PETR JASEK: Prayer Made a Difference
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🗓️ 6 June 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
When Petr Jasek spent 445 days in prison in Sudan, Omar al-Bashir was the dictatorial leader of the country. Since Petr's release, Bashir's government has been overthrown and Bashir locked inside one of the same prisons where Petr had been held.
But are things really different for Christians in Sudan? Petr will answer that question as he returns to finish the conversation we began last week about his arrest and imprisonment in Sudan.
In prison, Petr felt the Lord's presence very near as he spent hours every day reading the Bible and praying. What has he done to maintain that same closeness as he returned to his normal, busy life?
The story of Petr's imprisonment—and the ministry God allowed him inside—is told in a brand new book, Imprisoned with ISIS: Faith in the Face of Evil. You'll receive a copy for free when you make a donation to VOM here.
Petr first told his story to VOM Radio listeners nine days after his release from prison. You can hear that conversation—recorded in Prague—here.
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| 0:00.0 | Peter Yossick visited Sudan as a staff member for the Voice of the Martyrs. |
| 0:05.0 | He met with believers to see how he could encourage them and assist their churches. |
| 0:10.0 | But Sudan's Islamist government put Peter in jail and falsely accused him of being in the country for other more sinister reasons. |
| 0:20.0 | I was charged with articles like espionage or treason or supporting the rebels with ammunition |
| 0:29.2 | sentence for espionage and treason. |
| 0:32.4 | This was the death penalty. |
| 0:34.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:39.0 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:42.0 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. Jesus's |
| 0:46.0 | words came true in the life of the Apostles and they're still coming true today |
| 0:50.0 | in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 0:52.8 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories |
| 0:55.9 | and learn how we can help. |
| 0:57.6 | Right now, on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. |
| 1:00.2 | You know, I think we all know right now what it's like to live in a world that's been turned upside down. |
| 1:06.8 | We all need biblical perspective to know how to trust the Lord when so many things are in turmoil around us. |
| 1:15.1 | So it's fitting today here on Voice of the Martyrs radio that we hear from Peter Yossick. |
| 1:20.7 | He knows what it's like to have his world turned upside down. |
| 1:25.0 | Last week he told us the first part of his story. |
| 1:28.0 | He was encouraging pastors in Sudan as a part of his job as the Africa Regional Director for the Voice of the Martyrs. |
| 1:37.0 | He was preparing to head home when he was detained at the airport in Khartoum and imprisoned. |
| 1:44.4 | If you missed any of last week's program, |
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