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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.

PLAY FAITHFULS

Take on our Traitors inspired, Bible smuggling youth group game!

UNWRAP HOPE

Bullied and isolated, will you stand with Robin this Christmas?

WRITE TO ROBIN

Send a digital message of hope to Robin in Bangladesh this Christmas

BECOME A REP!

Use your passion and talents to stand with the persecuted church!

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Get Faithfuls, our Traitors inspired, Bible smuggling youth group game!

Want to give your youth group a night like no other? Take on Faithfuls and see if your group can safely smuggle as many Bibles as possible to an underground church network, whilst trying to identify the Spies, who are attempting to sabotage their efforts! Order your free Faithfuls leader guide now…
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STORIES OF BRAVE FAITH

Malith from East Sri Lanka

“They fear that if they have connections with me, the teachers will start to look down on them, too”. Pray for 16-year-old student Malith…

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Ayuba from Nigeria

Ayuba was only 20 when his father was murdered by Islamic extremists in a vicious attack on his village. Watch his story…

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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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PRAYER GENERATOR

Not sure what to pray or even how to start praying for those risking it all for Jesus? Don’t panic, we’re here to help. Just enter your name, then choose a person or a country from the drop down list and we’ll provide a prayer to get you started…

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    STAND WITH YOUR PERSECUTED FAMILY

    EXPERIENCE A SECRET CHRISTMAS
    Meet young underground Christians Ella and Lilly who live in a country where Christmas must be celebrated secretly…
    HOLD AN UNWRAP HOPE CHRISTMAS PARTY!
    Download our free festive party outline and unwrap hope for excluded and isolated young Christians around the world.

    WHERE ARE CHRISTIANS COUNTING THE COST?

    Explore the 50 most dangerous places to be a follower of Jesus

    “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 – 3,573,563 “ID” – “ID” – Indonesia Capital City – Jakarta Population – 267,663,435 “KG” – Kyrgyzstan Capital City – Bishkek Population – 7,101 “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 – 19,350,082 “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 – 41,213,386 “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 – 26,537,548 “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 – 7,422,440 “TD” – Chad Capital City – N’Djamena Population – 18,280,000 “SD” – Sudan Capital City – Khartoum Population – 51,092,737 “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 – 92,417,681 “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 – 235,256,271 “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 – 43,400,000 “PK” – Pakistan Capital City – Islamabad Population – 253,384,751 “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

    LATEST PRAYER NEWS

    November 17, 2025
    YEMEN: “I WANT TO BE A WALKING BIBLE”

    Pray for Christians who have recently been arrested in Yemen, and for Majed, who knows he will be taken in the next few days…

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    November 17, 2025
    SYRIA: THREATS LEFT AT TWO CHURCHES

    Please pray for Christians in Syria, after threatening messages were left at two churches, heightening fear amongst believers.  

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    November 10, 2025
    SRI LANKA: ‘HE IS MY PROTECTOR’

    Pray for Pabasara and her young children as they face pressure and threats because of their love of Jesus.

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    November 3, 2025
    NIGERIA: 8 CHRISTIAN CHILDREN STILL BEING HELD AFTER 6 YEARS

    Pray for the release of eight children taken by police from a Christian orphanage on Christmas Day 2019…

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    November 3, 2025
    INDIA: CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BEING BOYCOTTED FOR 8 MONTHS

    Pray for around 100 Christian families in southern India who are being cut off from everyday life—no access to fishing areas, no one buying from their shops, and even being banned from talking to their neighbours.

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    October 20, 2025
    CHINA: HOUSE CHURCH RAIDED; 11 BELIEVERS DETAINED

    Pray for Christians in China as raids against Churches and Church networks continue, including in Taiyuan City, where a Pastor was arrested near the end of his sermon…

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    October 20, 2025
    MOZAMBIQUE: 20 CHRISTIANS KILLED AND 2,000 DISPLACED

    Pray for Christians in Northern Mozambique who are being targeted by extremists after the withdrawal of government forces.

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    October 13, 2025
    CAMEROON: “I KNEW JESUS WOULD PERFORM HIS MIRACLE”

    Adam from Cameroon was kidnapped twice by Boko Haram militants, and despite fearing he would be killed, he saw God restore his freedom!

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    October 6, 2025
    CHINA: CHRISTIAN SCHOOL COMMUNITY RAIDED BY POLICE

    Pray for the students and teachers of a small Christian school community in North West China which has been closed since a police raid.

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    October 6, 2025
    INDIA: CHRISTIANS FACE RISE IN ATTACKS AFTER NEW LAW IS PASSED

    Pray for Christians in the Indian state of Rajasthan who have suffered an increase in attacks just weeks after the state assembly passed a strict anti-conversion law.

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    THE WORLD WATCH LIST 2025: TOP TEN

    Explore the places where Christians are counting the cost of following Jesus. Check out our interactive map and pray for change…

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