Of course, assembling earlier does not guarantee the safety of Burkina Faso Christians in the face of the jihadi barbarians who murder them because they are Christians. According to International Christian Concern:
The state of the nation continues to deteriorate with the rising violence, displacing millions and forcing church leaders to flee. Believers who remain in the country maintain their faith in the Lord to protect them.
Across Africa, the Islamic persecution of Christians is surging.
“Christians Being Slaughtered in Burkina Faso – Jihadist Violence on the Rise,” by Antonio Graceffo, Gateway Pundit, Dember 22, 2025:
Rather than celebrating a midnight church service marking the birth of the Lord on Christmas Eve, Christians in Burkina Faso will gather for worship in the afternoon.
Holding services before nightfall allows worshippers to return safely to their homes before dark, when they face the risk of being killed by Islamic extremists.
On October 6, 2025, three Christian students traveling back from Mali for the start of the school year were pulled off a bus and shot dead in Djibasso parish, in the Diocese of Nouna.
Hours later, gunmen opened fire on vehicles along the Nouna–Dédougou road, killing at least 15 people, including passengers from another Christian parish.
These attacks were part of a broader pattern of intimidation targeting Christian communities.
In the same region, catechists were kidnapped or killed in separate incidents in September and October, including one abducted during Sunday Mass and another murdered while returning from a pastoral meeting.
Local sources said the goal was to spread fear among Christians and force them to flee.….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Will that really save them from a massacre?
somehistory says
Thirty-forty years, I read anecdotes of Christian life in that land….and it was sure different than the stories coming out now.
muzzies are working hard to fulfill their ‘father’s desire’ and make every Christian bow to their evil “wild beast.”
Meeting earlier might save a few, but the muzzies will catch on and it’s not likely to save many lives. I hope they can keep their faith despite all of the persecution they face.
somehistory says
In Boston, one of the Catholic churches put up a sign about ICE and deleting any semblance of a Nativity.
A group of Catholics gathered near a statue of Mary and began saying their rosary. Someone inside the church building called the police to have the group removed from the church property.
Those removed were very unhappy about it all.
somehistory says
A list of places cancelling celebrations.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/list-of-cities-cancelling-new-year-s-eve-celebrations/ar-AA1SUtFG?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=859ec1eb3dd14a90ec49f6563bc7a628&ei=39