by Open Doors Philippines | Oct 16, 2020 | Bangladesh, News, Stories
Our local partners in Bangladesh recently captured raw footage of beautiful worship: men and women declaring their commitment to follow Jesus and celebrating their freedom in Christ during a secluded baptism. Every person in the video below was converting from other...
by Open Doors Philippines | Oct 14, 2020 | News, Somalia
Our field has shared a rare report from Somalialand (considered to be part of Somalia). A Christian couple has been arrested for spreading Christianity—spurring local police to bring threats against believers and even encourage citizens to report anyone spreading...
by Open Doors Philippines | Oct 8, 2020 | Iran, Middle East, News
Photo credits: Article 18 Participating in a house church in Iran. This was their crime that would imprison them for the next 10 years of their lives. While they received no official trial (not uncommon for Christians arrested for house church involvement), they were...
by Open Doors Philippines | Oct 7, 2020 | Middle East, News, Syria
You might expect Nisreen to be afraid. But her bold wods make it clear she isn’t. “Let the world see that I love the Lord Jesus,” Nisreen says. “He said whoever is ashamed of Me I will be ashamed of him in front of My Father. So why would I be ashamed of Him? He...
by Open Doors Philippines | Oct 3, 2020 | Middle East, News, Syria
Bombs exploded near Sozan’s house on that day in October 2019. Her house is near Syria’s border with Turkey, and the Turkish military had begun their offensive into northern Syria. A huge explosion shook the house. “We were so afraid,” Sozan says. “We prayed a...
by Open Doors Philippines | Oct 1, 2020 | Middle East, News, Syria
Pastors and priests and their churches made a difference in the nine years of the Syrian war. They stood with the people when they suffered from bombings and shootings. Also, when people were economically hit, and couldn’t provide in their basic needs. They came...
