In Sudan, as many as 6,000 child soldiers are forced to fight in Darfur. Children as young as 5 years old are given a weapon and a promise that they are helping their family. Often they are discarded, abandoned in locations away from their families. Who will go to the least of these? You? #Pray4OpenDoors […]
Region: Africa
Dirty, breathless and praying
Picture a major Texas highway, a van out of gas, with three women and a baby stranded roadside in the summer heat. I decided to run up the median to the nearest gas station, buy a gas can, fill it up, and return quickly. It was much further than it appeared. I arrived dirty, breathless […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 28
The Bedouin woman stoked the fire and held a piece of meat over the fire. The men would be returning soon and she would have to have food ready for them. She looked out into the desolate plains and wondered if this is how her life would be every day. “If I live another 50 […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 27 – Somali pirate some day?
A young boy bored with watching sheep picks up a stick and begins swinging it like a sword fighting imaginary pirates. He wonders what it would be like to be one. He had heard from his friends that pirates have lots of money and they respect his clan. Being a pirate certainly had to be […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 26
Isaias Afewerki is the first president of the State of Eritrea. The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) is the ruling party in Eritrea. Other political groups are not allowed to organize and elections have been promised but postponed. We #Pray4OpenDoors and we pray for the ruler of Eritrea as Elisha prayed, “O God, […]
Sudanese authorities arrested a local pastor
Sudanese authorities arrested a local pastor last Wednesday. Sometime before he arrived at the police station, he was struck with the butt of a rifle. This left him bleeding from his ear and mouth. Handcuffed and bloody, officers led him through the market, forcing him to walk about 1 km to the police station in […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 25
In Africa, there are currently 4 sub-saharan countries that restrict all access to missionary work. Please join us over the next year to #Pray4OpenDoors. #Eritrea #Somalia #Sudan #Mauritania […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 24
President Bashir became the first sitting president indicted by the International Criminal Court ( ICC) for war crimes against his own people. The war in Darfur caught the attention of the world as genocide, famine and the plight of thousands of refugees were captured on film. Strife continues in the area. Only the knowledge of Jesus […]
Crying out
Just last week “Sarah” told us she was going to try to flee to Europe. Why? Her father is a jobless and cruel man who chews an addictive drug called khat. Sarah, a delightful young lady, and her sister are the only income earners in the family. They do not make much money, and some of […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 23
Today, #Pray4OpenDoors in Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan as we declare Acts 14: “They got the church together telling in detail how God had used them to throw the door of faith wide open so people of all nations could come streaming in.” […]
