Brother Andrew's Blog, page 109

Just When She Was Losing Hope, Church Bomb Survivor Gets Life-Changing Answer to Prayer

Egyptian church bombing survivor Samiha can now neither hear, smell, nor see on the right side of her face and can barely lift her badly damaged hand.

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UPDATE: Pray for Isolated Saudi Mom Nawal Still Living in Secrecy

The outside world still thinks Nawal is a Muslim. She doesn’t discuss her personal faith with others, afraid of the consequences that come when a Saudi mom is discovered as a Christian believer.

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28 Days Before Next Hearing, Pressure to Free U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson Heats Up

With 28 days remaining before the next hearing for U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson, U.S. lawmakers and international groups are turning up the pressure on Turkey's leaders to release the North Carolina native.

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The Future of Christianity in India Belongs to Believers Like Bahia

“We refused to give up our faith, which made them very angry.”

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Persecution on Global Stage at World Cup–7 Participating Countries on World Watch List

Over the next month, we can look to these seven countries on the World Watch List as reminders to pray and as prime examples of how persecution is strengthening the church.

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After Trump/Kim Talks, North Korean Christians Call Dictator to Admit Atrocities

Open Doors ministry partners talked with North Korean believers who have escaped the country, asking them to share their perspective of the summit's outcome.

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After Trump/Kim Talks, Christian Survivors of Prison Camps Call Dictator to Admit Atrocities

Open Doors also talked with North Korean believers who have escaped the country, asking them to share their perspective of the summit's outcome.

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Trump’s Historic Opportunity to Press Kim Jong Un to Free 50,000 Christians from Auschwitz-Like Prison Camps

Auschwitz survivor says Kim Jong Un's prison camps are as bad or worse than World War II Nazi concentration camps.

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‘Hostile Act’ of Prayer Led to U.S. Citizen’s Arrest in North Korea

Kim Hak Song told his home church that when he asked the North Korean authorities what he had done wrong, they said it was pray.

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[Exclusive] Q &A with Christian from North Korea on Trump-Kim Summit

What will be accomplished for religious freedom in North Korea from the Trump-Kim Summit?

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