What pressures do our persecuted brothers and sisters face living in Afghanistan today? How has life for Afghans changed under the strict Islamic rule of the Taliban? Find out as Todd Nettleton interviews John Weaver on this episode of VOM Radio.
What does an average day look like for Christians in North Korea? How is the Bible still getting there today? Listen as Todd Nettleton interviews Dr. Eric Foley, CEO of VOM Korea in Seoul.
Would you have the boldness to share your new faith in Christ with your family if they were Muslim? Maksud and his younger brother did, and they didn't get the reaction they expected. Listen as Todd Nettleton interviews Brother Maksud on this episode of VOM Radio.
What forms of persecution do our brothers and sisters in Laos face for their faith in Christ? A Laos pastor named TK shares more about persecution and his own story to becoming a Christian. Listen to Todd Nettleton interview TK on this episode of VOM Radio.
What happened during Richard's interrogation with the Chinese police? How did Richard and Jeanette see the fruit in their own lives from this persecution? Listen to hear Todd Nettleton interview them on part 3 of their story on this episode of VOM Radio.
How would you respond to your spouse being detained by the Chinese police? What did Jeanette rely on during this time? Listen as Todd interviews Richard and Jeanette in part 2 of their conversation in this episode of VOM Radio.
What did it look like to live and serve in China during Covid? How did Richard and Jeanette know that their time may be over in China? Find out as Todd Nettleton interviews them on this episode of VOM Radio.
Maybe someone in your neighborhood or someone you work with is a Muslim. You want to engage with them and talk about Jesus but what if you get something wrong? What if you offend them? Listen as Todd Nettleton interviews Brother David on talking with Muslims on this episode of VOM Radio.
What do Muslims still believe about the Christian faith? How can you shine the light of Christ to your Muslim friends and neighbors? Listen to part two of this conversation with Todd Nettleton and Fouad Masri on this episode of VOM Radio.
How can I share Christ with Muslims when I don’t know more about Islam? What if I can’t answer all their questions? What can I do to overcome my fear of sharing the gospel? Join Todd Nettleton as he interviews Fouad Masri about his new book on this episode of VOM Radio.
With almost 90% of people in Bhutan identifying as Buddhists, those who follow Christ are a tiny minority. Pastor Rajiv, a church planter and leadership trainer in South Asia, works to reach Bhutanese people for Christ and knows what happens when someone follows Jesus in this restricted nation. Rajiv will share his own story of coming to Christ and how he was called into missions. Listen as Todd Nettleton interview this pastor on this episode of VOM Radio.
Join this week in looking back on some of the most moving moments on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio in 2023. We thank the Lord for allowing VOM Radio to share these amazing stories of the power of the gospel and God’s peace in the midst of persecution throughout 2023. We also THANK YOU for listening and praying for our persecuted brothers and sisters in hostile nations and restricted areas.
The anxious mother in India had tried everything. Her son was very sick. It seemed he would soon die. She’d been to the Hindu temples and made offerings to many Hindu gods. Nothing had worked. Her son only became sicker. Then, a traveling salesman suggested that she pray to Jesus. She did—and her son was healed! Amazed and awe-struck, the mother and son hunted down the salesman to find out more about this Jesus who answers prayers. Today, her son is a pastor and evangelist who’s travelled more than 40,000 miles sharing the gospel. God is at work in hostile and restricted nations!
That’s just one of the stories you’ll hear this week from David Witt, CEO of Spirit of Martyrdom and a former staff member at The Voice of the Martyrs. David will also share stories from his encounters with Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, VOM’s founders, and the “holy experience” of visiting one of the prison cells where Richard was held in Communist Romania.
David will also tell how he became aware of and involved in ministry to persecuted Christians, and how God used the attacks of 9-11 to draw the attention of American Christians to radical Islam and the scriptural call to love our enemies.
Today, the ministry David leads is training up church planters and leaders in multiple countries—with an eye on training that’s easily reproducible to other potential leaders. Listen as he shares how those being trained immediately put their learning into action, and how we can pray for these frontline gospel workers.
The International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians is coming soon. CLICK HERE to access resources—including a video about a persecuted Christian in Nigeria—to help your church, small group and family pray for persecuted Christians on this important day.
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“Every time I doubt, ‘What’s the purpose of this suffering?’ I like to reread this and say, ‘My father actually chose the right cup.’” As of November 19, Dr. Tekleab Mengisteab, both a medical doctor and pastor, has been imprisoned in Eritrea for twenty years. This week his daughter, Hana, is back on VOM Radio to share her father’s own words, which show clearly that he had counted the cost of serving Christ and knew he was likely to be arrested and imprisoned. Dr. Tekleab’s words, through his writings, books, and sermons, still inspire and encourage believers in Eritrea and around the world. Listen as Todd Nettleton interviews Hana on this episode of VOM Radio.
As a young woman in an Islamic culture in Central Asia, Sara was drawn to stories of Jesus. He was a good man, she thought, one whose life matched his teachings. But how could Jesus be God? Sara wrestled deeply with this question in her search for truth. Intellectually, she found the Bible to be true, but she couldn’t commit to everything it said. Listen to hear how Sara came to understand Jesus as the perfect sacrifice for her sin and the peace he gave to overcome her anxieties as Todd Nettleton interviews her on this episode of VOM Radio.
