It's not too late to add more names to the Hope for the Middle East petition before it's presented to the UN. But please hurry! Share it with as many people as you can, and if you haven’t signed it, please do so. We’re hoping to arrange meetings with the UN Secretary-General and also the UK Prime Minister and we’ve invited some of our persecuted brothers and sisters to join us and tell their own stories. So please pray that visas will be granted! And remember, our free Rebuild Hope pack has an easy-to-use all-age service to help you spread the word and pray for believers in the Middle East.

Advance booking has closed for our Standing Strong events in Belfast and Birmingham, but tickets are available on the door for both events. We've got some amazing, inspirational speakers, including Maran - CEO and founder of not-for-profit organisation Al Hadaf - who will be talking about her work with Iraqi refugees in Jordan. So don’t miss out: join us for a day of inspiration and celebration as we stand together with the persecuted church.

Open Doors partners have been delivering food aid to Rohingya families living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Over half a million Rohingya adults and children have fled violence in Myanmar. The Rohingya people are persecuted because they are Muslims. Some, though, have become Christians - and this means that they are outcasts among the outcasts, hated not only by the Burmese, but also by other Rohingya. Your support means so much. One woman, Yunus, thanked Open Doors and said, “Thank you for your help. I was in so much distress as I have no food to feed my child. May God bless you all.”