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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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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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    FRESH ARTICLES AND THOUGHTS

    SURVEILLANCE IS SPREADING
    In some countries, like Myanmar, technology is being used to track, monitor and restrict the underground church. Check out Ko Aung’s story now…
    WHEN PRAYER CHANGED THE WORLD
    Have you heard these stories about how prayer changed the world? History shows us that ‘nothing is impossible with God’, and that prayer can change even the most impossible nations!

    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

    October 2, 2023
    SRI LANKA: CHURCH SERVICES INTERRUPTED

    Pray for Pastor Wasantha* and members of his church who are facing threats and intimidation…

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    October 2, 2023
    AFGHANISTAN: WHEN BEING A WOMAN WITH AN EDUCATION IS DANGEROUS

    “The world knows how the Taliban are against women’s education and women working outside.” Pray for change now…

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    September 25, 2023
    MIDDLE EAST: ‘THEIR FUTURE’S COULD CHANGE’

    See how your support is helping children in Iraq and Syria get back to school and find healing from the trauma’s of war…

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    September 25, 2023
    WEST AFRICA: ‘The LORD FOUGHT FOR ME’

    Alima has known rejection for most her life, but in Jesus she found hope and protection…

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    September 18, 2023
    NIGERIA: STUDENT KILLED IN ARSON ATTACK ON CHURCH

    Your prayers are needed following yet another awful attack on Christians in Nigeria, in which a student was killed.

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    September 18, 2023
    CENTRAL ASIA: SUMMER CAMP RAISED AND CLOSED BY POLICE

    A summer camp for children and teenagers run by christians in Central Asia was raided by police and the camp leader was arrested and fined…

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    September 12, 2023
    MOROCCO: DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE

    Pray now as almost 3,000 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in the disaster…

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    September 4, 2023
    VIETNAM: NEW HOME FOR NEW BELIEVERS

    “We will not give up our faith; we believe that God will continue to reveal Himself to us and to these people…”

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    September 4, 2023
    AFGHANISTAN: AASIF PAYS THE ULTIMATE PRICE

    Aasif bravely led more than 30 people to believe in Jesus, but in the end he paid the ultimate price for his faith…

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    August 29, 2023
    CHINA: CHRISTIAN COUPLE ON THE RUN

    “Looking back, to be honest, we’re feeling nervous, fearful and worried, as it’s our first time to encounter this…“

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    WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME

    Use this song to reflect on how the Jesus is worth everything and to inspire your prayers for persecuted Christians giving up everything for their faith…

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