Have you ever considered that persecution might drive the gospel forward? How persecution, rather than stamping out the Church, can…
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What Happened To Kidnapped Pastor?
No answers to Malaysian abduction mystery: “It has been silence from the authorities, police and the government.”
Christians On Frontlines in Quake Disaster
“Hundreds of thousands are now homeless. The weather is very, very cold.”
Christians in Syria and Turkey Call for Prayer After Deadly Earthquake
Churches in Turkey and Syria are calling for Christians around the world to pray, after the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has killed almost 4,000 people.
Rebrand For US Arm Of Christian Persecution Watchdog ‘Open Doors’
Seeks to create the world’s “most extensive, covert network serving persecuted Christians.”
The Incredible Legacy of Brother Andrew
God’s Bible smuggler took the Gospel beyond Communist frontiers.
Colombian Christian Teen Forced To Leave Her Family For Her Own Safety
“For me, the best Christmas is when I’m with my family.”
Smuggle A Bible This Christmas
In late September, Open Doors’ founder, Brother Andrew, passed away aged 94. His legacy of smuggling Bibles into forbidden places lives on, and you can be part of it this Christmas.
World Cup: Christians Urged To Pray While Persecuting Nations Play
Open Doors calls for prayer for all World Cup teams from nations on its World Watch List of the worst persecutors of Christians.
God Answers Prayers of the Persecuted Church
Prayer is far more powerful than we often remember. Through prayer, the Church is strengthened, and people find healing and discover purpose.
‘Existential Threat’ to West African Christians
Nation of Burkina Faso faces a humanitarian crisis because Islamic State jihadists control much of the country.
Following Jesus In Secret
When Muslims come to know Jesus, they face an impossible choice. Do they share their faith, and risk being attacked, fired, kicked out of home, and cut off from family forever?
Brother Andrew 1928-2022
God’s Bible smuggler took the Gospel beyond Communist frontiers.
A Bible Smuggler’s Story of Faith and Miracles
When Diana was 19, she visited Hong Kong and witnessed Chinese nationals being shot as they tried to swim across the Sham Chun River to escape Communist China. This had a deep impact on her, and twenty years later, God prompted her to take action after a lady gave her a book called God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew.
Secret Church in North Korean Prison Camp
In the middle of one of the darkest corners of North Korea, Hea Woo chose to do something radical. God gave her a heart to evangelise and a secret church began.
Suicide Bombers Attack Indonesian Church on Palm Sunday
A suicide bomber has bombed a Roman Catholic church in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia right after Palm Sunday mass.
Police Raid Church Youth Groups in China
In China it’s illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to participate in church activities. Imagine sending your teen to youth group, not knowing if they’ll come back.
What Can We Learn From the Persecuted Church?
They’ve been meeting in house churches for decades, now we are too. Mike Gore from Open Doors shares about their free weekly resources to run a house church in your home.
Women of the Persecuted Church
Powerful personal stories from women who are risking their lives for choosing to follow Christ.
China’s Churches Thriving Despite Persecution
The local government’s laws for illegal religious activities come with serious punishment, from unemployment to imprisonment. And Christian converts are suffering.
Why Easter is Dangerous for the Church in India
A leader of a Hindu extremist group has declared he will rid India of Christianity by 2021. Attacks tend to increase as the church gathers which is why Easter is becoming an increasingly dangerous time to attend church.