ODP Campaigns

Children are often witnesses to religious atrocities and threats that their families experience. They are most vulnerable to the trauma of persecution. We do not have significant understanding of what persecution looks like, or feels like from the children’s perspective. Persecuted parents rarely speak about the impact of their situation or their decisions on their children.

In many countries children under the age of 13 form 30-40% of the total population. Children of Christian believers can face unique challenges because of their faith: some affect them directly (caught up in violence experienced by the Christian community) or specifically (example: discrimination preventing them to receive education); some affect them indirectly (loss of parent to violence or arrest, etc.).

This 2012, Open Doors continues to put the spotlight on the Children of the Persecuted. Open Doors will resource children and their families physically, spiritually and emotionally. Wherever possible we will connect them with others so that they know they are not alone and not forgotten.

Save for the Children of the Persecuted Coin Bank

With this campaign, Open Doors Philippines launched the Save for the Children of the Persecuted coin bank to encourage churches, schools, individuals, and even children to help raise funds for children affected by persecution. This was released in last year's International Day of Prayer (IDOP) for the persecuted in November, where a total of 108 supporters, donors, churches and organizations have already adopted a coin bank as of this writing, with a collection of more than P10,000 already!

Contact us on how you can adopt your own coin bank to help save for the children of the persecuted!