Open Doors USA, an international non-profit organisation committed to aiding persecuted Christians around the globe, has come to the aid of an 11-year-old girl and her mother in eastern Uganda who are survivors of Christian persecution.
When Anna together with her mother refused to renounce Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and saviour, so as to return to their family religion – Islam, her father kicked the duo out of their home, and vowed never to give them any financial support.
Thankfully, their church, undisclosed for security reasons took them in, Open Doors reported 24 July, 2021.
Open Doors met Anna when she tagged along with her mom to a seminar that freely teaches business skills.
With support from the organisation, Ann’s mom has been able to start selling eggs, with her daughter helping find market, now that schools are still under total lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The money earned helps pay for the duo’s essential needs.
Remember Anna, her mom and so many believers like them who pay a high price for their decision to leave Islam to follow Christ, Open Doors urges.
Elsewhere in 2018, the same organisation helped Christians all across the globe sent hundreds upon hundreds of letters to a Ugandan girl who bravely stood strong in her decision to continue proclaiming Christ as her personal Lord and Savior despite of the opposition she received from her Muslim Father.
Only identified as Hadijah, when she was 5 years old, she walked into a church to listen to the music. This move led her closer to Christ, as she continued to listen to the gospel. When her father found out that she had gone to church, he beat her. But she kept going.
The beating continued till Hadijah was 11 years old – and then she reached a breaking point.
When abuse over her church attendance became too dangerous, Mellina, a Christian woman, took the teenager in. To everyone’s surprise, Hadijah’s father allowed it.
The two spoke to Open Doors, revealing that financial and spiritual support received from believers globally enabled Hadijah move on, and also attend a boarding school close to her village that time.
