Brother Andrew's Blog, page 146

Myoung-Hee’s Labor Camp Experience in North Korea

It’s over four decades later, but Myoung-Hee can still see her father stumbling into their home. He was pale and weak, possibly very ill. He gestured that he desperately wanted to speak. Myoung-Hee’s mother sent the young girl to her room. Then her father broke down. He cried so loudly, that Myoung-Hee feared the neighbors […]

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Christians in Sudan Risk It All for the Sake of the Gospel

Arrests, attacks and murders plague all Christian communities in the country, particularly those living in the Nuba mountain region.

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Uniting Others In Prayer

A New Opportunity to Make a Difference As a reader connected with our base in the states, you may feel disconnected with our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world. Is there anything you could do that would make a difference? Could your actions really affect the lives of the persecuted? Of course, as someone who reads Open […]

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Bridging the Gap

A New Opportunity to Make a Difference As a reader connected with our base in the states, you may feel disconnected with our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world. Is there anything you could do that would make a difference? Could your actions really affect the lives of the persecuted? Of course, as someone who reads Open […]

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Persecuted Believers Still Suffer in China but Find Joy in Hardship

While restrictions on Bibles may not be as strict as they were thirty or forty years ago, Christians here still face high persecution in China.

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Persecution in Qatar: Where Sharing Your Faith Is a Dangerous Activity

Christian converts in Qatar often feel they cannot share their faith without fearing for their own lives.

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Christian Persecution in Syria: “Convert to Islam or Die”

Christians in Syria experience further pressure and their faith is simply not welcome.

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Open Our Eyes

“He said, ‘Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’ Then Elisha prayed and said, ‘O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.’ So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold the mountain was full of […]

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This Week Marks 6 Years of Syrian Civil War

This Saturday will mark six years of the Syrian civil war. Since March 2011, the United Nations estimates that 400,000 Syrians have been killed. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been in power since July 2000, following his father’s death. Unrest grew out of the Arab Spring protests, and al-Assad’s government quickly met the protests calling […]

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Volunteer with Open Doors

Persecution can be found around the globe, but it is most extremely found in the countries listed on the World Watch List. Believers living in these countries endure trials every day for their faith. Their faith is costly. As a reader connected with our United States base, you may see a gap between those experiencing […]

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