A few days later, Andrew sat on a park bench and watched a parade of hundreds of communist youth marching through the streets of Warsaw proclaiming the glories of their revolution. It was Andrew's call to wake up from his complacency, and begin to help persecuted Christians who lived in some of the world's most difficult areas. Open Doors was born as Andrew, and others the Lord added to his team, began to smuggle Bibles through the Iron Curtain, bringing encouragement and help to the seemingly forgotten Christians. Gradually the ministry spread to Asia, then Africa, Latin America, and the Muslim world . Today, more than 200 million Christians around the world suffer persecution for their faith in Christ.
Christians continue to suffer under atheistic regimes in China, Vietnam, Cuba and North Korea.
Areas of the former Soviet Union still face restriction, and the growth of Islam is putting great pressure on the church in the Middle East and Africa. But with the help of our faithful supporters, Open Doors is there to serve the suffering, persecuted church, to let them know they are not alone in the spiritual battle. Lives and nations are being changed from the inside out through God's Word.