A new year brings new challenges for believers
Dear Friend of the Persecuted,
The bad news first. In 2011:
- In Nigeria alone, 300 Christians were martyred last year.
- 200,000 to 400,000 in North Korea suffer extreme brutality; 50,000 to 70,000 are held in ghastly prison camps.
- Many churches are still denied worship privileges and pastors are jailed in China, the largest population of persecuted Christians—80 million.
- Fellow believers in India watch helplessly as churches are demolished and Christians are beaten by Hindu extremists.
The good news: Many are coming to Christ, in spite of or even because of persecution.
The freedom to worship is eroding, but as I wrote in The Privilege of Persecution, "Trials come to test our root system, to see if we can stand up to the withering heat of the hot sun."
Our brothers and sisters are using all their strength to stand up and share the love of Christ, even in the hottest spots on earth… but they need our support. Bless a believer today.
How you can help:
Strengthen and encourage believers who can advance the kingdom, even where it costs them everything.
Standing with you for Christ,
Carl Moeller
President/CEO
Open Doors USA
