Feb 12, 2019 | Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Nepal, News, Nigeria, Pakistan, Prayer, Sri Lanka, Tunisia
While our research for the 2019 World Watch List shows that gendered persecution is particularly prevalent in Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Colombia, and the Central African Republic, here’s a quick look at what’s happening to female believers in several of the countries on...
Aug 28, 2018 | East & Southern Africa, Ethiopia, News, Prayer, Testimonies
Portrait of woman. Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (Image used for illustrative purpose only) “‘Tell Archippus: See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.’ (Colossians 4:17) These words have driven me to serve and kept me moving forward.” These are...
Aug 23, 2018 | East & Southern Africa, Ethiopia, News, Prayer, Testimonies
“Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.” Psalm 8:2 Schools are places of learning, which help to bridge the gap between childhood and adulthood. But, thanks to Open Doors...
Jul 19, 2018 | East & Southern Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Prayer, Testimonies, Uncategory
Asmara landscape While there had been no recent battles, the two countries had never signed a peace deal – and some considered them to still be at war. No one expected the two leaders to meet. But suddenly, there they were, shaking hands, and declaring that war...
Jan 19, 2018 | Cameroon, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Kenya, Mexico, North Korea, Philippines, Prayer, Syria, Tanzania, Vietnam, World Watch List Prayer Resources
The Good News Open Doors’ World Watch List is a tool that measures the ‘persecution temperature’ in certain countries. Unfortunately, the ‘fever’ isn’t subsiding in most of them; only a handful saw an improvement significant enough to be mentioned here. Nevertheless,...
Dec 20, 2017 | East & Southern Africa, Ethiopia, News, Prayer, Testimonies
Image: Wasihun is a confident, friendly young boy today. Imagine if your father had been murdered – and then you had to see the family of his murderers every day. This was the situation facing Wasihun from Ethiopia. When he was seven, he watched as his father was...
