he took your place on the cross, and
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  tell him you believe he rose again and you're ready to follow
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  him. That's just it.
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  It's really that simple. No fancy words, just faith in
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  the one who paid your debts at Calvary.
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  And if you already know him, I'm going to ask you again to take a
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  moment now to pray, share and tag someone so that we all shine
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  a light on this. Until something is done, you
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  might say that will make no difference because I only have
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  one small little voice. But when one small voice joins
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  another, it becomes a shout when enough of us speak up.
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  Let's be the ones who do such a thing and let's stand with our
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  brothers and sisters in Nigeria. And if I may, I'd also like to
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  draw attention to another country that right now, as we
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  speak, is massively struggling. And again, it never makes the
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  headlines. So if you are willing to hear
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  about this country too, please click here.