MIDDLE EAST: Prayer Softens the Ground

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🗓️ 17 September 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

People all over the world are searching for the truth. Longing for desires and needs to be fulfilled–not by food or entertainment but in a deeper, more lasting way. Brother Dan and Brother Hayel share God’s Word with Druze people, posting short videos on social media. They don’t know who is going to receive the gospel—or who is going to oppose their work—but they know that some will.

Last week Dan and Hayel shared about the hostility of the Druze community to Christians and the persecution Hayel has faced personally as a Druze-background believer in Christ. The high cost of following and proclaiming Christ is known to all who grow up in a Druze community. Many Druze are watching videos shared through Dan and Hayel’s social media ministry, but they fear what may happen if community leaders or even their families were to find out. Brother Dan shares one story about how he found out how closely people are watching their posts—both those interested and those opposed to their work—within five minutes of one post going live!

The spiritual battle in the Middle East continues. Druze voiceover actors involved in the gospel videos are threatened by community leaders. Despite push back and threats, God provides, and the video production is ongoing. And many Druze are watching, often in secret, seeking answers. They ask questions, opening the door for Hayel to further witness, disciple and encourage seekers across Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.

As Druze people find Christ, it is often almost impossible for them to meet with other believers for worship and teaching. Pray with Dan and Hayel that Jesus will build His church among the Druze. Pray for walls to fall as the gospel saturates the hearts of many Druze, and that they will know Christ and make Him known. For specific prayer updates, please register at Pray4Druze.com and join with others committed to pray regularly for Christ’s work among the Druze.

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0:00.0	Do you ever shrink back from sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ?
0:04.6	Maybe you assume people just don't want to hear about it.
0:08.8	Brother Dan works in the Middle East where there's outright hostility to Christianity.
0:14.7	But he reminds us there are plenty of people longing to hear the truth of the gospel.
0:20.1	People are searching for something that will fulfill their deepest desires and needs.
0:29.9	I think lots of times we forget that it's not food, it's not entertainment, it's something that's a whole lot deeper than that.
0:38.9	And we don't know who it is that's going to receive this, but we know that someone is going to.
0:45.9	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:48.9	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:55.4	Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles, and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:02.4	Join host Todd Nettleton. We hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:07.4	Right now on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
1:10.4	Welcome back to The Voice of the Martyrs Radio. My name is Todd Nettleton.
1:14.4	You know, last week we began learning about the Druze people group.
1:18.4	I doubt many of us knew much at all about the Druze people before listening to our conversation last week.
1:25.4	We heard about this people group, about a million people living in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel.
1:31.4	They are not Muslim, although many of them live among Muslims in that region of the world.
1:37.4	And many in the Druze community are very hostile to anyone sharing the gospel, encouraging Druze people to follow Jesus Christ.
1:46.4	In fact, one of our guests, Brother Hale, grew up in the Druze community.
1:51.4	When he came to faith in Jesus, he was completely rejected and ostracized within that community.
1:57.4	If you missed any of that conversation hearing his story, I want to encourage you go to VOMradio.net or find Voice of the Martyrs Radio wherever you listen to podcasts.
2:08.4	You'll be encouraged by his story. You'll be encouraged by his faithfulness.
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