MARTYRS' WIDOWS: "Until We Die, We Will Serve Christ"

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🗓️ 18 September 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Semse Aydin and her husband, Necati, were expecting a baby. Necati had been arrested for gospel work in Turkey, and now the couple had a decision to make. Would they continue advancing the gospel among their countrymen, in spite of the risk of more persecution? Or would they choose a safer path for their now-growing family? Together, Necati and Semse made the decision: they would continue boldly in their Christian work. The decision led them to Malatya, where Necati was murdered in 2007.

This week we continue our conversation with Semse and Gracia Burnham. Both women are widows whose husbands were killed serving in front-line ministry work. Both have experienced God's faithfulness in the years since, and both consider their suffering for Christ an honor.

Listen as they discuss their husbands' legacies and what their ministry looks like today.

You can hear in-depth interviews with Gracia and Semse in the VOM Radio Archives. Please continue to pray for them, and their children.

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0:00.8	Gracia Burnham and her husband Martin were serving the Lord as missionaries in the Philippines.
0:06.1	They were on an anniversary getaway when militants kidnapped them.
0:11.2	During a rescue attempt, Martin was killed. Gracia says that experience gave her a deeper
0:17.9	understanding of the cost Jesus paid to give us salvation. It's almost like there's a fellowship
0:26.0	in Christ's suffering and it's like you suddenly understand more fully what Christ did for us
0:34.9	when he suffered for us and I've always counted it a privilege that I've been able to suffer for his sake.
0:45.4	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world
0:51.2	would hate them. He sent them out as sheep among wolves. Jesus' words came true in the life of the
0:57.2	apostles and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:02.2	Join host Todd Nettleton. We hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now
1:07.6	on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:12.0	My name is Todd Nettleton. Sometimes you hear a dramatic story of how the Lord worked in a miraculous
1:18.4	way. But you don't always hear what happens years later when life gets back to normal or at least to
1:28.1	a new normal. Shamsa Iden and Gracia Burnham both have very moving stories. Each of them went through
1:36.1	a great loss while in ministry. Their husbands were killed while serving as gospel workers
1:42.5	and the Lord supernatural gave both of them the ability to forgive their husbands' murderers.
1:50.6	But is the Lord still taking care of them years later? Is he still at work as they have
1:56.5	bills to pay and children to raise? Last week I talked with both of these women and the answer was
2:03.6	a resounding yes. The Lord's grace is perfect day after day for them just like it is for you
2:11.8	and for me. If you missed any of last week's conversation you can hear it at VOMradio.net.
2:19.1	They were in our studios in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to preview a new movie coming out in October about
2:25.2	the life of Sabina Wormbrand, the co-founder of the Voice of the Martyrs. You can learn more about
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