MIDDLE EAST: “I Was Terrified”

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🗓️ 23 June 2017

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

“Dr. Andrew” is working to share the gospel in the Middle East, but he hasn’t always had a heart to share Christ’s love with Muslims. Growing up in a nominal Christian family, Andrew was harassed by Muslims his whole life. But God changed his heart and gave him a passion to share Christ’s love with Muslims. His gospel work has brought him to the attention of secret police, who have detained and questioned him many times. Andrew says each time he is detained, even though he feels fear, he also sees an opportunity to share the gospel. Listen as Andrew talks about how he overcomes the fear by focusing on the reality of Who God is rather than on his immediate surroundings. He’ll also share some of the blessings that can be found in persecution, and help us understand the mindset of Middle Eastern Muslims.

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0:00.0	Dr Andrew grew up in a Middle Eastern country surrounded by Muslims,
0:05.0	but he never really showed any passion to share his Christian faith with them.
0:11.0	That changed though when a Muslim man attended his church. Dr
0:16.8	Andrew was asked if he would talk to the guest. We talked for about 25 minutes
0:21.8	and I had very little knowledge of Islam.
0:25.2	I had very little knowledge in the Bible and as I was sharing with him about the cross of Christ
0:30.4	God just grasped his heart and in 25 minutes he was on his knees shouting to the Lord to save him.
0:37.0	And I always say when God grasped this brother's heart for Christ, He grabs my heart for Muslims.
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
1:05.9	and learn how we can help.
1:07.6	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network.
1:10.4	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:12.4	My name is Todd Nettleton and we are in our studio in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with Dr. Andrew.
1:18.6	Now as you know if you've listened to Voice of the Mart's radio for a while. Sometimes we use only
1:24.5	one name. Sometimes we use a fake name. In this case we're doing both and you'll
1:29.8	understand that as we talk about this brother and where he works in the world. Dr. Andrew helps
1:35.8	the voice of the martyrs with some of our projects in the Middle East.
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