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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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    FRESH ARTICLES AND THOUGHTS

    Signs and wonders in North Korea
    Get to grips what life is really like for secret Christians in North Korea – one of the most dangerous places on the planet to follow Jesus…
    THE MOST ILLEGAL BOOK IN HISTORY
    Did you know it was once illegal in the UK to read the Bible in English?

    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 – 3,573,563 “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

    September 8, 2025
    INDIA: NEW, HARSH PUNISHMENTS WILL RESTRICT SHARING ABOUT JESUS

    New laws in an Indian state could see believers punished for simple acts of kindness towards others…

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    September 1, 2025
    SRI LANKA: HOUSE CHURCH TARGETED BY LOCALS

    Join us in praying for a house church in Sri Lanka, led by Pastor Sirimal* that has been targeted by the local community.

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    September 1, 2025
    NIGERIA: FREED AFTER BEING WRONGFULLY SENT TO PRISON

    David* in Nigeria was sent to prison for helping two Christian converts – but good news, his conviction has been overturned.

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    August 26, 2025
    CENTRAL ASIA: CHRISTIAN TEENAGERS FACING PERSECUTION BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GO TO SUMMER CAMPS

    Pray for three teenage Christians who are facing pressure and persecution simply for wanting to go to Christian summer camps…

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    August 26, 2025
    ETHIOPIA: “IN A SINGLE DAY, THEY TURNED EVERYTHING TO ASH”

    Read and watch Jemal’s story and see how his good life was destroyed by persecution, but that God restored what was lost.

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    August 11, 2025
    INDONESIA: ABDUL MEETS JESUS IN THREE DIFFERENT DREAMS

    Read student Abdul’s incredible story of brave faith and see how God is continuing to meet with people through dreams, bringing hope and new life!

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    August 11, 2025
    BANGLADESH: ‘MY SAVIOUR WILL CARRY ME THROUGH THIS STORM’

    Pray for Masud, a relatively new Christian from a Muslim background in Bangladesh who is courageously sharing about Jesus, despite threats, pressure and exclusion.

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    July 28, 2025
    NORTH KOREA: HOPE THAT PRISONERS MIGHT BE RELEASED

    North Korea has launched an internal investigation into its own harsh punishments. Pray that this may mean those unjustly imprisoned, including Christians, will be released.

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    July 28, 2025
    NIGERIA: TWO CHRISTIAN LEADERS KILLED IN A WORSHIP SERVICE

    Please pray after a peace-making pastor and a well-known convert from Islam were murdered in an attack on a church in Katsina State, Nigeria.

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    July 14, 2025
    CHAD: EIGHT CHRISTIAN YOUNG PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR SHARING THEIR FAITH

    Please join us in praying for 8 Christian young people who were arrested after they had spent a sharing their faith…

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    TACKLE PERSECUTION AT THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

    Order a free interactive wall chart to help you pray for the five countries playing in the tournament on the 2023 Open Doors World Watch List…

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