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STORIES OF BRAVE FAITH

Malith from East Sri Lanka

“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…

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Ayuba from Nigeria

Ayuba was only 20 when his father was murdered by Islamic extremists in a vicious attack on his village. Watch his story…

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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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    Set up a simple escape room, hear Stephanie’s story and explore the theme of freedom in this new free youth session outline…
    WRITE TO: PASTOR LAXMAN IN INDIA
    Pastor Laxman has been falsely imprisoned and see his church attacked. Could you send him a message of hope?

    WHERE ARE CHRISTIANS COUNTING THE COST?

    Explore the 50 most dangerous places to be a follower of Jesus

    “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 – 3,684,032 “ID” – Indonesia Capital City – Jakarta Population – 267,663,435 “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 – 10,251,568 “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 – 30,984,689 “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 – 25,713,000 “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 – 6,754,507 “SD” – Sudan Capital City – Khartoum Population – 43,849,260 “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 – 86,758,304 “MY” – Malaysia Capital City – Kuala Lumpur Population – 27 140 000 “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 – 206,139,589 “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 – 33,928,493 “PK” – Pakistan Capital City – Islamabad Population – 231, 402, 117 “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

    LATEST PRAYER NEWS

    May 13, 2024
    INDIA: PERSECUTION ON THE RISE DURING CURRENT ELECTIONS

    “Christians are targeted all over India. There is not a single state in India that is safe for Christians. Pastors and believers are attacked, threatened and arrested on false charges, while churches and Christian institutions are attacked or forced to close down.”

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    May 13, 2024
    MYANMAR: FIVE CHURCHES DESTROYED

    Reports say that the military council has burned down more than 400 houses, including five Christian churches, in a village in the Sagaing Region…

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    May 7, 2024
    BANGLADESH: CHRISTIANS ARRESTED FOR SINGING WORSHIP SONGS IN THEIR OWN HOME

    Please pray for Mahfuza, a church leader from Bangladesh facing threats and intimidation from neighbours for her faith in Jesus…

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    April 29, 2024
    INDIA: WHY ARE CHRISTIANS PERSECUTED?

    An Open Doors partner explains how and why Christians face persecution in many parts of India.

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    April 22, 2024
    IRAN: FIVE WAYS TO PRAY

    Christians in Iran face many challenges from extremist authorities and the current situation across the Middle East will only add to the pressures. Check out these ways to pray now…

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    April 22, 2024
    NIGERIA: THANK GOD FOR THE RESCUE OF LYDIA, ONE OF THE CHIBOK GIRLS

    Lydia Simon was rescued by the Nigerian Army, in an answer to the committed prayers of Christians in Nigeria and around the world.

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    April 15, 2024
    BANGLADESH: PRAY FOR 15 YEAR-OLD DUDUL

    Pray for teenager Dudul who was falsely accused and attacked by a mob because of his faith in Jesus.

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    April 15, 2024
    BANGLADESH: SUNDAY SCHOOL SHUT DOWN BY MOB

    “We have the right to teach our children about our faith and religion. We are not doing any wrong by conducting this Sunday school…”

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    April 14, 2024
    NIGERIA: CHIBOK KIDNAPPINGS 10 years on

    Join us to pray for the 90 young women still missing ten years since the tragic kidnapping of 276 girls from their school…

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    April 8, 2024
    BHUTAN: DEKI LEARNS TO READ AND WRITE

    As a young Christian, Deki was denied access to education because of her faith in Jesus. But now she’s learnt to read and write!

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    THE WORLD WATCH LIST 2024: TOP FIVE

    Explore the places where Christians are counting the cost of following Jesus. Check out our interactive map and pray for change…

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