By Open Doors 9 December 2025 1 MIN

Episode 18 | World Watch List: the Middle East

Episode 18 | World Watch List: the Middle East

The Whole Story | An Open Doors Podcast · Episode 18 | World Watch List: the Middle East

Episode 18 | World Watch List: the Middle East

Have you ever wondered what life is like for believers in the Middle East?
 
In this special episode, you’ll hear from Leila*, an Open Doors’ contact who shares her eye-witness account of Christian persecution in the Middle East: heartbreaking stories of Syrian believers, Christian women fleeing household persecution in Iran, and defiant evangelism in the underground Church of Yemen.

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Want to connect your church with persecuted Christians and the global church? You can get in touch with this awesome crew, and have them share some of these stories with your congregation. Let your church be discipled by the persecuted church.

This podcast is brought to you by Open Doors New Zealand & Australia

Open Doors began in 1955 when Brother Andrew smuggled Bibles to persecuted Christians. We now work in over 70 countries supporting Christians who are persecuted for their faith in Jesus. To find out what it’s like to be a Christian in the most dangerous places on the planet, check out our World Watch List.