Pray For Persecuted Christians
The Open Doors ministry began with the bold prayers of one Dutch man, Brother Andrew. He knew that without God, his mission to smuggle Bibles could not succeed.
Today, the persecuted church ask for prayer more than almost anything else.
In the most desperate of situations, where almost nothing is certain, they know that God is more powerful than the forces that seek to discourage or destroy them.
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“If we understood the potential power of our prayers, we would be on our knees a hundred times a day, asking Him for things that would turn the world upside-down.”
Brother Andrew, founder of Open Doors
Pray for the persecuted Church
3 Ways to Pray
Pray for strength
Ephesians 3:16-19
Suffering believers need strength to endure the pain, and pressure of persecution.
Pray for provision
Philippians 4:19
Faced with poverty, loneliness and isolation, suffering believers need our prayers for God to provide.
Pray for gospel to advance
Phil. 1:9–11
Pray for believers to be bold and wise in sharing their faith and – that despite the challenges – people would come to Christ.
What does the Bible say about persecution?
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More than one year after the fall of Kabul and with winter approaching, thousands of Afghan refugees are left to…
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MaliMali | Priest Goes Missing
Two people have been arrested following the disappearance of a German Catholic priest in Mali last week. Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre…
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BangladeshBangladesh | Beaten For Sharing The Gospel
When Gonesh came to faith in Christ, an uncontrollable joy struck him, and he simply couldn’t keep it to himself….
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MyanmarMyanmar | Bible School Attacked
At least four students were injured when their Bible school in Myanmar’s northern Shan state was hit by army artillery…
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YemenYemen | Christians Increasingly Arrested
In the last few months, we have seen a sharp increase of the number of arrests in Yemen. Those arrests…
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MalaysiaMalaysia | Music Program Impacts Children
Open Doors’ local partners have been heavily involved in various discipleship programs for the youth and young adults in East…
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KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | New Believers Targeted
We have received new reports of several cases of persecution in Kyrgyzstan where indigenous citizens converting to Christianity are being…
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BangladeshBangladesh | 45 Believers Baptised Despite Opposition
An evangelical church in the southwestern part of Bangladesh was having a baptism for their new believers, 45 in total;…
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Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | Coup Sees New Military Ruler
Last week, Burkina Faso faced its second coup this year after rival officers ousted military ruler President Paul-Henri Damiba. It’s…
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LibyaLibya | Christian Sentenced To Death
Please pray for a young Christian in Libya who has been sentenced to death. Since his conversion four years ago,…
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BangladeshBangladesh | Believer’s House Burned Down
When Rafiqul and his family left their house in the morning, they never expected their home to be gone by…
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ChinaChina | Death Toll Rises After Deadly Earthquake
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted a mountainous and steep-sloped area of China last week. Over 80 people have lost their…
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Pray For Persecuted Christians
Daily Prayer Guide: Nov 2022-Jan 2023
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Download February-April Prayer Guide“It’s only thanks to you, to your prayers, that we’re still here. If it had not been for your prayers we would have been long gone…”
Local Source, Afghanistan 2021