AFGHANISTAN: Desperate and Dissatisfied, Muslims Turning to Christ

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🗓️ 20 May 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Twenty months into the second Taliban rule of Afghanistan, all Afghans—but especially Afghan Christians—face great challenges. What pressures do our persecuted brothers and sisters face living in Afghanistan today, and how has their life changed under the strict Islamic rule of the Taliban?

Listen as John Weaver, author of Inside Afghanistan, A Flame on the Frontline, and Najiba: A Love Story from Afghanistan (affiliate links), explains what life is like for Muslims and Christians in Afghanistan as they experience economic crisis and lack of assistance from the outside world.

Many of the Taliban fighters come from the Pashtun people group, one of the largest unreached people groups in the world with 50 million people primarily in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Persecution against Afghan Christians has always come from local mosques, communities, and families. With the Taliban takeover, the nation’s government is now also openly opposed to the gospel.

Amid isolation and economic hardship, many Afghans are desperate and dissatisfied with Islam. That dissatisfaction means they are more open to the gospel. Christian brothers and sisters in Afghanistan continue boldly witness in conversations with Muslims. Listen as John tells how Christians are carefully sharing the gospel and finding “people of peace” in their communities.

Pray for Afghan Christians outside the country who are reaching their people through digital tools and pray for wider distribution of the Pashtun Bible. Pray the Holy Spirit will draw more Afghan people to become followers of Jesus Christ.

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0:00.0	The country of Afghanistan has been through so much upheaval in the last few years
0:05.5	But author John Weaver reminds us that upheaval creates opportunities for the gospel
0:12.4	Many of our brothers and sisters there have said wow, we're surprised
0:17.8	Though we feel this extra pressure and danger like sheep among wolves
0:22.2	We are able to communicate and share with others because it has created such a sense of
0:28.1	dissatisfaction with Islam we talk about that in this sense of desperation
0:34.3	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path in fact
0:38.0	He told us disciples that the world would hate them. He sent them out as sheep among wolves
0:44.0	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
0:51.1	Join host Todd Nettleton's we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network
0:58.6	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. My name is Todd Nettleton
1:02.0	We are in the studio this week with John Weaver
1:04.6	We have had him here before he is the author of several books
1:09.2	Inside Afghanistan a flame on the front line and a third book Nhajiba a love story from Afghanistan
1:16.0	He lived in Afghanistan for a number of years
1:18.7	Served the people there if you haven't heard him before here. You are in for a treat this week
1:24.4	John Weaver welcome back to Voice of the Martyrs Radio. Thank you Todd
1:28.1	It's a joy to be with you again brother one of the things that we talked about after the Taliban
1:33.0	Retook Afghanistan you said listen the Taliban are fighters. They're not governors. They're not managers
1:40.4	We're now 20 months into there being the government even though they're not governors
1:46.3	How's it going? What what is it like on the ground? What is it like?
1:50.8	Economically keeping the electricity on all of those things that that we hope a good government will do
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