IRAN: “Just Give Me a Sign”

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🗓️ 6 April 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Hamid was born into a Muslim family in Iran. As a computer science student, he regularly visited different online chat rooms. One day he saw a chat room called “God is Love.” Hamid was intrigued, because the god he knew in Islam was not love. Christians in the chat room encouraged Hamid to read the Bible, and he began to do so. Soon he was convinced that the God of the Bible is the true God, and that Jesus was the Son of God. But following Jesus in Iran comes with a cost. First, Hamid’s own family turned against him. Then, during his mandatory military service, officers pressured him daily to denounce his faith. But Hamid refused to compromise or deny Christ, even as he was sent far from home. His attitude was simple: If God allowed me to be sent here, there must be someone here He wants me to share Jesus with! Be inspired by Hamid’s faith and faithfulness this week on VOM Radio.

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0:00.0	Do you ever get frustrated when things don't go your way?
0:04.0	When you get stuck in traffic, or someone with a need takes you off your task list,
0:10.0	or something breaks and you've got to fix it.
0:13.0	But what if each of those situations was a God-ordained opportunity?
0:19.0	That's the way Brother Hamid looks at the circumstances in his life.
0:24.4	Because of his faith in Christ, officials in Iran
0:27.6	sent him 15 hours away from home.
0:31.2	He could have complained about it or sulked, but instead he decided, this must be the place where God wants me to serve him.
0:40.0	If I'm here, a lot of people must hear the gospel.
0:43.0	Don't worry where we are going or where the other people they sent us.
0:47.1	Everywhere, just we need to believe that Jesus is Lord and we are here to working to expanding his kingdom.
0:56.8	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:59.8	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
1:03.4	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
1:06.4	Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles,
1:09.4	and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:13.7	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:18.5	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio.
1:21.2	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:23.5	My name is Todd Nettleton and we are in our studio in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with Brother
1:28.8	Hamid.
1:29.8	Brother Hamid is from the land of Iran. He is a former Muslim who is now a follower of Christ and
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