More and more people are talking about Christian persecution in Nigeria, but reports are often conflicting. Some Nigerians–even Nigerian Christians–claim the reports are entirely false. Others claim it’s only an ethnic dispute, not a religious one. Some say U.S. leaders are blowing the story out of proportion in order to work our way in and take mineral rights. Still others say it’s just a sad story of “bandits” taking advantage of people for financial gain…not anything resembling a Christian-targeted genocide. What’s actually going on?

In the newest episode of The Natasha Crain Podcast, I sort all of this out with Judd Saul, Executive Director of Equipping the Persecuted. Judd has been on the ground in Nigeria over a period of 10 years and shares his firsthand knowledge of what the reality is.

This is a VERY important episode. I learned so much about what’s fact and fiction from doing this interview, and I know you will too. But this isn’t just about getting educated on what’s going on…it’s about what can be done. It’s about what YOU can do. Please make the time to listen or watch this episode and take action. We’ll tell you how.

You may note that I just said listen OR watch. To date, my podcast has only ever been in audio form, but now you can watch on YouTube as well! So, if you’re a YouTube kind of person, I want to ask you to do a couple of things right now before you forget:

1. Go subscribe to my channel! I’m definitely not a pro-level YouTuber (this was quite literally the first video I’ve ever made), but if you enjoy my written and audio content, I’m confident you’ll enjoy the content coming to my YouTube channel as well.
2. Watch the episode.
3. Take one or more of three actions. 1) Pray. 2) Donate to the cause (we’ll tell you where to donate and what the funds will be used for). 3) Share this episode to bring more attention to what’s happening and encourage others to take action too.

Mentioned in the Show:

Equipping the Persecuted site: www.equippingthepersecuted.org
Truth Nigeria: www.truthnigeria.com
Follow Judd Saul on X: www.x.com/juddsaul
Follow Equipping the Persecuted on Facebook: www.facebook.com/EquippingThePersecuted

Also, be sure not to miss my last two podcast episodes:

Homelessness in America: Good, Bad, and Ugly Solutions, with Bryan Crain: There are many competing ideas for how to solve the homelessness crisis in America, and they’re often a product of competing worldviews. In this episode, I’m joined by Bryan Crain (yes, my husband!), president of Orange County Rescue Mission, to talk about the homelessness crisis from a biblical worldview and the Trump administration’s recent Executive Order on “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” If you’ve ever wondered what can and should be done to help the homeless AND make the streets safer for everyone else, you don’t want to miss this episode.

How Have Godly People Been Persuaded to Let Ungodliness Reign? with Bill Federer: How did we get to a point in America where Christians often believe that the most godly thing they can do is stay out of politics? How did we get to a point where we’ve accepted the lie that separation of church and state is a guiding rule keeping our faith out of the public square? History gives us a lot of the answers. My guest for this episode is Bill Federer, a nationally known speaker, best-selling author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America’s noble heritage. Bill gives us a fascinating flyover of the history we need to know to understand how we got to this moment.