Adventist Review Online | Adventists Arrested in Burundi Have Been Released

May 17, 2019

Prayers have been answered, Says General Conference Office of the President

By: General Conference Office of the President

“We have received very encouraging news and are happy to indicate that all Seventh-day Adventist detainees in Burundi have been released.  Prayers have been answered.  We thank the Government of Burundi for its role and specifically one of its Members of Parliament, Honorable Justin Niyobuhungiro, for facilitating the releases.  Thank you to Seventh-day Adventist church members worldwide and others who have been praying earnestly for the detainees, for the church in Burundi, and for the Burundi government leaders. We look forward to continued improvement in this sensitive situation dealing with the church and its governance.  We encourage you to keep praying that God will provide for a helpful resolution to the challenges being faced and for peace and prosperity in Burundi.”

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