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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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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

    July 6, 2026
    LAOS: ‘families expelled FROM THEIR HOMES AND VILLAGE for their faith in Jesus’

    Please pray for six families that have been living together in a small safehouse after being forced to leave their community in Laos.

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    July 6, 2026
    MEXICO: ‘I TAUGHT THEM HOW GOD SEES THEM’

    Meet Juan Manuel who is using football to share God’s love with teenagers in troubled and dangerous communities…

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    June 29, 2026
    NIGERIA: FRESH ATTACK ON CHRISTIAN FARMING COMMUNITY

    Pray for comfort and peace for friends and family members who have lost loved ones as a result of this latest attack…

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    June 29, 2026
    CHINA: 30 CHRISTIANS ARRESTED IN NEW CHURCH RAID

    Please pray for our family in China as they come under increasing pressure, forcing many further underground…

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    June 22, 2026
    CENTRAL ASIA: YOUTH TRAINING DAY RAIDED

    Pray for leaders and young people who have faced interrogation and intimidation from authorities after a raid on a youth event…

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    June 22, 2026
    MOROCCO: USING YOUTUBE TO SHARE ABOUT JESUS

    Meet Omar, a young person from Morocco who learnt about Jesus online and is now using YouTube to share his faith with others…

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    June 15, 2026
    ETHIOPIA: RECENT ATTACKS LEAVE MANY CHRISTIANS DEAD AND A CHURCH DESTROYED

    Pray for survivors of recent attacks in the Arsi Zone of Ethiopia that have devastated Orthodox Christian communities…

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    June 8, 2026
    BANGLADESH: PRAY FOR ‘PASTOR KASHEM’

    Pray for healing, strength and courage for a pastor who was recently attacked and beaten because oh his faith in Jesus.

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    June 8, 2026
    IRAN: MADE TO DISAPPEAR

    Pray for Mary, a young Christian activist and journalist who was taken by the authorities in February.

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    June 3, 2026
    PRAY AS THEY PLAY: DOWNLOAD OUR FREE WORLD CUP FOOTIE CARDS

    In 14 countries playing at the World Cup Christians can face intense persecution? Download our brand new, free footie cards to help you pray during the tournament!

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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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