Easter miracles are still happening! A powerful reminder from Iraq

------=_Part_66881943_1214422337.1711639868204 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_66881944_769369685.1711639868204" ------=_Part_66881944_769369685.1711639868204 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [ hurch/] Dear {NAME}, =C2=A0 Seven-year-old Roshan* remembers the day his family was told to leave their= home. After they decided to follow Jesus, Roshan=E2=80=99s family was shun= ned by their wider Hindu family, followed by their whole village.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Following Jesus meant that his mother lost her financial security and her l= ivelihood, leaving Roshan and his brother without food, the shelter of a sa= fe home and the opportunity to attend school.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 When we think about the 360+ million Christians in the world who face high = levels of persecution and discrimination for their decision to follow Jesus= , we may tend to think about the men and women who risk so much.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 But persecution is no respecter of age.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Throughout the world, children like Roshan also pay a high cost, especially= if they or their parents left the community or tribal religion to convert = to Christianity.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 This Christmas, will you pray with us for the youngest voices of persecutio= n?=C2=A0 25 prayers for children of the persecuted church [= rg/en-US/stories/25-prayers-children-persecuted-church/] We=E2=80=99re sharing 25 prayers you can pray for kids like Roshan whose ma= in Christmas wish is for safety and peace in their homes and communities.= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m reminded of how vital our prayers are for these children when I= read the words of Ermias, a father in Ethiopia with twin boys (pictured ab= ove) who know persecution firsthand. =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CChildren are the next generation for the gospel,=E2=80=9D Ermias s= ays. =E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6 They are the hope for the Church.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0 Next week, I=E2=80=99ll be taking you on a daily trip around the world to i= ntroduce you to more of these children and share their Christmas prayers. S= o make sure to check your email each day. =C2=A0 Thank you for praying for the hope and future of the Church. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 In Christ, =C2=A0 Ryan Brown CEO, Open Doors US =C2=A0 P.S.=C2=A0Check out our monthly prayer calendar.=C2=A0It=E2=80=99s a great = way to lift up your persecuted family each day. Click HERE to download! [ht= tps://www.opendoorsus.org/getinvolved/pray/prayer-calendar-nov-dec-2023] =C2=A0 =C2=A0 For more information about Open Doors US, visit www.opendoorsus.org [https:= //www.opendoorsus.org/en-US/] [ [ [ =C2=A0 =E2=80=9COpen Doors US is part of the global ministry of Open Doors, mobili= zing prayer, support and advocacy in 22 countries and supporting Christians= in the 70 countries where they face the greatest cost for their faith. 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As Christians,= it=E2=80=99s one of the foundations of our faith=E2=80=94St. Paul even say= s our faith is =E2=80=9Cworthless=E2=80=9D without Christ=E2=80=99s resurre= ction (1 Cor. 15:14). But it doesn=E2=80=99t change the fact that it can be= hard to let the truth of Easter Sunday really hit you: =C2=A0 Jesus was dead. And then He wasn=E2=80=99t.=C2=A0= span> =C2=A0 It can be difficult for many of us to reconcile our dai= ly lives with the stories of miracles in the Bible=E2=80=94much less the ultimate miracle: the defeat of death itself.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 But one of the gifts persecuted Christians can = offer us is their testimony of God=E2=80=99s ongoing, miraculous work=C2=A0= in our world. =C2=A0 Christians like Sara*, a convert from Islam who lives i= n Iraq. Her story features a miraculous escape and a beautiful picture of t= he faithfulness of God=E2=80=94it will remind you that Jesus=E2=80=99 resur= rection power is still active in your life: [Read Sara's miraculous story](3D".=) Something = Sara said has really stayed with me as we come to Easter Sunday. =E2=80=9CI= have never regretted the decision I made,=E2=80=9D she says. =E2=80=9CHe b= rought me down to my lowest, only to lift me up again.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0 That=E2=80=99s Jesus=E2=80=99 resurrection at work=E2= =80=94and it=E2=80=99s the same power at work in my life and yours. This Ea= ster, I hope you=E2=80=99ll have eyes to see the miracles, and give thanks = to God in the same way our Iraqi sister has. =C2=A0 In Christ, =C2=A0 Ryan Brow= n CEO, Open Doors US =C2=A0 P.S.=C2=A0Check out our monthly prayer calend= ar.=C2=A0It=E2=80=99s a great way to lift up your persecuted famil= y each day. 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