Samaritan's Purse Response Continues in Mexico After Hurricane Otis
Samaritan’s Purse teams are continuing to assist hurting homeowners in communities devastated by the deadly Category 5 storm. They are working alongside Los Legendarios, a Hispanic disaster relief group that has also served with them in recent Florida responses.
www.samaritanspurse.org
Bridge School Unites Community in Ethiopia
In Pastor Yohannes’* community, Christian children can face discrimination at school, like Ermias’ twin boys, Fasil and Ezana. But thanks to your prayers and support, they now attend a bridge school, run by Open Doors partners – and it’s helping to unite a divided community.
Read more: opendoorsuk.org/news/latest-news/fasil-ezana-ethiopia
Open Doors Prayer News 299 (November-December 2023)
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*Please note: all names have been changed for security reasons.
Llevando esperanza a Acapulco
Imagínese entrar en lo que parece el fin del mundo. Esa es exactamente la escena que describe el pastor Hassan Villegas al relatar las terribles consecuencias del huracán Otis, que asoló la ciudad de Acapulco (México).
Calls for Church to Be Salt and Light in the Middle East
As fighting escalates between Israel and Hamas Christian satellite TV ministry SAT-7 has featured interviews with several Christian leaders in the region all calling on the church to be salt and light in the Middle East.
www.sat7.org
Delivering Hope to Acapulco
Samaritan's Purse North American Ministries and Disaster Assistance Response Teams are providing food and water to residents of Acapulco, Mexico, in the wake of a category 5 hurricane.
www.samaritanspurse.org
Entre el caos y la esperanza: Panamá en crisis
Una turbulenta crisis sacude a la República de Panamá. Huelgas laborales, cierre de escuelas y bloqueos de carreteras han paralizado a la nación.
Abraham and Eti's Story: South East Asia
In south east Asia, Abraham* came to follow Jesus, encouraged by Eti*, the Christian woman he would later marry. But Abraham’s family were about to kill him, until he was saved by a miracle.
Open Doors Prayer News 299 (November-December 2023)
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*Names changed for security reasons
Creyentes de Acapulco agradecen a Dios por protegerlos del huracán Otis
En medio de la devastación causada por el paso reciente del huracán Otis en Acapulco, México, los creyentes que viven en esa ciudad dan testimonio de cómo Dios los guardó. Para ellos los bienes materiales son secundarios y agradecen por haberles salvado la vida.
Ivanna's Story: Hope in Honduras
Ivanna, a 12-year-old girl in Honduras, shares how receiving an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift introduced her to Christ’s love.
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Según estudio el sexo prematrimonial desestabiliza al matrimonio
La cultura actual de las citas promueve la idea de que la experiencia sexual con varias personas es necesaria antes de casarse. Estas creencias están tan extendidas que hoy en día la mitad de las personas en Estados Unidos han tenido más de 5 parejas sexuales cuando se casan.
'Historic' Outreach in Rome
More than 10,000 people from all around Italy attended the Noi Festival in the Palazzo dello Sport—Roma to hear a message from Franklin Graham.
More than 500 people responded to the evangelist's invitation to receive Jesus Christ, during this historic outreach, the first of its kind in Rome.
www.billygraham.org
Ex imán islámico encuentra a Cristo y enfrenta amenazas de muerte
¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué sucede cuando el amor de Dios toca a un niño enseñado a odiar lo desconocido? Descubre la apasionante historia de Mahad, un chico que fue educado en el rigor del Islam en Somalia y nombrado imán a los 9 años.
UK Volunteers Prepare YWAM Ship for Madagascar Medical Mission
Each week a team of local volunteers in North Wales in the UK tirelessly gives of their time to convert YWAM's latest vessel into a medical ship. They've set themselves the goal to have the Island Reach ship ready to set sail for Madagascar in April 2024 for its first medical mission.
www.ywamships.ch
Perú: Marleny supera la adversidad y encuentra esperanza gracias a organización cristiana
Marleny se quedó sin apoyo para su hija Guadalupe, que vive con una discapacidad. Sin esperanza, Marleny no tenía a quién pedir ayuda. Fue entonces cuando llegó Jesús...
Chaplains Minister to Those Impacted by Maine Mass Shooting
Following the mass shooting that claimed 18 lives in Maine a team of chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team quickly deployed to provide spiritual and emotional support to this devastated community. BG-RRT chaplains are now helping in six locations.
www.billygraham.org
A Christian Club for Children in Poland
An Operation Christmas Child volunteer in Poland started a Christian club for children who wanted to continue to meet for Bible study after they received shoebox gifts and graduated from The Greatest Journey.
www.samaritanspurse.org
Retos y triunfos de los cristianos en la antigua Ruta de la Seda
Una travesía por la antigua Ruta de la Seda en Asia Central. Revive la rica cultura y las tradiciones que definen a Uzbekistán, Kazajistán, Tayikistán, Kirgizstan y Turkmenistán, manteniendo un equilibrio entre la diversidad étnica y la unidad que propician sus regímenes autoritarios, tradiciones musulmanas y fuertes lazos familiares. Sumérgete en los relatos conmovedores de individuos que deben abandonar su vida, tal como la conocen, enfrentando la presión social y familiar para negar a Jesús, al decidir convertirse al cristianismo.
Providing Vital Wheelchairs in Brazil
Joni and Friends aims to respond to Jesus's command in Luke 14 to “Go out quickly…and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame…so that my house will be full.”
Their Wheels for the World program is just one of the ways they seek to answer that call. The story of Larissa and her mother, Sheila in Brazil, reveals how God's providence reaches the farthest corners of the globe when his servants are determined to be his hands and feet.
www.joniandfriends.org
Iran's Warning to Christians
The upsurge in violence in the Middle East has led to claims that Iran has been active behind the scenes in supporting the Hamas group that attacked Israel.
A new report also accuses Iran of putting pressure on Christians to keep away from the country’s hijab protests. It warns that Christians who are arrested could face sexual assault in prison, as Andrew Boyd of Release International reports.
www.releaseinternational.org
Increíble aumento de las iglesias cristianas en Brasil
Las iglesias evangélicas brasileñas crecieron 543 por ciento en 20 años. Solo en 2019, se abrieron 17 nuevas iglesias cada día, según encuesta de la Universidad de Sao Paulo. Los evangélicos podrían convertirse en mayoría en los próximos años.
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