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We are glad to let you know that Evelyn Hasim and her children are holding up well. When they feel down, she and her family sometimes read again the letters from Christians around the world, from which they draw encouragement and strength, knowing that many others are praying for them.
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Ten Killed, Three Churches Set Ablaze in Bauchi, Nigeria
According to Compass Direct News, 10 persons have been killed and three churches set on fire after Muslim high school students in a northern Nigerian city began a rampage on December 11 that spilled into the city. Tensions are still high in the area. Read More >>
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Pastor Simon Tandy, alias Rohit Ranjan, has been declared not guilty and acquitted of all charges by the Kanker sessions court today, September 12. It was uncertain if the magistrate would be able to deliver a fair verdict as immense pressure had been exerted by the extremists to swing the case against him.
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Over the past few years Open Doors has facilitated Marriage Enrichment Seminars or “Couples Camps” in China. Today – as China opens up to new ideas, materialism and Western influences – the divorce rate is soaring. Church leaders face intense pressure on their marriages and families when they spend time traveling to far-away house churches to preach or are locked up in prison for long stretches.
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Nigeria: Encouragement Flows From Women’s Retreat Encouragement to persecuted Christians often comes from our willingness to travel far distances to meet and simply spend time together, rather than from our words of wisdom. In June a group of Western women, including Open Doors workers and supporters, traveled many miles to northern Nigeria to spend time with their persecuted sisters. The trip was divided into two sections. First we facilitated a retreat for 24 pastors’ widows and four young women affected by persecution, including Jamila Noma, Jemima Alkali, Rhoda Zakka (Nakub Zakka’s daughter) and Lois Garba. The second part of the trip entailed a visit to remote lower Plateau State to meet and encourage more widows in their natural settings.
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Three Sunday School Teachers Released After Serving Two Years in Prison
Christian Sunday school teachers Dr. Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti and Ratna Bangun were released from Indramayu prison, West Java, and were immediately reunited with their families.
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The plight of secret believers in Egypt.
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A co-worker recently paid a visit to the wife and children of an imprisoned Eritrean pastor and returned with a heartfelt report.
Hadas and her husband have three daughters, Azeb* (13), Sada* (11) and Miniya* (9).
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God is at work in Uganda…and Pastor Stephen Kaweesa is on the frontline.
In this firsthand report, Pastor Stephen shares how Open Doors played a strategic role in his ministry…which is now leading thousands to Christ.
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Country: Indonesia: The battle between Muslims and Christians in Maluku, Indonesia from 1999 to 2002 not only left over 9,000 people dead, it caused long-term damage to those who survived, including many Christian women.
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Christian leaders in Nigeria say abduction of Christian boys and girls for conversion to Islam has become a common phenomenon in majority-Muslim Sokoto state. When one young man's mother, Esther Udo Usen, found him after six months, she was shocked to see a large number of Muslims rushing towards them.
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Mohamed* (26), his whole family and every member of his tribe used to belong to the Islamic religion. At the age of fifteen, Mohamed* was able to recite the Qur’an - that meant that he was not allowed to change to another religion. Everyone he knew was proud of him, yet he could not rid himself of an empty feeling that he carried around within himself.
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We have a totalitarian regime in our country and a spirit of fear pervades our land. People are afraid to express their thoughts in public; they are afraid of going out in the dark. They do not fear thieves or criminals, but they are scared of the police. For no reason whatsoever you can be arrested. Everything and everyone is being controlled.
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Nearly five years after her husband was murdered in a local Christian bookshop in northern Iraq, Ruth Hussein admitted to her pastor and visitors from abroad that she was not doing well.
*For security reasons, we cannot post Ruth's photo on the internet.
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