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Impossible to possible

Just a few weeks ago, around 2,500 people gathered to join us in celebrating 60 years of Open Doors. As part of the day, we were honoured to hear from Rev Farouk Hammo, a church leader from Baghdad, Iraq. You can listen to his talk here to get a bit of his incredible testimony, a short, recent history of Iraq, his amazing attitude towards persecution and his view on the current needs.

Rev Hammo says “Christianity without pain and hardship is like a soup without salt. Pain opens hearts to hear the word of God…” He knows that persecution brings maturity in faith. He knows that even when facing the impossible, God can find a way. Listen to this challenging, Jesus centred message below…

Listen now…

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We had to edit out some of the final details of the story for safety reasons, so it does end slightly abruptly…

Want more…

Read more about Rev Hammo in this interview with him here…

Pray now…

• For protection and strength for Farouk and other church leaders
• For continuing provision for the thousands of displaced families in Iraq
• For a safe and peaceful future for the church in the Middle East
• Talk to God about your response to the challenges Rev. Hammo poses us in his talk

How you can help…

We’ve put together a bunch of simple things you can do to help speak up and act on behalf of Christian’s in Iraq and Syria.
Six ways you can help…