Bible clubs spring up in Burkina Faso

World
Date posted:  1 Dec 2021
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Bible clubs spring up in Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, is being dramatically affected by terrorist activity, particularly along its northern border with Mali and Niger. There are over 1 million internally displaced people, many of whom have fled to the larger towns in the north, where there is more effective government security.

Schools have been a particular target and over 2,200 of the 16,000 schools in Burkina Faso have closed. But in the midst of this turmoil, God is at work in schools, because after-school Bible clubs are now spreading throughout the country.

This is particularly remarkable as Burkina Faso is a secular state and religion is precluded within the curriculum. In a mainly Muslim nation, why do the authorities and headteachers permit these clubs?

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