Nigeria: Teenager Agnes shares about her kidnapping
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Agnes was 14 when she was kidnapped by Islamic extremists Boko Haram in #Nigeria. She was held for two years. After she escaped, her village rejected her – but, thanks to your gifts and prayers, Open Doors is supporting her and her community with much-needed trauma care. Watch her tell her story in the video…
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For Agnes’ continued healing, that her family and community will come to accept her and all that she’s been through
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For an end to the kidnapping endemic that is sweeping across Nigeria and West Africa.
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That all women, girls and men being held in captivity would know God’s presence with them, and that they’d be released swiftly
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