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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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BLESSED ARE THE RISK TAKERS

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Take our online quiz and explore some of the riskiest places to be a Christian…

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Do you want to grow in brave faith? Join us on a six week journey of brave faith, inspired by the real-life stories of Christians from around the world who are risking it all to follow Jesus.
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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 – 25,620,427 “TJ” – Tajikistan Capital City – Dushanbe Population – 9,119,347 “VN” – “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” – Nepal Capital City – Kathmandu Population – 29,694,614 “EG” – Egypt Capital City – Cairo Population – 107,770,524 Explore the world watch list

    March 23, 2026
    SOUTH EAST ASIA: ‘NOTHING CAN STOP ME FROM WORSHIPING THE LORD’

    Pray for Vannida who is refusing to give up on Jesus, despite her husband being killed because of his Christian faith…

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    March 23, 2026
    SRI LANKA: ‘I WILL LOOK TO HIM’

    Pray for 17 year-old Sunisha who has faced violence from her partner and his family because of her choice to follow Jesus…

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    March 16, 2026
    IRAN: YOUNG PEOPLE SHARE THEIR FEARS

    Pray for young Christians inside Iran who are facing isolation, fear and trauma in the current turmoil…

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    March 10, 2026
    ETHIOPIA: TWO ATTACKS KILL NEARLY 30 ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS

    Pray for a community devastated by two attacks from extremists in southern Ethiopia at the end of February.

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    March 9, 2026
    IRAN: LATEST PRAYER REQUESTS

    Please pray for Iran and the wider region as the impact of war intensifies – and believers hope for the future.

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    March 2, 2026
    PHILIPPINES: “IF YOU DO NOT RETURN TO ISLAM, YOU ARE NO LONGER MY DAUGHTER.”

    Pray for Leila, a 20-year old secret Christian risking her life to attend secret monthly youth meetings…

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    March 2, 2026
    IRAN: URGENT PRAYER NEEDED

    After bombs and missle strikes across the region, Christians from Iran and surrounding countries are calling for urgent prayer from their brothers and sisters around the world.

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    February 23, 2026
    SYRIA: WHY IS PERSECUTION INCREASING?

    Syria now stands at number six on the World Watch List, and our brothers and sisters need our prayers…

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    February 23, 2026
    NIGERIA: PASTOR BARNABAS HAS A NEW HOME

    Pastor Barnabas and his family spent years living in a displacement camp. Thanks to Open Doors supporters, they now have a home…

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    February 16, 2026
    SYRIA: NEW THREATENING MESSAGE AGAINST CHRISTIANS APPEARS NEAR A CHURCH

    Believers in Aleppo, Syria are under increasing pressure as another threatening message has been found sprayed on a wall near a church.

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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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