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'We are not guests in this land' â diary of a Syrian Christian

Amid the celebrations, the fear lingers alongside the surreal happiness.
Five countries and their Christians to pray for this Christmas

While in the West Christmas is a time for celebrating the birth of Jesus with our families and loved ones, many Christians around the world must mark the season against a backdrop of oppression and uncertainty. Here are five countries where Christians need our prayers this Christmas.
Who's watching Ming? Digital surveillance in China

It's not just other nations that China is spying upon â it is their own people, especially anyone with a faith in anything other than the Chinese state.
Raymond Koh â disappeared but not forgotten six years on

For six years, Susannah Koh, has been battling the Malaysian state and police to find the people responsible for the disappearance of her husband. No one has been held to account and she is no nearer to reaching closure in an abduction case that received worldwide media attention.
In Syria, churches come together to give sanctuary to earthquake survivors

Open Doors shares how Christians on the ground in Syria are doing their best to meet the enormous needs.
Qatar is open to the world this week, so why are its churches hidden from view?

"While visitors are being encouraged to pay a visit to Qatar's museums, ancient heritage sites and shopping malls, one thing they won't be able to do is visit a church."
What will another five years of Xi bring for China's Christians?

In the last few years especially, China's roughly 100 million Christians have felt their already-limited freedoms slowly being erased.
Sudanese Christian couple accused of adultery for staying together

In recent months, fear among Sudan's Christians has been growing that their country is sliding back into the control of Islamists.
A Bible is all that survived horror arson attack on Christians

A Bible was all that was left after a Christian convert lost his home in a fire which he believes was started by fellow villagers.
Indonesia: drawn to Jesus by a familiar song

There was something about the song that struck a deep chord. "Not with gold and silver, You redeemed me with Your love and sacrifice." It was a worship song, "As You Want."
Vietnamese families driven from their village for converting to Christianity

"We need to pray that Xong Ba Thong, his family, his relatives, and other Christians in Nghe An province will stand strong in faith, bold in their testimony, and become salt and light in their community despite challenges."
Rejection and stigma - the painful reality for abducted Boko Haram 'wives' after they escape

Some of the women abducted by Boko Haram and forced into sex slavery manage to find freedom, but when they return to their villages, the trauma only continues.