Brother Andrew's Blog, page 133

On the Streets Near Ancient Babylon, Christians Long to Return Home

“It is our mission to live here in this place as Christians, the place of the root of Christianity,” Father Thabet says.

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The World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis

It’s been said that those living in Yemen are dying, “a slow death.”

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Christian Woman Freed From ISIS Stronghold in Iraq After 3 Years

Though the relief of being free is great, please pray for Rana.

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Christian Woman Freed From ISIS Stronghold in Iraq

Though the relief of being free is great, please pray for Rana.

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How Biblical Training Prepared Me For Persecution

Preparing Christians for persecution. That is the mission of Open Doors worker Nathan*. All over the Middle East and in North Africa, he visits Christian leaders with Open Doors’ Persecution Big Picture Training.

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Suffering & Grace Collide in Prison

One might guess it would be difficult for a Nigerian to be a Christian while living among the Fulani who are 99% Muslim, but as Bulus* found out, the cost is sometimes higher than anyone imagines.

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Rehena Continues to Stand Thanks to Your Help

“Every home, without exaggeration, has a struggling wife, a drug addicted child, an unemployed, alcoholic son or father or someone with disease,” A lecturer from ALIVE Bible College explains, “While dealing with the realities of life as a Christian who is denied basic rights because of poverty and their faith, there is little time to revel in the truths of being a Christian."

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On the West Bank: Muslim Man Becomes Secret Believer and Loses It All for Jesus

“I want to understand why God came to earth to ride on a donkey.”

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A Jordanian Boutique Clothes Refugees with Dignity

Between 2014-2016, as ISIS’ destructive presence spread through the country of Iraq, many Iraqi Christians fled to neighboring countries in search of safety. These refugees often left everything behind - their homes, jobs, and even clothes - arriving as empty-handed foreigners in a strange land.

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When Culture and Marriage Clash

When 23 year-old Sameda decided to accept a local man's proposal, she was sure it was a good decision."I married Rashid because he seemed to me a good man. Initially we were very happy until he became more interested about my faith. I did not hide the fact that I am a Christian and told him that God touched my life one day."

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