2020-05-10 | East Africa, Kenya, News, Prayer, Testimonies
Ayaan has a small roadside café in Nairobi’s densely populated and Muslim-dominated Kiamaiko settlement. “My café was attacked and vandalized by our Muslim neighbors last year during Ramadan. I was heartbroken and afraid I would not be able to support my children,”...
2020-04-21 | Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, News, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, Prayer, Somalia, Sudan, West Africa
Boko Haram violence is forcing people in Cameroon to flee While many countries around the world are in the midst of or are starting to emerge from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, countries across sub-Saharan Africa are just beginning to feel its impact – and...
2019-11-14 | East & Southern Africa, Kenya, News, Prayer, Somalia, Tanzania
East Africa’s Swahili Coast is one of the most exotic holiday destinations in the world but, for local Christians, who form the minority in this “paradise”, the surroundings can be rather hostile. Open Doors worker, Eglan* recently visited. A warm breeze whistling...
2019-08-07 | East & Southern Africa, Kenya, News, Prayer, Somalia, Testimonies
Young Somali fighter at the border to Kenya When Muslims in Mandera County, Kenya, heard word about an imminent al-Shabaab attack against non-local, mostly Christian workers, they quickly helped them evacuate to safety. The attack was planned at a building site for a...
2018-09-13 | East & Southern Africa, East and South East Asia, India, Iraq, Kenya, Latin America, Mexico, Middle East, News, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Prayer, Somalia, South Asia, Testimonies, West Africa
(Image used for illustrative purpose only) The persecution of Christians is increasing year over year. Across the globe, more than 215 million believers face intimidation, prison—even death—for their faith in Jesus Christ. That’s one in twelve Christians worldwide....
2018-04-18 | Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Kenya, Malaysia, News, Niger, Pakistan, Prayer, Sri Lanka
The Woman at The Well (Story of Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi) As the leaders of the Commonwealth countries gather together for their 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, towards a common future (16-20 April 2018) Open Doors is asking that they put freedom...