Urgent prayer: Attack in the DRC

------=_Part_91778293_582884627.1700151893176 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_91778294_1359933221.1700151893176" ------=_Part_91778294_1359933221.1700151893176 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 Ryan Brown CEO, Open Doors US =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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They [were] serva= nts of God, and teachers in our schools =E2=80=A6 it is the Church that is = under attack. We call on the whole world to pray for us.=E2=80=9D= strong> [Here's how you can pray= ng>](3D".=) The attack happened on October 24 near Oicha, and w= as carried out by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). = The ADF=E2=80=94which has ties to the Islamic State group=E2=80=94has carri= ed out many attacks in the DRC and neighboring Uganda, leaving a trail of d= estruction. =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CReally pray = for us [and] the situation we are going through, because the fear increased= when the enemies entered the city,=E2=80=9D said Pastor Paluka, a lecturer= at the Biblical Institute in Oicha. =E2=80=9CYour prayer is very i= mportant to us at this time when we are going through pain.=E2=80=9D=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Will you join us toda= y in praying for our family in the DRC? Your prayers mean everything to bel= ievers who risk so much to follow Jesus. =C2=A0 Thank you for praying= , =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CBe alert= and always keep on praying for all the Lord=E2=80=99s people=E2=80=9D (Eph= esians 6:18). =C2=A0 In Christ, =C2=A0 Ryan Brow= n CEO, Open Doors US =C2=A0 P.S.=C2=A0Mark your calendar: Giving Tuesday = is November 28! Please consider supporting the work of Open Doors = this Giving Tuesday=E2=80=94help persecuted Christians around the world wit= h both emergency and long-term needs.=C2=A0 = > =C2=A0 *Top image: A=C2=A0village in the DRC= p> For more= information about Open Doors US, visit [www.opendo= orsus.org](=3D") 3D" 3D" 3D" =C2= =A0 =E2=80=9COpen Doors US is part= of the global ministry of Open Doors, mobilizing prayer, support and advoc= acy in 22 countries and supporting Christians in the 70 countries where the= y face the greatest cost for their faith. 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