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Open Doors Youth, PO Box 6, Witney, Oxon, UK, OX29 6WG

+44 (0) 1993 460015 / youth@opendoorsuk.org

We serve Christians around the world whose brave faith in Jesus means they are, beaten, threatened, imprisoned, tortured, falsely accused, disowned and hated.

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STORIES OF BRAVE FAITH

Sarah from East Africa

“The same people who would talk about us would call us again to pray for their sick children”…

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Pastor Timothy from China

Standing up to prison guards and seeing a fellow in-mate healed. Meet the courageous Pastor Timothy..

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Saengchan from Laos

Saengchan and his friends were arrested because of their faith, but they knew God was with them the whole time…

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    FRESH ARTICLES AND THOUGHTS

    Signs and wonders in North Korea
    Get to grips what life is really like for secret Christians in North Korea – one of the most dangerous places on the planet to follow Jesus…
    THE MOST ILLEGAL BOOK IN HISTORY
    Did you know it was once illegal in the UK to read the Bible in English?

    WHERE DOES FOLLOWING JESUS COST THE MOST?

    Explore the top 50 countries where Christians are risking it all…

    “BD” – Bangladesh Capital City – Dhaka Population – 168,957,745 “BF” – Burkina Faso Capital City – Ouagadougou Population – 13,228,000 “BN” – Brunei Capital City – Bandar Seri Begawan Population – 422,675 “BT” – Bhutan Capital City – Thimphu Population – 777,486 “CF” – Central African Republic Capital City – Bangui Population – 4,216,666 “CU” – Cuba Capital City – Havana Population – 11,008,112 “ER” – Eritrea Capital City – Asmara Population – 3,684,032 “ID” – Indonesia Capital City – Jakarta Population – 267,663,435 “LK” – “LK” – Sri Lanka Capital City – Colombo Population – 21,919,000 “MM” – Myanmar Capital City – Naypyidaw Population – 57,526,449 “MR” – Mauritania Capital City – Nouakchott Population – 3,359,185 “MX” – Mexico Capital City – Mexico City Population – 126,577,691 “NE” – Niger Capital City – Niamey Population – 24,484,587 “OM” – Oman Capital City – Muscat Population – 4,520,471 “QA” – Qatar Capital City – Doha Population – 2,795,484 “SO” – Somalia Capital City – Mogadishu Population – 10,251,568 “SY” – Syria Capital City – Damascus Population – 22,142,061 “TJ” – Tajikistan Capital City – Dushanbe Population – 9,119,347 “VN” – Vietnam Capital City – Hanoi Population – 97,338,579 “YE” – Yemen Capital City – Sanaa Population – 30,984,689 “ET” – Ethiopia Capital City – Addis Ababa Population – 112,269,301 “ML” – Mali Capital City – Bamako Population – 21,473,764 “TR” – Turkey Capital City – Ankara Population – 80,810,525 “TM” – Turkmenistan Capital City – Ashgabat Population – 5,636,011 “TN” – Tunisia Capital City – Tunis Population – 11,403,800 “KP” – North Korea Capital City – Pyongyang Population – 25,713,000 “KW” – “KW” – Kuwait Capital City – Kuwait City Population – 4,052,584 “CN” – China Capital City – Peking Population – 1,411,750,000 “CO” – Colombia Capital City – Bogotá Population – 51,895,000 “MA” – Morocco Capital City – Rabat Population – 36,910,560 “DZ” – Algeria Capital City – Algeria Population – 43,851,044 “LY” – Libya Capital City – Tripoli Population – 6,754,507 “SD” – Sudan Capital City – Khartoum Population – 43,849,260 “SA” – Saudi Arabia Capital City – Riyadh Population – 34,218,000 “IQ” – Iraq Capital City – Baghdad Population – 40,462,701 “JO” – Jordan Capital City – Amman Population – 6,500,000 “IR” – Iran Capital City – Tehran Population – 86,758,304 “MY” – Malaysia Capital City – Kuala Lumpur Population – 27 140 000 “MZ” – Mozambique Capital City – Maputo Population – 28,829,476 “CD” – Democratic Republic of Congo Capital City – Kinshasa Population – 89,561,403 “NG” – Nigeria Capital City – Abuja Population – 206,139,589 “NI” – Nicaragua Capital City – Managua Population – 6,851 “CM” – Cameroon Capital City – Yaounde Population – 16,322,000 “KZ” – Kazakhstan Capital City – Nur-Sultan Population – 18,690,115 “LA” – Laos Capital City – Vientiane Population – 6,477,211 “UZ” – Uzbekistan Capital City – Toshkent Population – 31,100,500 “AF” – Afghanistan Capital City – Kabul Population – 33,928,493 “PK” – Pakistan Capital City – Islamabad Population – 231, 402, 117 “IN” – India Capital City – New Delhi Population – 1,407,563,842 “NP” – “NP” – Nepal Capital City – Kathmandu Population – 28,825,709 “EG” – Egypt Capital City – Cairo Population – 107,770,524 Explore the world watch list

    February 12, 2024
    NORTH KOREA: ‘we are like a jewel that’s buried in the ground THAT will never lose its brightness’

    Christians in North Korea, the toughest place on earth to be a Christian, share their hope and thanks…

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    February 12, 2024
    DRC: PASTOR AND HIS WIFE ABDUCTED DURING SERVICE

    Attacks against Christians in the DRC are increasing. Pray for those who have been abducted and those who have lost loved ones…

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    February 5, 2024
    PAKISTAN: REHENA SHARES WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS

    Rehena, a Pakistani Christian, shares what life is like in the seventh most dangerous place in the world to follow Jesus.

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    February 5, 2024
    YEMEN: SECRET BELIEVERS UNDER PRESSURE DUE TO RED SEA CRISIS

    See how the crisis in the Red Sea is impacting the secret Church inside Yemen…

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    January 22, 2024
    VIETNAM: CHURCHES MONITORED and FOREIGN VISITORS FORCED TO LEAVE SERVICES

    Recent incidents in Vietnam have highlighted the increasing pressure and intimidation facing Christians and Church leaders…

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    January 15, 2024
    LAOS: BELIEVERS HOMES DESTROYED

    Christians in a village in southern Laos have been targeted, with the homes of two families set alight and destroyed…

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    January 15, 2024
    IRAN: AT LEAST SEVEN CHRISTIANS ARRESTED OVER CHRISTMAS

    Pray for strength and peace for a number of Christians arrested in Iran over Christmas…

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    January 8, 2024
    BANGLADESH: THE BRAVE FAITH OR OF AN EX ISLAMIC TEACHER TURNED CHRISTIAN

    ‘This is my last and final decision: for the rest of my life I will follow the Lord Jesus Christ…’

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    January 8, 2024
    NIGERIA: CHRISTMAS ATTACKS KILL 113

    At least 113 people have been killed in a co-ordinated attack on several majority-christian villages in nigeria over christmas. Please pray for all affected.  

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    December 11, 2023
    BANGLADESH: AKRAM ENDS UP IN PRISON FOR REPORTING AN ASSAULT

    Imagine reporting a crime, but ending up being arrested yourself. Its just wrong isn’t it?

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    TACKLE PERSECUTION AT THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

    Order a free interactive wall chart to help you pray for the five countries playing in the tournament on the 2023 Open Doors World Watch List…

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