Dogon Nahawa, a village outside of Jos, Nigeria, suffered a brutal attack in the middle of the night on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 which left many people dead, especially women and children.
Here are some of the survivors' stories.
Jessica and her family ran out of the house and clashed with many attackers. She escaped with a machete wound across the cheek to the back of her neck. Her little sister, aged 7, didn’t survive.
Becky, age 11, ran with her mom and brother and sister across a field and stream to a primary school in the next village.
Dagwom, age 15, was hacked in the head and hands and his arm was broken. His father did not survive.
Christy’s two brothers (5 and 12 yrs old) were killed in the attack. Christy ran and survived
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Nancy, age 9, and her family survived by staying indoors during the attack.
Wakfwen with some of the survivors whom he interviewed.
Beth and some of the children of Dogon Nahawa who survived
Dave Azi and Ann Sunwar leading praise and worship at a concert he organized at Dogon Nahawa
DeeZed singing at the gospel concert at Dogon Nahawa
The crowd at the April 18th concert
Beth with the women of Dogon Nahawa during a prayer time
The Five Loaves singing in the Berom language at the concert
The future generation of Dogon Nahawa
Wakfwen and Beth returned to Dogon Nahawa and had time with many people who survived the attack. Please remember these people in your prayers and continue to pray for their healing.
Thank you,
Wakfwen and Beth Danpome
