At the early age of 11, Sam was living a pious Muslim life in the Philippine village of Tawi-Tawi. He prayed at mosques on Fridays and fasted during Ramadan. Ninth among 12 Sama children, Sam was the only one sent to school, where he excelled both in classroom and sports. He was everybody’s favorite, popular [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Islam’
The Light of Christ Dispels the Darkness of Islam in a Young Boy’s Life
Posted in Bible, Church, Evangelism, Good Books, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, Secret Believers, tagged Christians, Islam, Open Doors USA, Persecution, Prayer on July 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
An Amazing Faith
Posted in Bible, Church, Evangelism, Events, Pakistan, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, Secret Believers, World Watch List, tagged Islam, Pakistan, Persecuted Christian, Prayer on January 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Nearly eleven years ago, Suleman Nasri Khan left Islam and became a Christian. Ever since that time, he has been constantly harassed. In November of 2010, Suleman Nasri Khan experienced the worst persecution he had ever to date. Ten Muslim extremists approached Suleman Nasri Khan (who is now a pastor) and began beating him with [...]
Please Pray for These Believers
Posted in Bible, Burma, Church, Compass Direct News, Evangelism, Events, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, Somalia, tagged Burma, Christian, Islam, Muslim, Persecution, Pray, Somalia, Vietnam on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is a lot going on in the world right now. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming. In times like these, I know that it is vital to pray. Here are a few issues that really need our prayers: 1. Burma- Civilians in two ethnic minority states with large Christian populations fear their lives will be [...]
Somalia- Save the Children
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Bible, Church, Evangelism, Events, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, Somalia, World Watch List, tagged Islam, Persecution, Prayer, Save the Children, Somalia on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last Thursday two Save the Children workers were kidnapped in Somalia. The workers are alive, but are still being held captive. Lord, we pray for these workers, that you would protect them and bring them back safely. Please soften the hearts of those who have kidnapped them and allow them to be returned to their [...]
Burning a Quran
Posted in Advocacy, Bible, Church, Evangelism, Events, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, tagged Dove World Outreach Center, Islam, Muslim, Persecution, Pray, Quran on September 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Do you ever hear stories that break your heart so much that you don’t quite know what to do? The recent news that the non-denominational Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla is planning to burn Qurans on September 11th had this affect on me. I couldn’t believe that a group of Christians wanted to [...]
Muslim World Ministry
Posted in Middle East, Open Doors USA, Persecution, Prayer, Secret Believers, tagged Christian, Church, Faith, Islam, Muslim, open doors, Persecution, Prayer, Secret Believers, Support on January 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Across the world, those converting from Islam to Christianity face persecution often from the first day they proclaim their faith in Jesus Christ. They face isolation from society, rejection from family and at times torture and death. It is our desire to welcome them into God’s family, to learn from their strength and to empower [...]
Secret Believers Podcast posted!!!
Posted in Open Doors USA, Secret Believers, tagged Al Janssen, how to listen to a podcast, Islam, iTunes, Muslim, Podcast, Secret Believers on September 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You should listen to the Secret Believers podcast, join Ange and Al Janssen (co-author of Secret Believers) as they discuss what it means to be a secret believer. You can listen to it directly from here: http://secretbelievers.podbean.com/ Or click HERE to get the iTunes feed (that way you can SUBSCRIBE and get it directly to [...]
