2020-08-20 | Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, News, Prayer, Russia, Tajikistan, Testimonies, Turkmenistan, Uncategory, Uzbekistan
In Central Asia, government officials suppress all Christian activity, monitoring and arresting anyone showing “suspicious” religious behavior. But hidden away from the watchful eyes of authorities, an illegal church service is taking place. And it is full of...
2020-06-18 | Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, News, Prayer, Russia, Tajikistan, Testimonies, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
A house church meeting, believers listening to one person sharing “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw...
2020-04-19 | Bangladesh, Central Asia, East and South East Asia, East Asia, India, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, News, North Korea, Philippines, Prayer, South Asia, Testimonies, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Persecuted Christians receiving urgent Open Doors aid in Bangladesh “Our government does try to help people in need,” Hana* says. “But some of our most remote communities have been neglected when they were identified as Christians. We distribute this aid to the...
2019-11-08 | Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, News, Prayer, Russia, Tajikistan, Testimonies, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Berlin Checkpoint Charlie-10 Nov 1989（Source: Wikimedia Commons） The Berlin Wall appeared on 13 August 1961. Open Doors’ founder, Brother Andrew, was one of the first to pass through Checkpoint Charlie. He has vivid memories of the impact of the Wall: “The flow of...
2019-08-28 | Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, News, Prayer, Tajikistan, Testimonies, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
By Mike Gore, CEO Open Doors Australia We spent some time in Central Asia, seeing how your help is advancing the gospel through a Bee Farming project! In this region of the world, the violence of Islamic extremism and the relentless pressure of communism collide to...
2019-07-18 | Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, News, Prayer, Russia, Tajikistan, Testimonies, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
A Senior Tajik woman（image used for illustrative purposes） On the morning of November 26, 2016, in the Central Asia country of Azerbaijan, 30 adults and their children had just come together for their weekly worship meeting. They had gathered like they always do in...
