BIBLE ACCESS: More Persecuted Christians Receiving God's Word

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The Voice of the Martyrs

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🗓️ 28 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Brother Wybo served persecuted Christians for decades as part of Open Doors with Brother Andrew. Andrew, the author of God's Smuggler, had a passion for Bible distribution and didn't shy from taking necessary risks to get God's Word into hostile areas and restricted nations.

While serving with Open Doors, Wybo created the World Watch List which tracks countries where Christians face the most restrictions and persecution. Now he's led in the creation of a new list which tracks how difficult it is for Christians around the world to access Bibles.

The Bible Access List tracks nations where governments attempt to stop Bible distribution, like Afghanistan, and also countries like India where Bibles may be legal but many Christians don't have access because of economic realities, supply issues or other reasons.

Wybo hopes that creating a list that includes nations facing both Bible restrictions and Bible shortages will motivate Christians to pray and get involved in helping meet the need. He will share what surprised him most during his research and what formats of Bibles Christians around the world are asking for. He also shares how partnerships are key to meeting the need.

Brother Wybo also shares what he's learned from persecuted believers over decades of serving them, and how a trip to distribute Bibles in Ethiopia, one of the top five countries with a Bible shortage, encouraged him as he had the privilege of giving believers their own copy of God's Word.

February is Bible Month at VOM, and you can help deliver Bibles to persecuted Christians.

The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily in 2026 for persecuted Christians in nations like North Korea, Nigeria, Iran, and Bangladesh, as well as provide free access to e-books, audiobooks, video content, and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today.

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0:00.0	I grew up in the 60s, in the 70s in the Netherlands.
0:03.9	My parents had gone through Second World War.
0:06.1	They have experienced the Nazi occupation.
0:09.2	They remembered what it was not to be free.
0:12.4	And we were liberated.
0:13.7	We were liberated by the Allies.
0:15.4	People are thankful that we are free due to your help.
0:19.2	That was in the past.
0:20.3	But here in America, you still have tens of millions of dedicated Christians
0:25.6	who can make a global difference for God's kingdom.
0:29.6	You can bring the freedom of the gospel to the ends of the earth.
0:33.6	And as an American, please take that opportunity in prayer, in engagement.
0:38.3	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:43.3	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:46.3	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:49.3	Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles,
0:52.3	and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
0:57.0	Join host, Todd Nettleton, as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:01.7	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
1:04.5	Welcome again to The Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:06.6	My name is Todd Nettleton, and we are in our studio in Bartlesville, Oklahoma today with another of our one-named guest. This is actually a guest that I was joking before we started recording. I asked him several years ago, hey, would you like to be on V-OM radio? And he said, no. And he said, no, no, I don't think. I think that would be a security risk. I am thankful that he is here today.
1:28.1	Brother Webo is working with the Bible access list, and we're going to talk about what that is
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