It’s time for the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER for the Persecuted Church!

 

IDOP stands for International Day of Prayer – Open Doors’ annual global day of intercession for the worldwide Persecuted Church every second Sunday of November.

Last year was historic as for the first time, a hundred churches in the Philippines simultaneously participated in IDOP 2024! From Quezon City, Marikina, Caloocan, San Juan, and Taguig in Metro Manila; to Romblon, Zambales, Pangasinan, and Cavite in Luzon; to Cebu and Iloilo in Visayas; and to CDO and Misamis Occidental in Mindanao: thousands of Filipino Christians joined hands in prayer for their persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ!

 

This year, we invite you and your churches once more for IDOP 2025!

Theme and Focus:     Displaced Christians in Myanmar

Date:                                November 2, 2025

Venue:                             Your Church!

BUT YOU ARE FREE to hold your own IDOP Sunday Service, program, or event any day in November should the first Sunday/Nov 2 is already booked in your church calendar (can also be a prayer meeting!).

A Church and Prayer Pack* awaits to support you in leading an IDOP event. This includes:

1. Promo posters and a teaser video that can be posted in your church bulletins and official social media accounts

2. Sermon Pack for Pastor (message/preaching outline, ppt visuals, videos)

3. Prayer Guide for Members (why and what to pray for Myanmar, testimony of a believer).

4. Other suggested additional activities:

4. 1. Letter Writing- send an encouraging letter to persecuted, displaced believers in Myanmar!

4. 2. Prayer Walk- go for a walk in your community, a nearby park, or a university ground and pray for the displaced believers as you put on their shoes even just for a few hours. Avail our Prayer Walk Packs to get OD-personalized merchandise:

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                                              i.     Pack A for PHP 350.00

Prayer Fan, OD-personalized Face Towel, local tea from Myanmar, OD Magazine (on Myanmar)

                                             ii.     Pack B for PHP 500.00

Prayer Fan, OD-personalized Face Towel, local tea from Myanmar, OD Magazine (on Myanmar), OD-personalized cap OR tumbler

                                           iii.     Pack C for PHP 750.00

Prayer Fan, OD-personalized Face Towel, local tea from Myanmar, OD Magazine (on Myanmar), OD-personalized cap AND tumbler

4. 3. Level it up by purchasing and wearing Myanmar’s traditional wear called longji for PHP 450.00!

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Sign-up here to reserve your IDOP 2025 Church and Prayer Pack: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6t4gLC1yh65otpEhqibrtmkMmLVOsqzZsciNk_CgxmPhccw/viewform?usp=sharing

See you in your churches for IDOP 2025!

 

*Downloadable Pack is for PHP 500.00; available mid-October onwards via email

*Printed Pack is for PHP 1,350.00; available end of October via mail; inclusive of postage fee and printed versions of the:

1. Posters (2pcs)

2. Prayer Guide for Members (30 sets; 2fold/4pgs back-to-back with letter writing/envelope inserts)

3. Prayer Fan

4. OD Magazine (on Myanmar)

See giving options here: https://www.opendoors.ph/getinvolved/give/secret-believers/#giving