7 ways to pray for China on its 75th anniversary

------=_Part_99438203_139019124.1729177803094 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_99438204_240813987.1729177803094" ------=_Part_99438204_240813987.1729177803094 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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But: we can always pray! =C2=A0 So, as the People=E2=80=99s Republic of China celebrate= s 75 years, here are seven ways to pray for our brothers and sisters in Chi= na, the government and all Chinese citizens. [Pray for China and its church=](3D".=) It can see= m like nothing never changes or improves=C2=A0in China. We hear about the t= ightening restrictions, how kids aren=E2=80=99t able to go to church and ho= w converts from other religions can face even more pressure. =C2=A0 Yet, we trust that God is at work, just as He=E2=80=99s= always been at work in China. In the 1970s, when the country's Cultural Re= volution was at its height, and restrictions on the gospel were incredibly = strict, the Chinese church wasn=E2=80=99t dead. In fact, just a few years l= ater, in 1981, by God=E2=80=99s grace, Open Doors was able to smuggle in 1 = million Bibles! =C2=A0 The same God is at work today, listening to our= prayers and the prayers of millions of Chinese Christians. = > =C2=A0 Let=E2=80=99s take time today to lift up our family and= to ask God to continue to uphold His people=E2=80=94and to strengthen thei= r faith. =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.opendoorsus.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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