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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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    WRITE TO: PASTOR YANG IN MYANMAR
    Can you send a digital message to Pastor Yang in Myanmar who has had to flee home due to conflict and persecution many times.
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    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

    June 16, 2025
    ASIA: ‘THE BIBLE CHANGED MY LIFE, AND IT IS STILL CHANGING ME TODAY’ 

    Meet Ethan, a church leader in Asia who came to faith as a teenager after stealing a Bible from his local church!

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    June 9, 2025
    NIGERIA: ‘THIS IS TERROR’

    Over 100 Christians are killed in a series of attacks after the local bishop spoke publicly to the US Congress about violence against the church in his region.

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    June 9, 2025
    MYANMAR: STAYING FAITHFUL TO JESUS

    Pastor Myint and his family have lived through death threats and displacement, but they are determined to keep serving God.

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    June 2, 2025
    MALAYSIA: STEPPING OUT OF THE OLD LIFE INTO A NEW ONE

    See how your prayers and support are changing lives of people like Romi, who grew up as a ‘Christian’, but only truly started following Jesus in his 30s…

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    June 2, 2025
    PHILIPPINES: “I LOST MY FAMILY, BUT I FOUND A NEW ONE IN CHRIST”

    Get inspired by Mira’s brave choice to choose to follow Jesus and get baptised, despite meaning rejection from her family.

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    May 27, 2025
    CENTRAL ASIA: “LORD, THIS IS THE LAST PRAYER OF MY LIFE”

    Read this incredible story of God’s miraculous protection over the life of a Central Asian house church leader and his congregation!

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    May 27, 2025
    VIETNAM: “YOU NO LONGER HAVE A PLACE IN THIS VILLAGE”

    Pray for Minh (name changed) and his family – they recently became Christians, a decision which has led them to be kicked out of their home and community.

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    May 19, 2025
    IRAN: THREE CONVERT SUMMONED TO BEGIN THEIR PRISON SENTENCES

    Please be praying for three Christian converts in Iran, including a pregnant woman, who have been summoned to the notorious Evin Prison to begin serving their sentences.

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    May 12, 2025
    MYANMAR: “WE SEE THE HANDS OF GOD THROUGH OPEN DOORS PARTNERS.”

    Thanks to your prayers and support, over 800 families have been helped since the devastating earthquake in March.

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    May 12, 2025
    VIETNAM: CHRISTIAN MUM AND HER CHILDREN FORCED FROM THEIR HOME

    Please pray for Trinh and her children after they were forced from their home for their faith.

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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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