Thanks from Open Doors
Posted: Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 (6 days ago) by Alan
Dear Friends at All Saints - Mattishall,
Thank you so much for your kind gifts totalling £402.00 to strengthen our persecuted church family around the world who are risking it all to follow Jesus. Thanks to your prayers and support, our brothers and sisters know they are not alone and can stand strong in their faith.
Nurlan* from Central Asia testifies to God’s power to redeem brokenness. He spent his childhood in poverty with his grandmother, having been left parentless after his mother passed away. Growing up, he fell into crime, addiction and drugs, and the downward spiral only worsened. Searching for escape, he fled his hometown. “I hoped to start a new life,” he says. Nevertheless, he couldn’t leave his old ways behind.
But God was pursuing him, too.
In 2023, Nurlan reconnected with old neighbours who, with the support of Open Doors partners, gave him Biblical material and an audio receiver. “As I read the literature, I felt I had discovered the true faith,” he explains. “I began studying the Bible earnestly.”
Bit by bit, Nurlan was transformed by the words of the Bible. “The more I learned about Jesus, the more I longed for him to be my closest friend. Looking back, I see a dramatic change,” he says joyfully.
Nurlan* from Central Asia testifies to God’s power to redeem brokenness. He spent his childhood in poverty with his grandmother, having been left parentless after his mother passed away. Growing up, he fell into crime, addiction and drugs, and the downward spiral only worsened. Searching for escape, he fled his hometown. “I hoped to start a new life,” he says. Nevertheless, he couldn’t leave his old ways behind.
But God was pursuing him, too.
In 2023, Nurlan reconnected with old neighbours who, with the support of Open Doors partners, gave him Biblical material and an audio receiver. “As I read the literature, I felt I had discovered the true faith,” he explains. “I began studying the Bible earnestly.”
Bit by bit, Nurlan was transformed by the words of the Bible. “The more I learned about Jesus, the more I longed for him to be my closest friend. Looking back, I see a dramatic change,” he says joyfully.
May the Lord fill you with His Spirit and surround you with His love.
Your sister in Christ,
Henrietta Blyth
CEO, Open Doors UK and Ireland
Henrietta Blyth
CEO, Open Doors UK and Ireland
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