Day 29
Nigeria
Many hundreds of people, most of them children, died in Nigeria due to diphtheria in the past year. Diphtheria is highly contagious and affects the nose and throat. It can also cause ulcers on the skin. Though it is preventable through vaccines, many of the children have died in Nigeria because they were not vaccinated. Coughs spread and sneeze or through close contact with someone infected, and in severe cases, can be fatal. The World Health Organization said that the fatality and infection rate may be higher due to low testing and the failure of some patients to report their symptoms. Pray that the children will get vaccinated and immunized to control the ongoing outbreak. Pray that the Government will prevent the deadly disease from spreading and end the needless losses and agonies of Nigerians (The Bible Psalm 6:2).
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Christian persecution is steadily increasing in Nigeria as it is positioned now in the highest ever ranking. Nigeria is the African country that has the highest number of populations. There are as many as 544 groups of people of diversified backgrounds. Nigeria has rich diversified geographical landscape. There are Mangroves, tropical forests, wetlands and grasslands. Religious and ethnicity differences are causing divisions among Muslims and Christians. This is causing threatening situations all across the country. Coexisting of Muslims and Christians has been under constant tension due to tribal rivalries. Hostilities and terror by Boko Haram have left devastating destructions in the country. Many thousands of people have been massacred and killed brutally. These horrific atrocities have inflicted terrible pains and hurts in the lives of people. Many millions of people have been displaced and rendered them as refugees.
