Persecution Changing in Sudan, Ethiopia
VOMRadio
The Voice of the Martyrs
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Sean Paton leads VOM’s work on the continent of Africa, and he’ll share this week about significant changes in two African Countries: Sudan and Ethiopia.
In Sudan, there are reasons for optimism after the Sovereign Council leading the country revoked the apostasy law, which required the death penalty for anyone who left Islam to follow another faith. Sean will share how Christians in Sudan say, “no one is looking” at the church right now. While that window is open, bold believers are working diligently to advance Christ’s Kingdom.
The treatment of Christians is also changing in Ethiopia, but the trend is more persecution rather than less. Sean will help us understand some of the history of the church in Ethiopia, including how persecution is really a part of its DNA. He’ll also discuss different streams within the Christian community and how persecution is affecting each.
Sean will share the story of specific brothers and sisters who’ve faced attacks, and how they’ve responded with love and forgiveness to persecution. He’ll also talk about how VOM is helping—including letting Christian leaders know that VOM will stand with their families if God calls them to lay down their lives for His service. Finally, he’ll talk about specific ways to pray for both Ethiopia and Sudan.
Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! Subscribe to the podcast.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | What would you do if all your earthly possessions were about to be burned? |
| 0:06.4 | A believer in Jesus in Ethiopia had to live out the answer to that question. |
| 0:12.3 | Islamists in her community came to her home at night. |
| 0:16.8 | Sean Patton tells us, what happened next? |
| 0:20.3 | They drug her out of the home. |
| 0:21.6 | Her husband wasn't home at the time. They drug her and her kids outside of the house let the house on fire |
| 0:27.4 | She began praying to the Lord Lord if if this is of you then fine let the house burn but if this is of the devil I pray that you would you would put out the house burn but if this is of the devil I pray that you would you |
| 0:34.2 | would put out the fire. |
| 0:37.1 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:40.3 | In fact he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:43.9 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 0:46.7 | Jesus' words came true in the life of the Apostles, and they're still coming true today |
| 0:51.4 | in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 0:54.0 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 0:58.8 | Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio. |
| 1:01.1 | Welcome to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. |
| 1:03.2 | My name is Todd Nettleton. |
| 1:04.4 | We are in the studio today with the regional director for Africa |
| 1:08.9 | for the Voice of the Martyrs, Sean Patton. |
| 1:11.2 | We're going to talk about what God is doing in Sudan and Ethiopia in particular. |
| 1:16.4 | Sudan really I think we have some good news to talk about. |
| 1:20.3 | Ethiopia maybe some harder news for the church there. Sean has been with us |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Voice of the Martyrs, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Voice of the Martyrs and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.