SYRIA: We Must Bring Hope
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 13 June 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Covid-19 has hit hard in Syria, yet many are unwilling to acknowledge the illness in their honor-shame culture where getting sick can bring shame on a family. Brother John will update listeners on how the virus is affecting Syria—and how God's Kingdom is advancing even amidst the pandemic.
Learn what Christian persecution looks like today in Syria, and how Christians there respond. You'll also hear specific ways to pray for Syrian Christians.
John will share the story of God's work in one family. Their son was born with a birth defect, and his mom felt such shame she attempted suicide multiple times. Then she met Jesus—and the transformation was so dramatic it radically changed the outlook for her family and impacted people all over their city.
Brother John leads Ananias House, working to proclaim the light and hope of Jesus Christ in the Middle East and North Africa.
To learn more about the honor-shame culture in the Middle East, listen to our conversation with Audrey Frank about sharing the gospel in an honor-shame culture.
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| 0:00.0 | In Syria people are finding hope in Christ in the middle of a pandemic and war. |
| 0:06.0 | Brother John talks about how quickly many people are responding to the gospel. |
| 0:12.0 | People are ready, ready, ready to be harvest and we just need to be brave and |
| 0:20.4 | share the gospel and not to be afraid of speaking our faith to them, speaking hope to their life. |
| 0:27.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:33.2 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:36.7 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 0:39.6 | Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles, and they're still coming true today in the lives of his |
| 0:45.2 | followers around the world. Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 0:51.6 | Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio |
| 0:53.5 | network. Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. My name is Todd |
| 0:57.3 | Nettleton and we are connected today with Brother John. Brother John is the |
| 1:01.8 | leader of An Ananias House. |
| 1:04.5 | He has been working in Syria and across the Middle East, working to spread the gospel, |
| 1:10.3 | working to disciple believers. He's also a regular speaker at Voice of the Martyrs |
| 1:15.4 | Advanced Conferences. You know the first question I ask right now to basically |
| 1:19.8 | anyone I talk to from another country is, |
| 1:22.9 | what does the pandemic mean? |
| 1:24.9 | What does coronavirus mean for life in your country? |
| 1:28.4 | So what is coronavirus meaning not just for everyone in Syria although that obviously I'm interested to hear |
| 1:35.3 | but but especially for the church how is it affecting the church in Syria well |
| 1:40.5 | Todd it's been really unique to interesting to see how the Middle Eastern world in Syria and all the other Arabic speaking nation responding to the coroner virus from a cultural perspective was different than here. It's a |
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