There are 186,000 Seventh-day Adventists in the country of Burundi. They desperately need our prayers.
On October 24, 2019, the president of the Burundi Union Mission, pastor Lamec Barishinga, was arrested. This arrest is part of an escalating series of threats and attacks on the Seventh-day Adventist Church by the government of Burundi.
Therefore, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is calling on all members to #Pray4Burundi.
- Please pray for Pastor Barishinga to be released from prison.
- Please pray for the protection of our members from physical and emotional abuse, and that the practice of arresting our pastors and members as a form of intimidation be stopped.
- Please pray that the government of Burundi will value religious liberty and stop interfering with the administrative decisions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, thereby allowing our members to worship according to their conscience, without interference from any government or entity.
Below you will find pictures and videos of the police invading our worship services and violently beating our members.
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News Stories
- President of the global Adventist Church reminds members in Burundi to remain focused on Christ (November 11, 2020)
- President of the global Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ted N.C. Wilson, continues to encourage members in Burundi (October 1, 2020)
- President of the global Adventist Church joins Adventists in Burundi as they chart course for the future (September 7, 2020)
- President of the global Seventh-day Adventist Church encourages members in Burundi to be an evangelistic testimony to those around them (June 29, 2020)
- President of the global Seventh-day Adventist Church sends letter of encouragement to members in Burundi (May 29, 2020)
- President of Seventh-day Adventist Church sends message of encouragement to members in Burundi (March 26, 2020)
- President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church sends letter of encouragement to members in Burundi (January 28, 2020)
- President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church sends message to Adventist members in Burundi (December 23, 2019)
- Seventh-day Adventist World Church president sends letter of encouragement to members in Burundi (November 26, 2019)
- Seventh-day Adventist World Church President writes letter to Adventist members in Burundi (October 24, 2019)
- Seventh-day Adventist World Church President, Ted N.C. Wilson, encourages members in Burundi (September 27, 2019)
- Seventh-day Adventist World Church President writes letter of encouragement to church members in Burundi (August 9, 2019)
- Adventist Detainees Released from Burundi Prison (May 17, 2019)
- Commentary: What Seventh-day Adventists face in Burundi (May 16, 2019)
- Appeal from Seventh-day Adventist World Church President for urgent prayer (May 13, 2019)
We believe there is power in prayer. Please share this with your friends, small groups, Sabbath School class and church. Our brothers and sisters in Burundi need our prayers.