More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, (Romans 5:3-4)
These are the stories that the enemy doesn’t want you to hear. He doesn’t want you to know that Christians around the world are being persecuted, beaten, tortured, and even killed for their faith. He doesn’t want you to know about how strong their faith is. He doesn’t want you to be encouraged by what our brothers and sisters in Christ are dealing with, and how they respond. Through their stories, not only will you learn about persecution, but you will be encouraged to live a life boldly for Christ.
In more than 60 countries around the world, more than 100 million Christians face persecution simply because of their faith in Jesus Christ. Seventy percent of the world’s 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restrictions on religion, according to a study by the Pew Research Forum on Religion & Public Life. The persecution and lack of freedom often leave believers feeling like they suffer alone.
These are their stories. For more information on persecution and how you can help, please visit the Open Doors website
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Prayer Focus: North Korea – Defector Tells All
Some North Koreans have been able to escape from the Communist country and its strict human rights violations. Kim Eun Jin is one of those survivors. The 31-year-old was born in Pyongyang, North Korea. She was part of the nation’s secret underground church, and her story has never been told... -
Prayer Focus: North Korea – Refugees in Danger of Execution
For the last two weeks, China has been threatening to repatriate 30 North Korean refugees. These are people who escaped the brutal oppression and starvation of their land, hoping to get a better life, and to go to South Korea eventually. They and three generations of their families (men, women... -
Prayer Focus: North Korea – In Pictures
It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. May God use this post to start a thousand prayers. Giving thanks, North Korean refugees waiting for papers that will allow them to immigrate to the U.S. gather for a holiday meal at a shelter run by the... -
Prayer Focus: North Korea – 5 Minute Challenge
Make 5 minutes last an eternity. Take the 5 minute Challenge Take 5 minutes to pray for North Korea Praise God for the faith of Christians in North Korea. Pray that they will be able to share the good news with trusted friends and family. Pray for grace, mercy and... -
Prayer Focus: North Korea – #1 World Watch List
North Korea has been #1 on the World Watch List for 10 years straight. The World Watch List (WWL) is a ranking of 50 countries where persecution of Christians for religious reasons is worst. First of all, the list covers persecution of Christians of all denominations in the entire country. The focus is... -
Prayer Focus: North Korea- Refugees
Peering from a bunker on the Tumen River, soldiers have orders to shoot anyone trying to sneak into or out of North Korea. Cross-shaped posts possibly support electrical wires. Many guards take bribes to let defectors cross to China. In China are between 20,000−30,000 North Korean refugees. There was a... -
Prayer Focus: North Korea – Failure
Kosuke Takahashi writer for Asia Times writes ” North Korea’s missile-cum-satellite broke up in the air on Friday morning, so did a beacon of hope for the building of a “strong and prosperous nation”. The missile failure is only a stepping stone towards complete failure as a government to care... -
Prayer Focus: North Korea – A Jerusalem of the East
Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea, and was once known as a “Jerusalem of the East.” Today, it is difficult to imagine that title over such a place of spiritual darkness and oppression. Many years ago however, things were different. God’s Word was brought into the Pyongyang area in... -
Prayer Focus: North Korea – Spiritual Darkness
Have you ever been in a place or a situation where there was complete and total spiritual darkness? I think about situations in my life, and in the lives of so many here in our country who are in a place of darkness, where the light of hope seems very... -
Prayer Focus: North Korea
On April 15 all of North Korea will celebrate the “Day of the Sun” in honor of Kim Il-Sung’s 100th birthday. To the outside world, the picture will be one of prosperity and wealth; that North Korea is a great place to live under their caring leaders. But outside of the...
