It was 50 years ago that Brother Andrew started his ministry to persecuted Christians which has developed over the years and spawned the organisation Open Doors.
Brother Andrew's message to the church in the West at this time is simple. 'The church needs to accept the fact that there is a Suffering Church and repent of our lack of understanding and compassion.
'We have not taken good care of one another and, unless we do that, there will be no change. Our culture is getting worse and worse all the time, declining in moral spirituality and church influence. We are in a mess as a church and fighting each other. Now we have a new constitution in Europe which doesn't even mention our Christian past.