Jorina, in Bangladesh, wasn’t one to hide her faith despite the risks. So when 15 women from the village invited her into a house, Jorina thought they wanted to hear about Jesus.
In reality, Jorina was walking into a trap… The women forced Jorina to strip. They were looking for a physical ‘seal’ on her body, because a local myth suggests converts are literally ‘marked’. But they also wanted to publicly humiliate Jorina. Shame her for her faith in Christ.
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Even before the recent earthquake that reduced homes and churches to rubble, Myanmar (No. 13 in the Open Doors' World Watch List) was already a very difficult place for followers of Jesus.
But right now, you can help Christians in Myanmar with both emergency and long-term needs as they recover and rebuild.
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