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SummaryI love celebrating Christmas with its lights, gifts and laughter, πŸŽ„ but this year there’s an empty seat at my table. My father noticed a bomb on the students’ bus and waved them awayβ€”he became the hero who saved lives but lost his own. Though I miss him deeply, I praise God for using his sacrifice to protect others and for giving me the chance to learn more about Jesus in Christian classes supported by Open Doors Canada. My hope is built on His faithfulness, and I trust He will carry me through my grief. πŸ™βœ¨

Rafif loves Christmas. The traditions, the lights, the meaning. But there is an empty seat at her table.

Her father was at work when he noticed a bomb on the students’ bus. He warned them to stay away. When the bomb went off, it claimed his life. The attack was carried out by extremists targeting Christian students.

This Christmas, Rafif is able to attend Christian classes and get an education because of your support.

Learn more at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/

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Open Doors Canada
STRENGTHENING CHRISTIANS WHERE FAITH COSTS THE MOST Learn more about persecuted Christians at https://www.opendoorscanada.org Contact us at opendoors@odcan.org Our Purpose is to strengthen and equip the Body of Christ living under or facing restriction and persecution because of their faith in Jesus Christ, and to encourage their involvement in world evangelism by: - Providing Bibles and literature, media, leadership training, socio-economic development and intercessory prayer; - Preparing the Body of Christ living in threatened or unstable areas to face persecution and suffering, and; - Educating and mobilizing the Body of Christ living in the free world to identify with threatened and persecuted Christians and to be actively involved in assisting them. We do so because we believe that when one member suffers, all members suffer with it (1 Corinthians 12:26), that all doors are open and that God enables His Body to go into all the world and preach the Gospel.
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