Kidnapped in the Philippines

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🗓️ 7 July 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Martin and Gracia Burnham were serving as missionaries in the Philippines, where Martin was a pilot with New Tribes Mission. The couple went away for a few days together to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Those few days turned into more than a year in the jungle when they were kidnapped by radical Muslim terrorists. Listen as Gracia tells how she wrestled with God and even with her own faith during those dark days of captivity, and how she experienced the prayers of God’s people, even as Martin was killed during a rescue attempt. Gracia bears witness to God’s faithfulness to the Burnhams and their children, and she gives an update on how God continues to work in the hearts of the terrorists that held them hostage. Her story will inspire you to find ways to glorify God, regardless of what challenges you may be facing. Find a VOM Advance Conference where Gracia will be speaking, and purchase Gracia's book, In the Presence of My Enemies, at VOM Books.

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0:00.0	Many of us say that we're willing to endure any difficult thing that God calls us to do.
0:07.3	Gracia Burnham knows what it's like to live that claim out.
0:11.2	One day we were walking through a swamp, waste-high swamps. We'd just been in a gun
0:16.3	battle. There were wounded, they were dragging them through the swamps. We were exhausted.
0:20.9	And I remember thinking, all of a sudden people are praying for us right now.
0:27.6	The military came over the hill and opened fire on us like they'd done, you know, 16 times before and Martin was laying there
0:36.7	bleeding from his chest and I was shot in the leg and I remember just having a peace in my heart.
0:44.0	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:49.0	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:52.0	He sent them out as sheep among wolves. Jesus's
0:56.1	words came true in the life of the Apostles and they're still coming true today
1:00.1	in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:02.8	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:07.6	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network.
1:10.6	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. We have a very special privilege today. In our studio with us we have Graceyburnham, former hostage in the Philippines, somebody that many of our listeners will recognize her name,
1:24.8	many of our listeners will have prayed for you while you were in the Philippines.
1:28.6	So welcome, Gracia, it's a privilege to have you here.
1:31.6	Thank you. It's a privilege to have you here. Thank you.
1:32.6	It's my honor to be here.
1:34.6	Gracia is the author of two books
1:36.7	and one in the presence of my enemies,
1:39.1	talks about your experience in the Philippines.
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