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A free fold-out map including an incredible story of brave faith, prayer points, facts and more. Plus, it comes with some prayer challenges to help you pray for Christians who share our faith but not our freedom!
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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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    FLEEING BOMBS AND BULLETS: PASTOR YANG’S STORY
    “We remember God for small things, because we could be killed at any moment.” Meet Pastor Yang from Myanmar…
    MANGA FROM NIGERIA SHARE’S HIS STORY WITH BALLERS IN GOD!
    Watch this incredible interview with Manga from Nigeria who miraculously survived an attack on his home by extremists and who now wants to make God famous!

    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

    April 14, 2025
    BRUNEI: A DREAM OF JESUS 30 YEARS AGO LED SARA TO A LIFETIME OF SERVING OTHERS

    Sara faithfully ministers to the women in her church, helping them to build strong relationships with their spouses. And it’s all because of a dream she had when she was 12…

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    April 14, 2025
    BANGLADESH: PRAY FOR 13-YEAR-OLD BARUN WHO WAS BEATEN UP FOR HIS FAITH IN JESUS.

    Please join us in praying for Barun, a 13-year-old Christian convert who recently had to go to hospital after being beaten because of his faith in Jesus.

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    April 7, 2025
    NIGERIA: PRAY FOR 15-YEAR-OLD GODWIN AS HE DEALS WITH THE GRIEF OF LOSING HIS DAD

    In July 2023 militants attacked Godwin’s village, killing his father. Thanks to your support and prayers, he is finding new hope, forgiving the attackers.

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    April 1, 2025
    MYANMAR: FIVE WAYS TO PRAY

    After Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, here are five ways to pray for the situation, for Christians and for the work of Open Doors partners.

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    March 31, 2025
    INDIA: WELL-KNOWN PASTOR FOUND DEAD AFTER SHARING WORRIES ABOUT HIS SAFETY

    Pray for the family, friends and church of an Indian Pastor who has been found dead a month after raising concerns about his safety on social media.

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    March 31, 2025
    NORTH AFRICA: ‘GOD, IF YOU EXIST, WHO ARE YOU?’

    When Yasmina’s parents died within a few years of each other, her friends encouraged her to pursue her Islamic faith, but it was in Jesus that she found a new, but dangerous hope.

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    March 24, 2025
    SRI LANKA: “IF I CONTINUE TO BE CHRISTIAN, THEY WILL NOT TREAT ME AS THEIR CHILD”

    Read about the brave faith of 24-year-old Sharifa in Sri Lanka who has been rejected by her parents for following Jesus. Pray for her as Ramadan ends and pressure against her mounts…

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    March 17, 2025
    IRAN: HARSH PRISON SENTENCES GIVEN TO THREE CONVERTS

    Please pray – three Iranian Christian converts, including a pregnant woman, have been sentenced to a combined total of over 40 years in prison.

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    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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    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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