by Open Doors Philippines | Feb 24, 2021 | News, Vietnam
“When I wouldn’t say no to Jesus, he hit me with it again and again.” The “he” that Chu* refers to is her then-husband—they were married for more than 30 years. The “it” is the heavy stick he grabbed, most likely from the teak wood trees that cover Vietnam’s...
by Open Doors Philippines | Feb 24, 2021 | News, North Korea
Has anyone in North Korea had Covid-19? Will North Korea be getting a vaccine? How has Open Doors been able to help North Korean believers during the pandemic? Here, Timothy, a North Korean escapee whose name we’ve changed to protect his identity, answers these and...
by Open Doors Philippines | Feb 19, 2021 | News, Nigeria
19 February 2021 marks three years since Leah Sharibu was kidnapped by Islamic militants Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. Her parents haven’t heard from her since. On 19 February 2018, over 100 girls were abducted from Leah’s school. Tragically, one of the...
by Open Doors Philippines | Feb 16, 2021 | China, News
The camera lens homes in, mapping the man’s face—measuring the space between his eyes, the distance between the nose and mouth, the angle of his cheekbones, the shape of his chin. Instantly, that data is converted into a string of numbers or points, called a...
by Open Doors Philippines | Feb 9, 2021 | Myanmar, News
Overwhelmed by the previous coup that took place in the country, the church in Myanmar asks the worldwide Body of Christ to pray with them as new military government is reinstated, saying this brings back painful memories of living under military rule. Now that...
by Open Doors Philippines | Feb 4, 2021 | News, North Korea
Open Doors has established secret safe houses and networks in China to help North Korean refugee Christians and support the Persecuted Church. This is dangerous work and only after a long period of training and praying will our field workers move to their ministry...
