5 ways to pray for your persecuted sisters on Intl Women’s Day

------=_Part_22626318_1636969648.1709835226606 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_22626319_971426431.1709835226606" ------=_Part_22626319_971426431.1709835226606 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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My pride= is gone. I will never be the same again.=E2=80=9D =E2=80=94Mercy in I= ndia=E2=80=99s Manipur State =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Dear {NAME}= , =C2=A0 Mercy is a Christian mother of two young children. The = day after violence erupted in India=E2=80=99s Manipur State last May, she w= as brutally attacked. =C2=A0 I realize this kind of pain is difficult to hear about.= Like you, my heart breaks for her=E2=80=94and the millions of our sisters = in the world like her who live with the same risk. =C2=A0 A new report from our research unit at Open Doors finds= that where Christian persecution is already prevalent, men and women face = different kinds of pressure and violence=E2=80=94but every type of oppressi= on shares the same goal: trying to stop God=E2=80=99s people from being sal= t and light. =C2=A0 The Gender Report identifies 5 key findings and= 5 powerful prayers that should drive us to our knees for our persecuted fa= mily. =C2=A0 [5 prayers for your persecuted= sisters](3D".=) This week = as we celebrate International Women=E2=80=99s Day (Friday, March 8) around = the globe, I hope you=E2=80=99ll remember our sisters like Mercy who are do= ubly vulnerable to discrimination, abuse and even attack because they are f= emale =E2=80=A6 and because they follow Jesus.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Thankfully, there is hope=E2=80=94because Chris= tians like you care about your sisters and brothers who risk so much.=C2=A0= =C2=A0 Through your prayers and support, our teams and local p= artners are walking with them, providing trauma care, discipleship, micro-l= oans for small businesses, marriage seminars and more.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m encouraged by women like Ijanada, who after= nearly four years of captivity with Islamic extremist group Boko Haram cam= e to Open Doors=E2=80=99 trauma care center in northern Nigeria. =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CI found new life here,=E2=80=9D she says. =E2= =80=9CMay God continue to grant you wisdom to reach out to many others.=E2= =80=9D =C2=A0 Father, we thank you for how you love your people. = Right now, we pray for Mercy and Ijanada and all our sisters who risk so mu= ch to follow you. We pray they feel your comfort and know your Truth. We pr= ay they sense their stories being told =E2=80=A6 and even more, that they h= ear the prayers and love of their worldwide family. In your Son=E2=80=99s n= ame, Amen. =C2=A0 =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[. Click HERE to download!](3D"=) =C2=A0 =C2=A0 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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