Telling Persecuted Christians’ Stories

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🗓️ 5 October 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Gary Lane has been telling the stories of persecuted Christians for decades. As International News Director and Senior Correspondent for CBN News, he’s gone to meet them—he’s traveled to more than 100 countries—and been drawn not only to tell their stories, but also actively serve and stand with bold believers enduring persecution.

A month after 21 Christians were martyred by ISIS on the beach in Libya, Gary went to Egypt to meet the families of many of those beheaded on the sand. When he met these families—just weeks after their loved ones were killed—he was moved and challenged by their strong faith. They told him what an honor it was that their loved ones had died for Christ, and expressed forgiveness to the ISIS murderers.

Gary also served three years on staff at VOM. He’ll share how he encountered VOM workers on the front lines in Sudan and how that led to a cooperative effort between VOM and Operation Blessing—and eventually to Gary serving on VOM’s staff.

Gary will tell about his first encounters with persecuted Christians, and how he transitioned from simply being a neutral observer, reporting on their suffering to actively providing help as a brother and fellow member of the Body of Christ.

Watch Gary’s program, The Global Lane, including this episode, which includes an interview with VOM Radio host, Todd Nettleton.

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0:00.0	21 construction workers left their homes, most of them from Egypt.
0:04.8	They traveled to Libya for work, many trying to earn money to send home to their families.
0:10.8	And they never came back. These construct... and they were
0:15.0	were all beheaded by
0:18.0	they were all beheaded by ISIS.
0:20.0	Gary Lane traveled to Egypt and sat down to talk with the families of these slain
0:27.4	believers. All of them said to me whether it was a mother or a wife or a brother, they said, we are honored to have our
0:37.6	loved one murdered in that way for Jesus. What a privilege and what an honor it was for our loved
0:46.4	one to die that way for Christ.
0:50.3	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:57.5	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
1:00.0	Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles, and they're still coming true today in the lives
1:05.9	of his followers around the world.
1:07.8	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the voice of the
1:13.9	Martyrs radio network. Welcome again to the voice of the martyrs radio. My
1:17.8	name is Todd Nettleton and we have a very special privilege this week. I am
1:21.7	on the road in Virginia Beach, Virginia at
1:24.3	the Christian Broadcasting Network and we're sitting down with Gary Lane.
1:28.7	Gary is the International News Director and Senior Correspondent for CBN News. He's also the host News
1:34.0	he's also the host of a weekly program, the Global Lane.
1:37.8	He is also my former boss.
1:39.6	He has worked at Voice of the Martyrs
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