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It was a worship service at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Kakau Daji last month. A time to praise God and lift the hearts of the congregation to Him. And then the attackers came. According to one report, they first headed for the children's section of the church. Then they changed their mind and...

A few months ago, we told you of the story of Shamim, one of our ministry partners in Bangladesh. Shamim is a literacy teacher and a Christian. His cousins attacked him, sending him to the hospital. The attack came amid tension over a land dispute, aggravated by Shamim's Christian witness and...

We have brought you stories of difficulties throughout Central Asia in light of the COVID-19 pandemic - and unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be getting any better. And now our brothers and sisters in Turkmenistan are asking for your prayers. One local contact from Turkmenistan shares: "We now...

We've gotten a new prayer request from Iran. As reported by Article 18, Babak Hosseinzadeh, Behnam Akhalghi and Saheb Fadaie are each serving prison sentences for "acting against national security through promoting Christian Zionism" - in plain language, they were members of house churches...

"I encountered 7 armed men. They pointed their guns at me.....They told me to get of the motorbike and searched me. They found memory cards, USB sticks, a camera, two cell phones and some materials for the movie projections. They asked who I was. When I told them I was an evangelist, they got...

It seems like almost every week, we get a new report from Christians in China that shows how the Chinese government is chipping away at religious freedom. The latest example is that a popular Bible app in China has been taken offline. One million Chinese users also no longer have access to an...

Zjura is an eager evangelist living somewhere in Central Asia - for his protection we can't tell you exactly where. He builds relationships with ease and is very open with others about his faith. He asks striking questions about life and God to draw his listeners in and engage them in thoughtful...

Our partners in Latin America have asked us to pray for a group of believers being held hostage in Haiti. A group of 17 Christian missionaries from the US and Canada were kidnapped by the notorious and powerful gang the "400 Mawazo". The gang is demanding $1 million per person for the group's...

We have an urgent request from our brothers and sisters in Sudan. The military has arrested the Prime Minister and other leaders in the government and suspended certain aspects of the constitution. The military is doing this to grab hold of power, according to an Open Doors source in Sudan. The...

Many residents of Chinese towns and cities live in apartments in small communities called "xiaoqu" - literally translated as small district. Most xiaoqu are surrounded by walls and have a main gate with guards to monitor the flow of pedestrians, bikes and cars. Many xiaoqu have cameras at the...

"It was at night. We heard gunshots everywhere so we fled. We took nothing with us. We live here in the open, no beds, under the rain and sun. It is really difficult." Unfortunately, Mama Teseli's experience in her home country is not at all rare for believers, especially those in eastern DRC...

Shanti and her family had been to every place of worship and spent all their money trying to find a cure for Shanti, Then they went to church. "To my disbelief, I sensed my health improving and continued to attend the church and prayed. My health was restored and I was healthy without spending...

The rush of excitement when you first receive Christ is exhilarating. Everything is fresh and new, and you long to know God better. And then, reality sets in and you realize He has promised to live in this world with you, not take you out of it and all its difficulties. A man and his wife who...

For the past 31 years, Precious has been serving God, sharing the gospel with many people. We've prayed for her before, that God would strengthen her ministry in her Muslim-majority community. But recently, she was noticed by religious leaders who enforce Shariah law in the part of the...

The head-to-toe burqas are back. The men with rifles have become permanent fixtures in the street. And Afghanistan begins its descent into silence, as international attention starts to dwindle almost a month after the Taliban regained power. Saad and Fatima two of the few, secret believers in...

The head-to-toe burqas are back. The men with rifles have become permanent fixtures in the street. And Afghanistan begins its descent into silence, as international attention starts to dwindle almost a month after the Taliban regained power. Saad and Fatima two of the few, secret believers in...

The head-to-toe burqas are back. The men with rifles have become permanent fixtures in the street. And Afghanistan begins its descent into silence, as international attention starts to dwindle almost a month after the Taliban regained power. Saad and Fatima two of the few, secret believers in...

Shalman (27) was the first person in his Muslim family to follow Jesus. He kept his faith a secret, knowing the consequences of others finding out he is a Christian - but he couldn't hold it in. He shared the gospel with his friends. In early August, people in Shalman's community found out about...

In both Iraq and Syria, Christians live and practice their faith in secret for fear of being killed, especially those from a Muslim background. Open church services, conferences and camps are all forbidden without approval - and evangelicals never receive it. Please pray for equal treatment of...

"The Myanmar army is destabilizing the country, hitting people and the property of churches, killing unarmed and peaceful civilians and burning villages and houses," a Christian from Thantlang told Fides after the army occupied and destroyed his church. "we are really bewildered." on the night...