TURKEY: Pastor's Wife Security Threat?
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 22 August 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Joy Subasiguller has lived in Turkey for 10 years. She's a pastor's wife and the mother of three small children. In the eyes of Turkey's government, she's also a threat to national security! Her application for continued residency in Turkey has been denied, and Joy faces expulsion from the country.
Joy's husband, today the pastor of a Turkish church, was born into a Muslim family. Joy will share how he decided to leave Islam and follow Jesus Christ—and the persecution he endured for that decision.
Listen to hear how God called Joy to missions, and to Turkey, and how He's given her and her husband complete peace, even as they face complete upheaval in their life and ministry.
Joy will update listeners on her court case as she seeks the overturn of the expulsion order and that she be allowed to remain in Turkey. She'll suggest specific ways to pray for her and her family, and for the broader church in Turkey.
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| 0:00.0 | A gospel worker named Joy is facing a difficult situation. |
| 0:05.0 | She has lived in Turkey for 10 years. |
| 0:08.3 | She's put down roots in the country and the culture. |
| 0:12.1 | Her husband and their three young children are Turkish citizens, but |
| 0:17.0 | Joy is at risk of being expelled from the country. Yet even during this challenging time Joy is demonstrating what it looks like to completely |
| 0:28.4 | trust in God's protection. |
| 0:31.5 | I firmly believe that the safest place to be is in the center of God's will and |
| 0:36.2 | I knew without any doubt that that was God's will for me to be there. I am aware |
| 0:41.9 | of the risks of what could happen, but at the same time I know that |
| 0:47.9 | God is with me all the time and that he would be glorified that everything would be okay. |
| 0:54.3 | In the end, he is the winner. |
| 0:57.9 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 1:01.1 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He sent them out as sheep |
| 1:06.2 | among wolves. Jesus' words came true in the life of the Apostles, and they're still coming |
| 1:11.5 | true today in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 1:15.0 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 1:19.7 | Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. |
| 1:25.0 | My name is Todd Nettleton. |
| 1:26.0 | We have a special privilege today. |
| 1:28.0 | We are going to talk with a gospel worker in the nation of Turkey |
| 1:32.0 | who is going through a challenge right now and |
| 1:34.9 | we're gonna explain that we're gonna invite you to pray specifically about |
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