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🗓️ 8 February 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

“Uncle Monnie” has ministered in more than 150 countries, including many hostile and restricted nations where Christians are persecuted. He serves not as a “father” to persecuted-church pastors, but as an “uncle,” one who comes alongside and encourages, but isn’t the decision-making authority figure.

Uncle Monnie says he quickly realized, in his first overseas ministry experience, that he needed to go as a fellow learner alongside God’s people he was there to serve. He equips pastors to study the Bible for themselves, to not be reliant on a Westerner or an outside organization for their spiritual food. He also prepares them to face persecution—including looking together at real-life case studies from persecuted Christians in other nations.

Listen as Monnie talks about how he does ministry with Fulani former-Muslims in Africa, Christian leaders and pastors in China, Sudan, Nigeria, Nepal, Lebanon and other nations.

Monnie has also served as a missions pastor in large American churches, and he’ll share challenges and struggles of that job, as well as encouragement for those currently serving God in that role. He’ll also challenge American Christians to be more grounded in our faith.

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0:00.0	When you hear the phrase house church in China, what image comes to your mind?
0:06.0	A guest we're going to call Uncle Mani says,
0:09.0	don't assume that members of house churches are huddled together on the defensive, afraid to do anything
0:15.7	for God's kingdom.
0:17.3	For 20 years I was working with five of the six largest house church movements in China and we were training them to send
0:27.6	their missionaries to the Muslim world and they've led hundreds and hundreds of Kurds to Christ.
0:35.0	And so one of the great places you can go and have an absolutely fantastic time
0:40.0	is go into Eastern Lebanon and work among the Kurds and work among our Chinese
0:45.8	missionaries and meet some of the bravest people in the world.
0:50.3	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:58.0	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
1:01.0	Jesus' words came true in the life of the Apostles and they're still coming
1:04.9	true today in the lives of his followers around the world. Join host Todd
1:08.9	Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the Voice of the Martyrs
1:14.5	radio network. Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs radio. My name is Todd
1:18.6	Nettleton and we are in the studio today in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with a guest.
1:24.0	We are going to give a new title.
1:26.0	I don't think we've ever had an uncle before,
1:28.0	but we're talking today with Uncle Mani.
1:30.0	The reason we call him that is because he serves as an uncle, really an encourager of persecuted
1:36.7	Christians and especially pastors working in hostile and restricted nations around the world.
1:43.0	Uncle Mani, welcome to Voices of the Martyrs Radio.
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