{"id":11503,"date":"2020-03-03T09:24:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T09:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=11503"},"modified":"2020-03-03T09:24:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T09:24:49","slug":"alimatas-story","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/fru2.ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/alimatas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Alimata\u2019s story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>My name is Alimata*. I&#8217;m a student in Burkina Faso. I come from a Muslim family, but converted to Christianity shortly before coming to university.<\/em><br><\/p><p><em>My family disapproved, insulted me and deprived me of money. But God\u2019s love was strong and I stood firm in my decision. When I went to university, I joined the local UGBB group. They showed me great love and I felt happy at every meeting. I have now started sharing the gospel on campus and in my neighbourhood.<\/em><\/p><p><em>I have found peace, joy and health with Jesus by my side, and my behaviour is always changing positively. May this testimony be an encouragement to those who pray for the salvation of Muslims. The Lord continues to win them to Himself.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p>Will you join with us this week as we pray for Alimata and students in Burkina Faso?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thank God for Alimata and at least 1,000 other students who have decided to follow Jesus over the past year. Pray for them to grow in the Lord.<\/li><li>UGBB, the IFES movement in Burkina Faso, is currently pioneering several new groups, supported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/pioneer\/\">IFES Breaking New Ground<\/a> initiative. Pray that these new groups would last and be effective in reaching many.<\/li><li>Pray for an end to the repeated attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso (and on churches in particular), and for the school closures.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-separator\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p>*name changed<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":11352,"template":"","area":[597,459],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-11503","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-burkina-faso","area-francophone-africa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Alimata\u2019s story &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"My name is Alimata*. I&#039;m a student in Burkina Faso. 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