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Families: Update on Writing Campaign for Evelyn Hasim
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.

Africa:Ten Killed, Three Churches Set Ablaze in Nigeria

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 >>
Kingdom Workers: Pastor Rohit Ranjan Acquitted of All Charges
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.

Families:Transformed Marriages Impact Entire Community
China: Transformed Marriages Impact
Entire Community

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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Women: Encouragement Flows From Women’s Retreat
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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From My Perspective - March 2008


Women: Sunday School Teachers Released

Three Sunday School Teachers Released After Serving Two Years in PrisonIndonesia.3WomenReleased



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.



Families: A Young Couple's Struggle
The plight of secret believers in Egypt.

Families: Wife of Imprisoned Pastor Shares Her Heart

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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).
Kingdom Workers: Ugandan Pastor Thanks Open Doors for Support
Ugandan Pastor Says “Thank You” for Support from Open DoorsPastorStephenKaweesa.cap

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.
Women: Women Still Feel Impact
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.

Youth: Muslims in Nigeria Kidnap, Convert Christian Children
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.

Kingdom Workers: One Ethiopian Man Found the Lord Through Music
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.

Kingdom Workers: Turkmen Pastor Tells about the Situation in His Land
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.

Women: Widow of Iraqi Martyr Lives in Fear
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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Malaysian Court Denies Woman's Appeal to Leave Islam
A civil court on Aug. 5 denied a woman’s appeal to renounce Islam in favor of Christianity, highlighting the jurisdictional disputes in Malaysia’s dual legal system.
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Islamist Group Attacking Christians in Central Nigeria
Blaming the death of their leader on Christian prayers, an Islamist group that launched a hate campaign in response to an evangelistic event in 2004 is reportedly attacking Christians in this Kwara state capital with renewed virulence, area Christians said.
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Terrorists in Nepal Target Indian Priests
Father John Prakash Moyalan, the 62-year-old Catholic priest killed on July 1 by an underground militant Hindu organization in Nepal, might have been alive today had he not been an Indian, according to the Himalayan republic’s Christian community.
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Chinese Christians Plead for Relief as Olympics Continue
Christian activist and house church pastor Hua Huiqi wrote an open letter to U.S. President George Bush on Sunday (August 10), asking for prayer for his personal safety and for freedom of belief for all Chinese people.
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Death Threats, Damages Hit Churches in Ecuador
Catholic authorities report death threats and several acts of vandalism of church property in response to church opposition to several articles in Ecuador’s proposed new constitution.
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