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African women are resilient. Every day, women across the continent experience the worst tragedies imaginable, and Christian women are no exception. Trauma is a sympton of the violent, ongoing persecution in Burkina Faso and other African countries. How do these women recover from the...

In the Mexican state of Chiapas, it was time for the annual community religious festival. Everyone was excited. Everyone, except the Christian families who refused to participate because it didn't align with their evangelical beliefs. And that's when the town of Ponciano Arriaga turned on them...

One of our contacts in Eritrea - we'll call him Pastor Gideon - will not forget the day the doors of his church closed. For years, churches like his have been systematically shut down and believers imprisoned and then released in waves. There are many changes, but the actual charge - worshipping...

Open Doors partners get to minister to so many believers on the field who are trying to maintain their faith in the midst of persecution and pain. Shova is a Christian woman in Nepal who benefited from our prayer support after experiencing tragedy. She was born a Hindu, but when she heard about...

Many of us struggled to find church community during the pandemic, but connection and fellowship is even more critical in countries where levels of persecution are high. In those countries, believers need extra support and extra strength to continue following Christ. Nethmi, a church leader and...

My name is Latifa and I live in North Africa. I come from a Muslim family, not particularly devout. I met my future husband and grew close to him before I even realised he was a Christian. Praise God that after some time, I came to believe in Jesus too. I was so filled with joy, and I wanted...

We want you to feel connected to our family of believers around the world by sharing the stories of hope and suffering we receive every day from our workers on the field. Often, that means prayers for believers facing persecution - and prayers of thanksgiving when God acts in His mercy. But...

Our hearts ache when we receive reports like this one from our field team members in India. Another Christian family in India was attacked by their neighbours and once again, the police refuse to help them. A report from a remote village said the community held a meeting when they heard some...

Please continue to stand with us in prayer for Pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo who disappeared into detention in Cuba last July. He was taken to a prison in Santiago, Cuba and was forbidden communication for weeks. Our partners in Cuba report that he appeared in court before Christmas and faces...

Young women in muslim nations are extremely vulnerable to rape, exploitation and abuse, but young Christian women are even more so. We at Open Doors see this kind of violence too often and know we must continue to wrap our arms around them with our prayers and support. One of our young sisters...

Imagine you are a former Muslim and are now a pastor in an area of East Africa that is 92% Muslim - and your life is in constant danger from extremists! That's exactly how you would describe Pastor Salim's situation, which is why it's critical we hold him in prayer as a member of our family. "By...

We are heartbroken to learn from one of our fieldworkers that on January 21st, a muslim radical group abducted a group of 16 young people in northeastern Nigeria. As we remember the kidnapping of Leah Sharibu, who remains in captivity four years later, let's lean into the power of prayer and the...

On Febuary 1, 2021 a military coup swepth the country of Myanmar. The year since has been a life-and-death struggle for believers there. Listen to the accounts of brothers and sisters in Myanmar. Daisy - The situation is horrific and life is getting more and more grim for the people in Myanmar...

Hello family of God! One of our fieldworkers just notified us of a situation in Eritrea. Pastor Mekonen of the KaleHiwot Church in Asmara was arrested on January 27th. He is still being detained at the fifth police station in the capital and needs our prayer for his release. Let's gather around...

On Febuary 1, 2021 a military coup swepth the country of Myanmar. The year since has been a life-and-death struggle for believers there. Listen to the accounts of brothers and sisters in Myanmar. Daisy - The situation is horrific and life is getting more and more grim for the people in Myanmar...

Friends, we received a terrible report from Pakistan over the weekend. On Sunday morning, after the church service at Shaheedan-e All Saint's Church in Peshawar, two pastors closed up the church and got into a car to go home. Without warning, a motorbike with two people on it pulled up to their...

Friends, we received a terrible report from Pakistan over the weekend. On Sunday morning, after the church service at Shaheedan-e All Saint's Church in Peshawar, two pastors closed up the church and got into a car to go home. Without warning, a motorbike with two people on it pulled up to their...

Praise God that Iranian prisoners, who are being held for believing in Jesus, are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel. Recently, we told you that 9 believers were having their cases reviewed at the order of the Supreme Court. Now we are believing in faith that another case will be...

It's hard to believe that in 2022, 360 million people are suffering for their decision to follow Jesus. But the newly released 2022 World Watch List reveals that Christian persecution is the worst it has been in modern history. For the first time in 20 years, North Korea has been overtaken by...

A Christian family in Central Asia is asking for our prayers. Fearing for their lives, Sabir, his wife Faina, their son and Sabir's mother had to flee their home when the local mullah - Muslim leader - in their village turned the community against them. Sabir's family are converts from Islam...