A teen's bold stand for Christ in Sri Lanka

------=_Part_113360498_968162128.1694095226241 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_113360499_765166260.1694095226241" ------=_Part_113360499_765166260.1694095226241 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [ 11-81AD-6045BD8C593C] Dear {NAME}, =C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s a rare gift to hear from North Korean Christians. North Korea = is No. 1 on the 2023 World Watch List=E2=80=94it=E2=80=99s incredibly dange= rous for believers there. =C2=A0 But we recently got a letter from a North Korean Christian currently living= in China. It came through our secret network of safe houses in China where= we can care for North Korean believers who are able to make it out of thei= r home country. =C2=A0 In this letter, our brother writes: =E2=80=9CI have been to China twice in = my life. Here, I listened to the gospel and received Jesus Christ as my Sav= ior. In gratitude for my salvation, I have decided to write down this testi= mony.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0 He continues: =E2=80=9CWhenever I realize how God has sanctified me, I am e= ager to run to my family and people in North Korea who are suffering.=E2=80= =9D Read his powerful testimony [ h-korea-christian-letter/] We are so thankful that God has allowed our work in China to continue to se= rve North Korean believers. Thank God for this brother=E2=80=94and the remi= nder that Jesus is at work even in the hardest places. Ask God to help him = realize his dream of returning to North Korea to serve people there! =C2=A0 Please continue to stand in prayer with your North Korean sisters and broth= ers today. We know that God can do anything, and the power of prayer is str= ong. =C2=A0 In Christ, =C2=A0 The Open Doors US team =C2=A0 P.S.=C2=A0Did you know we have a monthly prayer calendar? It=E2=80=99s a gr= eat way to lift up your persecuted family each day. 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Think back to when you were that age, and you=E2= =80=99ll get a glimpse of your brother Malith=E2=80=99s* life.=C2=A0= =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CThey are= afraid they will be looked down on by teachers and other students,=E2=80= =9D Malith says of his classmates. =E2=80=9CThey fear that= if they have connections with me, the teachers will start to look down on = them too. They don=E2=80=99t even look at my face when I pass by.=E2=80=9D In the sou= thern part of Sri Lanka where Malith lives, Christians are often belittled = and discriminated against, even in school. Especially when they take a bold= stand for Christ like Malith has done.=C2=A0 [Read Malith's powerful story](3D".=) At just 16, Malit= h understands Jesus=E2=80=99 words in Matthew firsthand:=C2=A0= > You wi= ll be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the e= nd will be saved (Matt. 10:22). But becaus= e of your support and prayers, our local partners are able to meet with and= encourage Malith and his family. They also invited him to participate in o= ur persecution preparedness training, as well as a legal awareness seminar.= =C2=A0 Ma= lith says both have empowered him for stand for his faith as he continues t= o encounter persecution.=C2=A0 Thank you = for giving our partners the opportunity to walk with him. And thank = you for building the future of the church in Sri Lanka and beyond through b= old believers like Malith.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 In Christ, =C2=A0 The Open Doors US te= am =C2=A0 P.S.=C2=A0Did you know we have a monthly pray= er calendar? It=E2=80=99s a great way to lift up your persecuted f= amily each day. 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