Delivering Bibles to places where the Church suffered oppression was the first step Brother Andrew took in starting the ministry of Open Doors, whose ministry has remained focused on strengthening persecuted Christians since 1955.  While politics have changed over the years, and the borders of countries once closed by communism are opening up, the simple need for God’s Word remains a critical element of supporting our Christian brothers and sisters in the midst of persecution.

God’s Word is vital to spiritual growth and essential for knowing God’s truth over competing faiths and ideologies.  Imagine how lost a new believer would be without a Bible, having to struggle to nurture a young faith in the face of pressures from their culture and the false teachings that are embraced where Christianity comprises only a small minority.  Even in Canada, where there are so many churches and we can hear the Bible taught on television or listen to praise music on the radio, we would have no foundation without God’s Word.  Knowing this, can you even believe that some churches are forced to survive on only one Bible?
 
In 2008, Open Doors delivered over 3.9 million Bibles and other Christian resources in order to respond to this vast need.  We can do this only according to the response of Christians like yourself, reading about the need and understanding the importance of serving our persecuted brothers and sisters.  To think that it could be that simple to strengthen the church in the midst of persecution.  Jesus recognized this and acknowledged this importance in the garden, knowing the persecution that His disciples would soon face, He prayed, "Sanctify them in truth; Your Word is truth" (John 17:17).

Now that you know what we do, the question is what will you do?  We invite you to join us in responding to God’s desire for us to minister to the Church where it is embattled.  This is your chance to make a difference in countless lives throughout the world!

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