MISSIONS: The Enemy Wants Us to Be Quiet
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 14 November 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
The phone message was clear: "We know you are there! And we're going to kill you!"
Todd Lafferty received that phone message as he was preparing to host a meeting of Christian leaders in his home. He had to decide how much risk he was willing to take to continue spreading the gospel.
This week we continue our conversation with Todd about his experience as a missionary in Southeast Asia and his work now helping lead the International Mission Board.
He'll share a story of God's work among an unreached people group in Southeast Asia, and how not even persecution could stop the spread of the gospel. What powered that work? Todd will share about a women's prayer group that agreed to pray specifically every day—and how God answered their prayers.
Listen to Todd share how every listener can reach out to Muslims—and gives advice about how to prepare for those conversations. He'll also talk about the first steps for people sensing God's call to missions, and equip us to pray for gospel work around the world.
If you missed it, listen to the first part of our conversation with Todd. Please share this episode with your Christian friends; especially those considering a call to missions or Christian service.
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| 0:00.0 | Last week Todd Lafferty was here on the voice of the Martyrs radio. |
| 0:03.2 | He told us about an ominous message. |
| 0:06.7 | It arrived as he was preparing to host a gathering of gospel workers in Pakistan. |
| 0:13.0 | We got an answer on our answer machine, |
| 0:15.0 | a message that said, |
| 0:17.0 | We know you are there |
| 0:20.0 | and we're going to kill you. |
| 0:22.0 | It was an evil sounding message |
| 0:25.0 | that made the hair on the back of your neck stand up. |
| 0:28.0 | And what got me was this group was meeting at my house |
| 0:32.0 | and how do they have my phone number. |
| 0:34.0 | As a young missionary Todd needed to decide how he was going to handle threats like these. |
| 0:41.0 | And I just had to come to the point and say, you know, if I die here, it's because I'm here, |
| 0:46.0 | I'm here serving Christ. |
| 0:48.4 | And I want to be buried in that dirt graveyard where that blood will call out for someone else to come take my place. |
| 0:57.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 1:01.0 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He sent |
| 1:05.4 | them out as sheep among wolves. Jesus's words came true in the life of the |
| 1:10.0 | apostles and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the |
| 1:14.3 | world. Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how |
| 1:18.9 | we can help right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network. |
| 1:22.7 | I'm Todd Nettleton last week here on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio, |
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