Persecution’s growing severity
One in seven Christians worldwide faces persecution for following Jesus. Afghanistan replaced North Korea as the worst place to be a believer on the 2022 World Watch List. But Open Doors ministry gives us the 50 hardest countries in which to be a Christian.
Project Prayer 2021
We are starting February with a short prayer series focusing on countries on the World Watch List in which Climbing For Christ serves – Pakistan (at No. 5), India (No. 10), Turkey (No. 25), Nepal (No. 34), and Indonesia (No. 47).
Pray for the 50 countries where it is most difficult to follow Jesus
Most dangerous places
Open Doors, a ministry that serves the persecuted church, uses data from field workers to analyze and quantify global persecution. This results in the annual World Watch List.
Countries are “ranked by the severity of persecution of Christians, calculated by analyzing th...
‘Every part suffers’
By Gary Fallesen, founding president, Climbing For Christ
245 million Christians live in the 50 countries (colored) where it’s most dangerous to follow Jesus. (Map by Open Doors)
The great missionary Paul wrote, “If one part suffers, every part suffe...
The normalcy of persecution
A Nepali brother looks into unreached areas on Mission: Nepal 2017. Nepal vaulted to 25th on the 2018 World Watch List after having been unmentioned a year ago. This is because of the passage of anti-conversion laws. Pray for the boldness of the world&rsquo...
Living in a world of hate
North Korea is called “the worst place on earth for Christians.” For the 16th consecutive year, Open Doors – a ministry that serves the persecuted church – ranked North Korea as the most oppressive place for Christians on its 2017 World Watch List.
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Persecution and C4C
By Gary Fallesen, founding president, Climbing For Christ
I was returning from Mission: Nepal in April 2014. As soon as my 14-hour flight from Dubai touched down at JFK, I turned on my phone. Emails poured in. One was from a Climbing For Christ member and minis...
Persecution goes from worse to worst
Open Doors, a ministry that serves the persecuted church, noted last year that 2014 had been an unprecedented year for global persecution of Christians and predicted 2015 would be worse. In releasing the 2016 World Watch List, Open Doors stated: “Chris...
By Gary Fallesen
Climbing For Christ
I want to remind you today of the suffering church. In his second letter to Pastor Timothy, written while he was imprisoned in Rome shortly before his death, the great missionary Paul stated: “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus...