IRAN: When God Changes the Subject

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🗓️ 16 March 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Dan Baumann was living in Central Asia when he and a friend decided to make a Christmas-break visit to Iran. They experienced the warm welcome of the Persian people and culture, right up to the point where they tried to cross the border and exit the country. Passports were confiscated, and Dan found himself in a jail cell, interrogated harshly and beaten regularly.

Dan experienced the depth of depression in prison, even making a plan to “escape” a long prison sentence by taking his own life. But God was still there, and Dan found Him to be faithful to show His amazing love, even in prison.

God also taught Dan a great deal about loving our enemies, a difficult challenge when your enemies are literally beating you each day. Hear about that life-changing lesson this week on VOM Radio, and be back next week to hear the conclusion of our interview with Dan Baumann.

After you listen to this week’s episode, order a copy of the book which tells the story of Dan’s experiences in Iran, Cell 58 (affiliate link), and learn more about his ministry, YWAM.

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0:00.0	You know the Bible tells us that we're supposed to love our enemies.
0:05.0	It sounds nice when you're reading it from the pages of the Bible,
0:09.0	maybe sitting in your living room, but it's a lot tougher when you have to live it out.
0:13.0	That's what Dan Bauman discovered while in prison in Iran for his faith in Christ.
0:19.0	One of the guards at the prison was especially cruel.
0:24.0	And it was the very first day when he was beating me,
0:27.0	and again, there was no real sense of a reason why, or a reason what was going on.
0:34.0	And yet, on that day, I felt like God speak to my heart as he was beating me
0:41.0	that Dan, I want to teach you to love your enemies.
0:47.0	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:50.0	In fact he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:54.2	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:57.0	Jesus' words came true in the life of the Apostles,
1:00.0	and they're still coming true today
1:01.8	in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:04.2	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:08.9	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
1:11.9	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:14.4	My name is Todd Nettleton.
1:15.6	We are in our studio in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
1:19.3	And we have a very special privilege this week on VioM radio.
1:22.2	We're going to be talking with Dan Bauman.
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