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 | Jan 20, 2021 | News, Nigeria
Five Christians have been executed by Islamic extremists after they were kidnapped on Christmas Eve. The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, attacked the town of Garkida on 24 December, looting properties, setting buildings...
by Open Doors Philippines | Nov 17, 2020 | News, Nigeria
They were on their way from Jos to participate in a church conference in northern Nigeria’s Gombe state. That’s when terrorists from the jihadist group Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) captured Pastor Zongo and two Christian women. For the last...
by Open Doors Philippines | Sep 4, 2020 | News, Nigeria, West Africa
On June 17, two girls and one boy walked into a tea hall in northern Nigeria. They were wearing suicide vests. When the vests were detonated, at least 30 people died in the explosion. What would make three children do such a horrible thing? These children were...
by Open Doors Philippines | Sep 3, 2020 | East & Southern Africa, News, Nigeria, Philippines
On April 7, 2020, Rose had an appointment at the clinic for a prenatal check-up. “I woke up feeling very positive and eager for the clinic visit,” she remembers. “I finished all my house chores and prepared a meal for my husband and daughters.” Rose’s husband,...
by Open Doors Philippines | Jul 25, 2020 | Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, News, Nigeria, Philippines, Prayer, Vietnam, West Africa
‘Starve to death or convert. Throughout the globe, this is the choice of persecuted Christians struggling to survive in the midst of the COVID-19 global crisis. In parts of the world like Southeast Asia, West Africa and the Gulf region, many believers are day...
