Secret Believers - Global Christian Relief

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Muslim-background believers are turning to Christ in record numbers, but they have to keep their faith a secret. You can join the fastest-growing movement in church history by supporting secret believers who risk everything to follow Jesus.

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Every gift helps strengthen secret believers & grow the underground church

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Your $75 gift could provide discipleship training for a new believer, helping them grow strong in their dangerous faith journey.

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Your $150 gift could support a Christian family for three months, providing food, shelter, and safety while they rebuild their lives.

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Your $300 gift could help establish a safe house location where believers can meet, worship, and receive training without fear.

The rise of secret believers This is a spiritual awakening unlike any other!

In Muslim-majority nations, men, women, and children born into Islam are encountering Jesus Christ in ways never seen before: through digital evangelism, dreams,  and the quiet witness of other believers. These are the secret believers—followers of Jesus from Muslim backgrounds who face extraordinary risk for their faith.

Muslim background believers are turning to Christ in record numbers

Referred to as the "greatest turning of Muslims to Christ in history," an estimated 2-7 million Muslims have converted to Christianity in recent decades. Your support can help shape the future of faith around the world!

We have the greatest window of opportunity in history to grow the underground church

Right now, we have the best opportunity in history to grow and protect the underground church. But this window won't stay open forever. Digital surveillance is getting more sophisticated. Extremist movements are resurging. And persecution is relentless. We must act quickly to protect the hidden church.

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How you can help help secret believers carry out their faith in high-risk regions

In places like Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, Christians from Muslim backgrounds face rejection, imprisonment, or worse for their faith. Without timely support, fragile communities may be crushed by persecution, and countless seekers could remain unreached. You can help support their top three priorities: 
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SAFETY
Your support puts help in motion when it matters most—securing shelter and safe passage for brothers and sisters fleeing persecution, displacement, and rejection.
COMMUNITY
Your support turns isolation into community—connecting secret believers through underground networks where they can worship, grow, and stand strong together.
DISCIPLESHIP
Your support helps fund safe, culturally sensitive discipleship that strengthens new believers in their faith.

Empower believers like Kashif Kashif Found Jesus on Facebook

Kashif learned about Jesus on Facebook.

Despite being kicked out of his family home, faith has taken root in him and Kashif now ministers to other Muslim-background seekers online.

"Hundreds of people talk to me daily through social media," he says, smiling. "I have many stories of individuals coming to know Jesus and sharing the Gospel with their families."

Your support today empowers secret believers like Kashif to continue sharing the Gospel and grow deeper in their own faith.

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Where your support is needed most

The top four regions served

Muslim-background believers in South Asia, Middle East, and Africa face some of the harshest forms of persecution for their faith. Together, we can help secret believers in these regions not only survive, but thrive, in their dangerous realities.

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Conversion to Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa is seen as treason. So secret believers face a vicious cycle of violence, poverty, and extremism. Still, faith multiplies at secret night meetings, in fields, and under trees

Middle east

Middle east

Leaving Islam for Christianity is considered apostasy in the Middle East—punishable by imprisonment, torture, or execution. Yet the church endures in living rooms, encrypted chats, and hidden baptisms.

South Asia

South Asia

Secret believers in South Asia face blasphemy laws, mob violence, and social exclusion—yet faith continues to spread through online testimonies, encrypted Bible studies, and digital evangelists.

North Africa

North Africa

Secret believers in North Africa face social death—surveillance, eviction, job loss, and arrest for their faith—yet house churches continue to multiply through Scripture recordings and rotating meeting sites.

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help strengthen khadija 's faith Khadija leads a double life but lives fully free in Christ

Khadija met a man in white in a dream who said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." 

Days later, while secretly searching what those words meant online, she met Jesus in John 14:6. 

Today, Khadija lives a double life, wearing a hijab, reading the Quran aloud, and performing Islamic prayers to stay safe. In the Middle East, leaving Islam for Christianity is punishable by death. Though she must practice her faith in secret, she considers it freedom.

"Life in Islam was a cage. Knowing God broke it open."

Today, you can support believers like Khadija in their faith by giving them access to discipleship, digital Bibles, emergency support, safe houses, and a network of other believers.

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Voices from the underground church Secret believers are leading a spiritual awakening—and they need our help

Kashif
Hundreds of people message me daily asking about Jesus
Kashif Secret Believer in South Asia
Zayd
In my life, I want to see many more people become Christians. I want the word of God to fill the earth.
Zayd Secret Believer in Sub-Saharan Africa
Pastor Ibrahim
[The new believer] wants first to be welcomed, to have his life secured, and to receive teachings from the Lord—the Word—so he can grow spiritually and reach maturity in Christ.
Pastor Ibrahim Secret Believer in Sub-Saharan Africa

Help abu sami Abu Sami was forced to shut down his shop & lost his income

Abu Sami spent years following Islam, reading the Quran and practicing his prayers. He even made the pilgrimage to Mecca. But the rituals left him empty.

When he came across the Gospel one day on satellite TV, everything changed for him. Now, he can't stop talking about Jesus.

"Wherever I sit, I have to talk about Christ. I can't help it. In every meeting, in every group, I have to talk about Christ. I cannot stay silent."

His faith has cost him dearly. His own brothers rejected him. Muslims boycotted his shop until he was forced to close it. The power is out in his home. But he values Christ's love above all else.

Secret believers like Abu Sami need support when their incomes are taken from them as well as discipleship training, safe houses, Bibles, and connection to other believers.

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Frequently asked Questions FAQ

What are my donations used for?

Your donation is used where needed most, which includes culturally-sensitive discipleship training, emergency assistance, safe houses, relocation, Bibles, community connections, skills training, and more for secret believers, so the underground church can continue to grow and multiply across the Muslim world.

Can I designate a gift to secret believers?
At this time, we don’t have a way to designate funds specifically for secret believers. Any gifts given on this page will go toward this and supporting other persecuted Christians around the world. We work with our trusted field partners to ensure these needs are covered.
Are my gifts tax deductible?

Yes, Global Christian Relief is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, and your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. Global Christian Relief is also a charter member of ECFA, the Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability. Federal Tax ID# 23-7275342. To claim a donation as a deduction on your U.S. taxes, please keep your email donation receipt as your official record. We'll send it to you upon successful completion of your donation.

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