Persecuted Children...

After finding faith in China, 11 year-old Jong Cheol and his friends were arrested by the Chinese police and mercilessly sent back to North Korea. After brutal treatment by the Korean authorities Jong was executed, simply for being a Christian.

African Pastors...

One African pastor found his initial training so valuable that he walked for over two months, covering 400 miles to attend a seminary: "I am now able to stand firm in spite of the intimidation."

Christians in Iraq...

"In the past we had lots of people come and visit us. Their words and promises were empty, only you have come back and helped us."

Joseph in Egypt...

Pastor Joseph pulled up the sleeves of his blazer and showed us the scars on his arms where he was beaten. His words deeply touched our hearts and impacted our lives: "for me, the scars on my body are the honour of serving Jesus". Then he continued, "I always thought that we in Egypt carry the cross and you in the West bear the crown. Now that you have visited me I know we carry this cross together."

Grace...

Grace Aminu lost her pastor husband in religious riots in northern Nigeria. She and her husband had lived in the family compound. But when her husband died, Grace's in-laws expected her to accept the unwelcome advances of her late husband's brother. She was horrified; he was already married to two women with whom he had fathered many children.

Grace declined his proposal. Her refusal meant that she was considered an outcast. She and her nine children were thrown out of the family compound and her in-laws took away the small portion of land she had formerly worked with her husband. Through Open Doors she now has a small dwelling to shelter herself and her children and a plot of land with seeds and crops to cultivate.