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🗓️ 1 April 2023
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One million to one. One million lost people for every one gospel worker.
When Brother David heard the million-to-one ratio of population to gospel workers in the Arab world, he and his wife knew that was where God needed them to serve in missions.
Today, Muslims in North Africa and the Middle East are more open to asking questions and seeking information about Jesus, the Bible and Christianity—especially through the internet. Brother David leads Operation Mobilization’s North African and Middle Eastern work and emphasizes the need to have more workers reaching Muslims for Christ.
David’s leads OM workers across 20 countries as they reach out to Muslims and disciple new believers. His teams also work to train Muslim background believers to reach, disciple and lead their own people and churches. He knows there will be Christian persecution as the church grows; he’s seen persecution directly on members of his team and his own family. But, from his own experience, he’s also seen how God uses persecution of His followers for His glory and purpose.
David will advise listeners who want to reach out to Muslim friends and coworkers with gospel conversations. He has seen the insecurity many Christians have engaging with Muslims, but encourages us to jump into conversations about faith and beliefs. He says stories from the Bible and our witness to God’s hand in our own experiences are powerful ways to plant gospel seeds with our Muslim friends.
He’ll also help us know how to pray for gospel work in the Middle East and North Africa.
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| 0:00.0 | Maybe someone in your neighborhood, or someone you work with, is a Muslim. |
| 0:04.5 | You want to engage with them and talk about Jesus, but what if you get something wrong? |
| 0:09.5 | What if you offend them? |
| 0:11.5 | Brother David talks with Muslims all the time. |
| 0:14.5 | He says, just jump in and start talking. |
| 0:18.0 | The biggest mistake that you can make is not saying anything. |
| 0:22.0 | So any other culture blunder that maybe yes will come, sure, yet true. |
| 0:26.5 | But that is less of a problem than just not talking in your mouth, I think. |
| 0:30.0 | You are led by the Holy Spirit, it's fine. |
| 0:33.5 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:37.0 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:40.5 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 0:43.5 | Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles, |
| 0:46.5 | and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 0:50.5 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 0:55.5 | Right now on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. |
| 0:58.0 | Welcome again to The Voice of the Martyrs Radio. |
| 1:00.5 | My name is Todd Nettleton, we are connected across an internet cable, |
| 1:04.5 | across an ocean with Brother David. |
| 1:07.0 | If you have listened to Voice of the Martyrs Radio for a long time, |
| 1:10.0 | you know often we have one named guest. |
| 1:13.0 | We don't want to disclose all of their identifying details |
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