Moving Moments of 2019 – Part 2

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🗓️ 28 December 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’ll finish our two-part look back at some of the amazing stories God allowed VOM Radio to tell in 2019. We’ll share stories of God’s people in restricted nations in Asia, and look at how persecution affects not only the Christian being persecuted directly, but their family members as well.

Hearing small pieces of these episodes will make you want to hear the whole conversation with each of these guests. Here are links to listen online to all the episodes excerpted this week (you can also search for each episode in your favorite podcast app):

Brother Enfu from China, who sees constant government surveillance as an opportunity to witness for Christ.

Another pastor from China shares about why China’s government is so worried about church growth.

Brother Josh tells the story of a Christian in Laos who was fired from his job for following Jesus.

Dr. Eric Foley shares the amazing faithfulness of Pastor Han, martyred by North Korean agents inside China.

Norine Brunson was very intentional to encourage her husband, Pastor Andrew Brunson, while he was in prison in Turkey, and she shares how much the prayers of Christians around the world meant to her and Andrew. Andrew shares about one of the low points of his imprisonment, and how he felt victorious even in that low moment.

Dr. Mary Ho paints for listeners a clearer picture of John Chau, the young man martyred on North Sentinel Island in 2018.

Rashin Soodmand remembers her father, martyred in Iran when Rashin was only 13 years old.

Susanna Koh tells us the pain of missing her husband, Pastor Raymond Koh, who was abducted in Malaysia almost three years ago. Esther Koh talks about trying to forgive those who abducted her father, without knowing what happened to him or what exactly she needs to forgive. (You can sign a petition on behalf of Pastor Raymond Koh at www.ReleaseRaymond.com.)

Please share this episode with Christian friends who share your heart for our persecuted Christian family in hostile and restricted nations.

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0:00.0	When believers in Jesus around the world are persecuted for their faith, it often takes its toll on families.
0:08.6	Family members may end up visiting loved ones in prison. I would just say Lord you know how am I
0:15.0	going to encourage him or if I'm did this discouraged how can I begin to help him?
0:19.4	In some family members are
0:23.0	simply disappear.
0:24.0	The hardest part is not knowing where he is.
0:28.6	And some family members are grieving the loss of loved ones who have given up their lives for the gospel.
0:35.6	And when he reportedly died being shot by bow and arrow we We were just devastated. Jesus never promised his
0:47.6	followers an easy path. In fact he told his disciples that the world would hate
0:52.3	them. He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:55.9	Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles and they're still coming true today in the lives of
1:01.2	his followers around the world.
1:03.0	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:08.0	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network.
1:10.0	Welcome to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:12.0	I'm Todd Nettton and I'm excited
1:14.4	because today we're going to go back and relive some of the most moving
1:18.7	moments on VOM radio from 2019. We began this process last week. We're going to continue it today.
1:25.8	Some of the most moving stories we heard this year came from Asia. So that's where
1:31.0	we're going to start today.
1:32.8	I had the opportunity to sit down with the leader of an unregistered church in the People's
1:38.2	Republic of China.
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