MARK REFUSES TO STOP PREACHING. WILL YOU STAND WITH HIM?

Venerable Mark Mukan (seated, third from left) with pastors and leaders during a training mission in Pankshin in Plateau State, northern Nigeria

Oasis Friend, 

When we introduced you to Venerable Mark Mukan earlier this summer, you learned about a man faithfully serving pastors in some of the most dangerous regions of northern Nigeria.

That hasn't changed. Neither has the danger.

Ven. Mark and his team continue traveling into communities where churches have been attacked, families displaced, and Christian leaders live with the daily reality of persecution. Yet they continue going. Why?

Because they know something the persecuted church has always known:

God's Word gives courage when fear says, "Give up."

After training 542 pastors in some of Nigeria's most challenging regions, Ven. Mark shared these words:

"Many of these precious brothers live and serve right in the heart of truly endangered zones… yet they continue faithfully preaching the gospel and discipling their congregations."

These pastors are not asking for an easier calling. They are asking for the strength to remain faithful.

That's why Oasis International and Open Doors have partnered to produce the Persecution Study Bible—created specifically for believers who follow Christ under pressure.

Inside are biblical insights on enduring hardship, testimonies from persecuted Christians, and Scripture-centered encouragement to help believers remain faithful even when the cost of following Jesus is high.

That means:

Your $25 becomes two Persecution Study Bibles.

Your $50 becomes four Bibles.

Your $100 equips eight believers with God's Word.

Every dollar you give today will reach twice as many Christians who are standing firm in the face of persecution.

Ven. Mark cannot be everywhere. But together, we can place God's Word into the hands of believers across 31 African nations where following Jesus often comes at great personal cost.

One Bible can strengthen one believer. One strengthened believer can encourage an entire church. One faithful church can become a beacon of hope for an entire community. Today, your gift goes twice as far.

Will you stand with Ven. Mark—and with thousands of courageous believers who refuse to let persecution silence their faith?

Thank you for reminding persecuted believers that they are not forgotten—and that the global church stands with them in prayer, hope, and God's Word.

Vincent Bosha, Vice President of Global Partnerships