a force mightier than anything on the face of the earth is unleashed. Your prayers are powerful. When your stuttering words hit the power source of the universe – heaven – a powerful reaction is set in motion. Your prayers don’t bounce off the ceiling!
Everyday, across the planet in countries where faith costs the most your brothers and sister facing persecution know prayer works. They rely on prayer for protection, for courage to defy their culture, for their daily needs… They ask you to remember them and stand up by getting on your knees.
“The first thing persecuted Christians ask me for is prayer.” Brother Andrew, Founder of Open Doors

Hundreds of Christians attacked and killed near Jos, Nigeria on the 7 March 2010. Please pray!
Thanks to people like you Open Doors can provide Bibles to those who have never had their own!
In Eritrea, Africa evangelical churches are illegal! Nearly 3,000 Christians are in prison, many locked in shipping containers.
Maryam and Marzieh were freed from prison having spent 259 days locked up because of their faith. Thousands of you spoke up for them.
Chinese house church leader Alimjan Yimit has been given a 15 year prison sentence. He has been illegally imprisoned for nearly two years.