Ep 1344 | Mexican Cartels’ New Target: Evangelical Christians. Here’s What’s Happening | Ryan Brown

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

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Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 25.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Allie is joined by Ryan Brown, the CEO of Open Doors. His organization has a World Watch List that tracks Christian persecution around the globe. Some countries, like Mexico, may shock American Christians, while Syria has gotten gratuitously worse since Assad was deposed. However, Ryan shares the stories of Christians who have overcome unimaginable torments through faith alone and tells viewers how they can support their brothers and sisters in need. Support Christians in Africa: https://www.opendoorsus.org/en-US/getinvolved/arise-africa Share the Arrows 2026 is on October 10 in Dallas, Texas! Tickets are on sale now at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sharethearrows.com⁠⁠⁠ Share the Arrows is sponsored by: A'del Natural Cosmetics: AdelNaturalCosmetics.com Range Leather: RangeLeather.com/ALLIE We Heart Nutrition: WeHeartNutrition.com Buy Allie's book "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.toxicempathy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Time Codes 0:00 Introduction 3:53 Tracking Christian Persecutions 20:09 Syria 25:53 Yemen 29:30 Africa 33:09 North Korea 38:51 Mexico 46:34 The Middle East & Islamic World 57:42 How to Get Involved – Today's Sponsors: Alliance Defending Freedom | For a limited time, every dollar you give to ADF will be doubled — but only while matching funds remain available. Go to JOINADF.com/ALLIE or text ALLIE to 83848 to have your gift for life matched. Shopify | Sign up for your $1-per-month trial today at shopify.com/allie. Voice of the Martyrs | Visit ⁠VOM.org/ALLIE⁠ to get your free copy of "Hearts of Fire 2" today! Seven Weeks Coffee | Experience the best coffee while supporting the pro-life movement with Seven Weeks Coffee; use code ALLIE at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sevenweekscoffee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get up to 25% off your first order, plus your free gift! Pre-Born | To donate, dial #250 and say the keyword “BABY.” Or visit Preborn.com/ALLIE. Episodes You May Like: Who’s Funding the Christian Genocide in Nigeria? | Judd Saul | Ep 1270 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWMloyWeFio&t=600s How to Become the Resistance: Obey | Ep 338 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-LkCaxo240 --- ► Buy Allie's book "You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love": https://alliebethstuckey.com/book ► Subscribe to the podcast: iTunes: https://apple.co/2UVssnP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FwkXxj ► Connect with Allie on Social Media: https://twitter.com/conservmillen https://www.instagram.com/alliebstuckey/ https://facebook.com/allieBlazeTV/ ► Relatable merchandise – use promo code ALLIE10 for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey

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0:00.0	A lot of people think of Mexico as a popular vacation spot. They don't think about it as a hub of
0:05.9	persecution of Christianity. And yet evangelical Christians are being persecuted on a daily basis
0:12.5	in Mexico. Yet the church there is growing. That is the same story in violent countries like
0:18.6	Yemen, like Syria, in North Korea, all throughout Africa.
0:22.8	Despite intense persecution, the Church of Jesus is growing. Today, we've got the CEO of
0:29.9	Open Doors, Ryan Brown here, Open Doors is an organization that resources the persecuted
0:35.3	church all around the world. And he's going to tell us what is really going on in Mexico, in these other countries.
0:40.8	How can we be involved in helping these Christians?
0:44.7	This episode is brought to you by Dwell Bible.
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0:58.5	slash Alley. You'll get 50% off your subscription. Dwellbibble.com slash Alley. Ryan, thanks so much for joining us.
1:14.5	Can you tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do?
1:16.8	Yeah, my name is Ryan Brown, and I have the privilege of overseeing the team with Open Doors U.S.
1:22.8	And for those not familiar with Open Doors, we are a ministry that has its roots dating back 70 years,
1:29.7	a gentleman by the name of Brother Andrew, who some of the viewers may be familiar with because
1:34.5	it was a book written a number of years ago called God Smuggler, which over 10 million copies of
1:39.4	that book in print. But Brother Andrew was a young man from the Netherlands, and he and his friends at Bible
1:48.8	College were just perplexed why they couldn't get people to show up to their meetings. And
1:55.1	meanwhile, in Poland, there was going to be a communist youth rally in which there were going to be
1:59.1	tens of thousands of young people
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