Brother Andrew's Blog, page 128

Secret Church in the Backseat of a Soviet Car

In this report from Chechnya, Open Doors field rep Jan Vermeer gives us an inside look at the lives of Christians who must express their faith in secrecy.

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Supporter Story: Norm Pankop is a Modern Day Apostle Paul

When I first exchanged emails with Open Doors supporter, Norman Pankop, he was doing exactly what I heard he was known for: rallying his local congregation to care for the persecuted church.  On the day we spoke, he was recruiting fellow church attenders to participate in Open Doors’ effort to write underground believers in North Korea. To […]

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Urgent Prayer Need: Deadly Earthquake Strikes Iran/Iraq

Please pray for the survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 400 people and injured 7,000 along the border between Iran and Iraq on Sunday, Nov. 12. Officials are calling it the deadliest earthquake in the world this year.

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Message from a Supporter: Be Intentional to Remember the Persecuted

Open Doors supporter, Scott Payne, was disappointed by the small turnout at his prayer event, but God helped him see how pausing to "remember" is itself an act of obedience.

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‘Pray I Never Give Up,’ Says Displaced Vietnam Evangelist

Vietnam ranks #17 on the 2017 World Watch List, climbing from #20 in 2016, due to an increased level of violence and pressure spread across all spheres of life. Northern provinces, including evangelist Vang Atu’s*, are reported to have more persecution incidents against Christians. Vang Atu, a persecuted believer from the Hmong tribe, experienced the […]

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15 Specific Prayers for God’s Work in Iraq

It has been one year since the Christian villages in the Nineveh Plains were liberated. Here's how to pray.

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Philippine City Marawi ‘Liberated’ From ISIS

Anticipating retaliation, one of our field workers in the Philippines asks for prayer in Marawi.

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Believers in Tajikistan Risk Their Lives to Share the Gospel

After their husbands discovered their wives were believers, Christian women in Central Asia's Tajikistan were beaten and abused. Still, they hold on to their faith and share the gospel with other women as part of the underground church.

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Christians in Kirkuk Suffer Due to Political Uncertainty

Iraqi believers find themselves caught in the middle of recent conflicts between Kurdish and Iraqi forces.

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3 Thoughts on the Church Shooting in Texas and Christian Persecution

The news is still coming in, but so far it's reported that more than 27 people have lost their lives in this church shooting.

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