Open Doors Youth, PO Box 6, Witney, Oxon, UK, OX29 6WG
We serve Christians around the world whose brave faith in Jesus means they are, beaten, threatened, imprisoned, tortured, falsely accused, disowned and hated.
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Being deaf, Hysam has faced many challenges, but since being baptised, his parents have thrown him out of the house and no longer want contact with him. Pray now…
A Christian from China who disappeared in 2014 after helping North Korean refugees has been released from prison. Please pray for him as he recovers…
Please pray as a further mass kidnapping devastates a largely Christian community in Kaduna State…
Protests in Iran have gained global attention. See how can we pray for the country at this pivotal time and stand with the underground Iranian church…
Pray for the leaders and members of Yayang Church in Wenzhou City who are facing arrest, threats and intimidation from authorities…
Since the beginning of 2026, more than 50 Christians have been arrested – and haven’t been heard from since.
An Open Doors fieldworker, Lydia Lee*, shares what she sees in the North Korean church, and how you can be part of God’s impossible plan…
Thank God that an attack on a church in Aleppo was prevented. Continue to pray for the security and safety of our church family in Syria…
Please pray: at least 70 people have been killed and several abducted in a series of devastating attacks in Nigeria over Christmas and New Year…
Thanks God that an attack on a church in Aleppo was prevented. Continue to pray for the security and safety of our church family in Syria…
Being deaf, Hysam has faced many challenges, but since being baptised, his parents have thrown him out of the house and no longer want contact with him. Pray now…
A Christian from China who disappeared in 2014 after helping North Korean refugees has been released from prison. Please pray for him as he recovers…
Please pray as a further mass kidnapping devastates a largely Christian community in Kaduna State…
Protests in Iran have gained global attention. See how can we pray for the country at this pivotal time and stand with the underground Iranian church…
Pray for the leaders and members of Yayang Church in Wenzhou City who are facing arrest, threats and intimidation from authorities…
Since the beginning of 2026, more than 50 Christians have been arrested – and haven’t been heard from since.
An Open Doors fieldworker, Lydia Lee*, shares what she sees in the North Korean church, and how you can be part of God’s impossible plan…
Thank God that an attack on a church in Aleppo was prevented. Continue to pray for the security and safety of our church family in Syria…
Please pray: at least 70 people have been killed and several abducted in a series of devastating attacks in Nigeria over Christmas and New Year…
Thanks God that an attack on a church in Aleppo was prevented. Continue to pray for the security and safety of our church family in Syria…
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Inspiring stories of brave faith from persecuted Christians around the world.
“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…
“Even though they don’t know me, they prayed for me…” See how your prayers can encourage those in prison!
“Even when I was in prison, I felt I was not alone. I felt your prayers.” Watch this video story of brave faith from Laos…
Standing up to prison guards and seeing a fellow inmate healed. Meet the courageous Pastor Timothy…
Daniel only wanted to prove the New Testament was wrong, instead he ended up following Jesus…
Ayuba was only 20 when his father was murdered by Islamic extremists. Watch his extraordinary story, from seeking revenge to choosing to forgive.
