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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.

‘HE IS NOT FAR AWAY’

Despite discrimination and loss, Baher has come to know God is close…

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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

    December 15, 2025
    CENTRAL ASIA: ‘YOU DID NOT COME EMPTY HANDED’

    Pray for the impact of Open Doors partners giving away thousands of gifts and running events for children in Central Asia this Christmas!

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    December 15, 2025
    PHILIPPINES “I feel brave… like there’s a light shining inside me’

    Pray for young Christian Inaya and her family as they prepare to celebrate Christmas in secret…

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    December 8, 2025
    NICARAGUA: ‘That DAY HAS COME, YOUR DAD HAS BEEN ARRESTED’

    Read how Christmas has changed for two sisters, Alaia and Manuela after their dad was arrested for sharing his faith in Jesus…

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    December 2, 2025
    NIGERIA: 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIOLENCE

    As news agencies and world leaders begin to give more coverage to the situation facing Christians in Nigeria, here are ten essential things to know…

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    November 24, 2025
    NIGERIA: MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN KIDNAPPED FROM SCHOOL

    Please pray for the more than 300 children who have been taken from their school in northwest Nigeria…

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    November 17, 2025
    YEMEN: “I WANT TO BE A WALKING BIBLE”

    Pray for Christians who have recently been arrested in Yemen, and for Majed, who knows he will be taken in the next few days…

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    November 17, 2025
    SYRIA: THREATS LEFT AT TWO CHURCHES

    Please pray for Christians in Syria, after threatening messages were left at two churches, heightening fear amongst believers.  

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    November 10, 2025
    SRI LANKA: ‘HE IS MY PROTECTOR’

    Pray for Pabasara and her young children as they face pressure and threats because of their love of Jesus.

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    November 3, 2025
    NIGERIA: 8 CHRISTIAN CHILDREN STILL BEING HELD AFTER 6 YEARS

    Pray for the release of eight children taken by police from a Christian orphanage on Christmas Day 2019…

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    November 3, 2025
    INDIA: CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BEING BOYCOTTED FOR 8 MONTHS

    Pray for around 100 Christian families in southern India who are being cut off from everyday life—no access to fishing areas, no one buying from their shops, and even being banned from talking to their neighbours.

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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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