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The Voice of the Martyrs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 12 March 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Carter Gates leads VOM's work in the Asia Pacific Region. This week he shares how he came to be involved in ministry, some travel and ministry experiences, and updates on the persecution of Christians in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Carter's first spark of interest in missions came after reading a VOM book, Jesus Freaks, where he first read about Christians being persecuted for their faith. The stories, including one from North Korea, stirred in him a passion to know more about what his brothers and sisters in Christ are facing.

Carter joined YWAM as a sophomore in college, and what he thought would be a few months of service turned into seven years ministering throughout East Asia!

China continues to enforce drastic religious restrictions, including expelling many Christian foreigners, some of whom have lived and worked in China for decades. Local believers say they are ready to take the lead and continue God's work—even as they face suffering and persecution. Carter will also discuss restrictions and persecution in Myanmar and Vietnam, including how Covid has affected ministry and travel in the past two years.

Carter will also share an opportunity VOM workers had to help Christians obtain ground to bury their dead—something that's been a blessing to Christians and a powerful testimony to Buddhists living in the surrounding area.

Carter will help us know specific ways to pray for access to God's Word, strength for the church and for the Lord to continue to lead His people in the Asia Pacific region.

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0:00.0	In one area of Vietnam, the local Buddhist temple controls the process of burying the dead.
0:07.6	A believer in Jesus lived in that area, and when her husband died, she didn't want a Buddhist ceremony to bury him.
0:16.7	Her husband was a Christian.
0:19.3	Carter Gates, from the voice of the martyrs, tells us what happened.
0:23.0	She ended up having to bury her husband inside her home, in the ground, inside her home.
0:28.2	So what we've been able to do is we've been able to help purchase a plot of land to become a Christian cemetery.
0:33.2	So the local believers there can have a place to bury their loved ones.
0:36.9	And I know this one lady in specific.
0:38.8	Once we get this land settled, which will be very soon, she'll be able to move her loved one to the new cemetery.
0:47.6	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:50.8	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:54.3	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:57.3	Jesus' words came true in the life of the Apostles, and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:04.3	Join host Todd Nettleton.
1:05.8	We hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the Voice of the martyr's radio network.
1:11.8	Welcome again to the Voice of the martyr's radio.
1:14.3	My name is Todd Nettleton, and we are in our studio today with Carter Gates.
1:18.3	Carter is the Asia-Pacific Regional Leader for the Voice of the martyrs.
1:23.3	Overseeing our international ministry's work around the Asia-Pacific region.
1:28.3	And this is his first time on Voice of the martyr's radio.
1:31.3	Carter, welcome to VOM Radio.
1:33.3	Thanks. Thanks. This is good to be here.
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