AFGHANISTAN: Prayers and Seeds

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🗓️ 21 March 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

What does the recent peace deal between the US government and the Taliban mean for persecuted Christians in Afghanistan? Author John Weaver—who lived many years inside Afghanistan—helps answer that question and helps us pray for Afghanistan and our spiritual family there.

How is the church growing? How are Muslims—even Taliban members—hearing the gospel? What do "church" meetings look like, and how much access do Afghans have to Bibles?

Weaver will introduce Mary, an Afghan gospel worker using the oppressive burqa to cover her evangelism that is reaching Afghan women for Christ.

Weaver will talk about the growth of the church in Afghanistan in recent years, the result of seeds planted over many decades by missionaries and other gospel workers and the prayers of millions of Christians around the world, especially after 9-11. He'll also share the difference it makes when Afghans hear the gospel from a fellow Afghan instead of a foreigner.

Finally, he'll equip every listener to pray, then lead in a special prayer for Afghanistan.

John Weaver previously shared on VOM Radio about how he and his bride used their wedding ceremony to demonstrate Jesus' love inside Afghanistan. Javed and Lowen talked about reaching Afghanistan through media ministry, and Hannelie Groenewald shared the story of the day when her husband, Werner, and their two teen-aged children were martyred in Kabul.

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0:00.0	In Muslim nations which seem closed to any message about the gospel,
0:05.6	people are still finding new life in Jesus.
0:10.3	Author John Weaver shares some of the ways Muslims are hearing the good news.
0:15.0	You can Google Allah Akbar, which means God is great in Arabic, and you'll get a variety of stuff.
0:21.0	Some of it's Christian, some of it's promoting the Gospel of Jesus
0:24.3	Christ. So sometimes they're fumbling on things, but sometimes they're actually seeking.
0:29.5	God's kind of just stirred something in their heart. Sometimes his dreams and visions.
0:35.7	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:38.9	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:42.4	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:45.0	Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles and they're still coming true today
0:49.8	in the lives of his followers around the world. Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
0:57.0	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network.
1:00.0	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:02.0	My name is Todd Nettleton. We're in our studio in
1:05.0	Bartlesville, Oklahoma today with John Weaver. John is the author of Inside Afghanistan
1:11.2	and A Flame on the Front Lines and his newest book Najiba. We have had him here before.
1:17.0	He is a long time resident of Afghanistan. In fact, when 9-11 happened, the US government said all the US citizens should
1:26.8	probably leave Afghanistan.
1:29.2	John said, well, God is the one who called me here, so I'll let him decide when it's time for me to leave.
1:35.0	John, welcome back to Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:38.0	Thanks, Todd.
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