TURKEY: Opportunities in Difficulty

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🗓️ 20 May 2017

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

David is a gospel worker in Turkey facing deportation by the Turkish government, which has stated in court documents that David’s bold witnessing for Christ “exceeded usual religious rituals,” and is therefore a threat to public safety and order. When we left off David’s story in the first half of our conversation last week, David was locked in a deportation center with others waiting to be kicked out of Turkey—including ISIS fighters. Listen as David picks up the story and shares how not only did God protect him from the ISIS fighters, but He also allowed David to lead an Afghan man he met in jail to Christ. David will also talk about the political upheaval in Turkey and how we can pray for another American, Andrew Brunson, currently imprisoned in Turkey. Finally, David will share ways to pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in Turkey during this pivotal time. You’ll also hear the story of a VOM Radio listener inspired by the stories of gospel workers in hostile and restricted nations to reach out right here in the United States.

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0:00.0	When you see signs in the West that religious freedom is being threatened, does it fill you with worry?
0:09.0	Well, David Byle knows what it's like for freedom to be taken away. He tells others about Jesus in the
0:15.1	nation of Turkey where persecution is on the rise. But he encourages all of us to see
0:21.0	opportunities for the gospel, even in difficult circumstances.
0:25.7	The greatest opportunities are oftentimes right in the midst of the difficulties.
0:28.8	So pray that the church would see the divine opportunities in the midst of the problems
0:36.4	and then have the the courage and the love to to seize those opportunities.
0:47.2	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He sent them out as sheep
0:51.6	among wolves.
0:53.0	Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles,
0:56.0	and they're still coming true today
0:58.0	in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:00.0	Join host Todd Nettleton
1:02.0	as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network.
1:08.0	Welcome back to Voice to the Martyrs radio. My name is Todd Nettleton. Last week we heard part one of a conversation with David. is a share with us about being bold in sharing our faith in Christ. If you missed
1:25.1	last week's conversation you can hear it in its entirety at vom.
1:30.3	radio dot net when we left off last week David was in a jail cell facing deportation from Turkey
1:37.1	the jail he was in was full of men from all over the world including a group of
1:42.4	ISIS fighters.
1:44.9	You know, David didn't give up or get discouraged in that jail cell.
1:48.5	Instead, he looked for opportunities to tell the story of what Jesus had done for him. I asked David, how do you
1:57.0	start witnessing in such a difficult environment?
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