Video: Young Christians baptized in Mexico

------=_Part_2425175_1592149095.1694977235186 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_2425176_177908918.1694977235186" ------=_Part_2425176_177908918.1694977235186 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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It=E2=80=99s a common part of our fai= th, no matter what tradition we come from.=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 But in places= like Chiapas State in Mexico, where Christians can be persecuted for their= faith, the decision to follow Jesus carries with it a weight that most of = us don=E2=80=99t necessarily experience.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Recently, our local p= artners joined a baptism celebration with Christians from the indigenous co= mmunity of Napite=E2=80=94located in Chiapas State=E2=80=94where young beli= evers professed their faith and trust in Christ.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 And our partners were= able to capture powerful video footage we can=E2=80=99t wait for you watch= .=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Read this chu= rch=E2=80=99s story and watch the celebration: [Watch the video= n>](3D".=) While the scene may look like any outdoor baptism y= ou might have attended, what you don=E2=80=99t see are the losses and press= ures this church has gone through and continues to face as they live out th= eir faith.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 But because o= f your support and prayers, our local partners have been able to walk with = these believers, training the church to be salt and light to their communit= y that persecutes them. =C2=A0 Thank you for strengt= hening this church and millions of other local churches throughout the worl= d as they follow Christ even when they=E2=80=99re looked down on and despis= ed. =C2=A0 Through your decision= to stand with persecuted believers, God is working to build His Church. 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