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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

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

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    STAND WITH YOUR PERSECUTED FAMILY

    ‘CHURCH IS THE FAMILY I WAS SEEKING’: BATOUL’S STORY
    Batoul, from North Africa, was rejected by her Mum and sisters when she became a Christian. She now treats her persecutors with kindness and works to help others like her.
    IF YOU ESCAPED THE DARKEST PLACE ON EARTH, WOULD YOU GO BACK?
    Joo Min fled North Korea – and found Jesus at an Open Doors safe house. What would make her go back to the darkest place on Earth to be a Christian?

    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

    March 10, 2025
    SRI LANKA: FORCED TO BURN HER GOSPELS

    When 18 year-old Sasha’s dad found copies of the gospels in her bag he beat her and forced her to burn the booklets. But she continues secretly follow Jesus despite the opposition.

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    February 24, 2025
    NORTH KOREA: ‘IT IS OUR DUTY AND MISSION’

    Thanks to your support, underground networks are supplying vital food aid to secret Christians in North Korea…

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    February 17, 2025
    CENTRAL ASIA: PRAY FOR 16-YEAR OLD ALIM WHO WAS EXPELLED FROM COLLEGE FOR SHARING ABOUT JESUS

    “You raised Alim as a strong leader, he can convince anybody, if I would speak to him longer, I would believe too!”

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    February 17, 2025
    IRAN: MEET FATEMAH, A SECRET CHRISTIAN AND CHURCH LEADER

    “We know that persecution might increase, but we are not alone! God and His people are with us.” 

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    February 10, 2025
    NORTH KOREA: ‘BECAUSE OF YOUR PRAYERS, THE UNDERGROUND CHURCH IN NORTH KOREA IS EXPANDING’

    Read Jung Jik’s incredible story of how he came to know Jesus despite living in the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian.

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    February 3, 2025
    NIGERIA: AT LEAST 10 KILLED AS CHRISTIANS ARE TARGETED

    Pray for Christians in the Chibok area where recent attacks have seen many killed and thousands forced to flee.

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    February 3, 2025
    DRC: CHURCHES CLOSED AS REBELS ATTACK KEY CITY

    Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are asking for prayer following recent unrest in the country.

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    January 27, 2025
    KYRGYZSTAN: BIBLE TORN TO PIECES

    Pray for new Christian Leyla after her brother found her Bible and threw her out of home…

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    January 27, 2025
    NORTH KOREA: WHAT HAPPENED WHEN A SECRET CHRISTIAN TOLD HIS WIFE ABOUT HIS FAITH?

    Could you keep your faith a secret from close family, best friends or even your partner?

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    January 20, 2025
    SYRIA: HOW ARE CHRISTIANS FEELING?

    Four Syrian Christians share what they are seeing in Syria after the former president Bashar al-Assad left the country on 8 December 2024.

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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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