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WEST BANK: Operation Child of Bethlehem 04/03/10 | Operation Child of Bethlehem is a program that is part of the Palestinian Bible Society, reaching out to Christian Palestinian children and young people's communities (churches, villages, (schools). This program started in Bethlehem and then expanded to all of the West Bank. ... Full Story

ARABIA: "We are willing to suffer for the Lord. We are called to be here" 23/02/10 | Butros and his wife returned to the Gulf to strengthen the church. They organize training seminars for pastors, have centers for literacy and vocational education, hold prayer meetings and have safe houses for converts. Butros pays with tears but fights in faith. ... Full Story

TUNISIA: Jesus Appearing in Dreams 11/02/10 | A Tunisian man came to a Christian meeting with another Tunisian believer. The first man, called Hatem, had been having the same dream for the last three years. Sometimes once a month, sometimes the dream would come daily. And he was searching for an explanation of that dream. ... Full Story

BHUTAN: Why Royalists Fear Christianity 04/02/10 | THIMPHU, Bhutan, February 1 (Compass Direct News) – Bars, pubs and discos have become legal in Bhutan – a cause of concern for the older generation – but construction of worship buildings other than Buddhist or Hindu temples is still prohibited. ... Full Story

NIGERIA: Jamila Noma Thanks OD Supporters for Their Prayers 28/01/10 | “I must confess that the prayers of the faithful give me joy. Even the success I am experiencing is as a result of these people. I am really seeing the result of the prayers offered in faith. I will one day surprise them all. They need to be informed that God has answered their prayers in my life”. ... Full Story

NORTHERN ARABIA: Discipleship training for believers 28/01/10 | We are encouraged by the progress we are seeing in the lives of these disciples, as they are gaining a stronger foundation in their understanding of who God is and what it means to be his disciples. This foundation and the work of the Holy Spirit is beginning to take the lead in their lives, enabling them to discover areas of their lives that need to change. ... Full Story

IRAN: Married Couple Shares About Discipleship Training 28/01/10 | Sanjar (43 years old) and his wife Azita (36 years old) took part in Discipleship Training. Part of the training was the study about marriage. Sanjar is telling a lot of details, Azita seems to be shy, untill she starts talking about her Christian faith. Then something happens and it seems that she is starting to live. Together with their two children, they are known as people of prayer. ... Full Story

COLOMBIA: God Has New Plans for Widow Gloria Camacho 14/01/10 | On September 21, 2009, Gloria’s husband, Pastor Manuel Camacho of the World Missionary Movement Church of Choapal, was murdered. No one has been brought to justice for this murder yet. On Christmas Eve, Gloria returned with her two children to the church he used to pastor. Gloria shared with the congregation her memories of Manuel and what God has been doing in her life for the past three months. ... Full Story

VIETNAM: Unprecedented Christmas Gathering 17/12/09 | HO CHI MINH CITY, December 14 (Compass Direct News) – On Friday evening (Dec. 11), history was made in communist Vietnam. Christian sources reported that some 40,000 people gathered in a hastily constructed venue in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate Christmas and hear a gospel message – an event of unprecedented magnitude in Vietnam. ... Full Story

NIGERIA: All Open Doors Sponsored Boreholes are Commissioned 10/12/09 | At the beginning of the year Open Doors set out with great hope and enthusiasm to provide sustainable and clean water to four suffering Christian communities in Kano and Katsina states. This essential commodity of life has been denied the communities simply because they are Christians in Muslim-dominated states. ... Full Story

IRAQ: Secret Believer Finds Bible in Broken Taxi 03/12/09 | “Secretly I was searching for Jesus for a long time and I knew that I needed a Bible to find Jesus, but I did not know how to obtain one. It was too dangerous to ask around for a Bible. ... Full Story

IRAQ: "Jesus film saved my physical and spiritual life” 03/12/09 | Three vibrant testimonies of Christian faith at work in Iraq. One of the many countries where faith costs the most. ... Full Story