TURKMENISTAN: "Hearing Jesus Speak My Language, The Gospel Became Real"

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🗓️ 26 February 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Brother Silas, raised in the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, says that as a young man he was an atheist in his head but a Muslim in his heart. When a family member shared his faith in Jesus Christ, Silas angrily rejected such talk. In his mind, Christianity was foreign to the Turkmen people, the faith of the invading Russians.

Yet, as Silas heard the stories and teachings of Jesus, he found himself attracted by who Jesus is. Through a VHS copy of the Jesus Film in the Turkmen language and the divine opportunity to watch it, Silas committed his life to following Christ. Listen as Silas shares how hearing Jesus speak in Turkmen, his own heart's tongue, made the gospel real and personal to him.

Immediately, Silas experienced overwhelming joy and peace. All his questions had been answered. He began to share Christ with others in his village. But as his obedient actions for Christ became known, Silas got his first taste of Christian persecution.

Government agents, focused on keeping control of Turkmenistan's people, raided church meetings and even Silas's home. Be sure to listen next week to hear part two of Silas's testimony and the intense persecution he faced.

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0:00.0	persecution for the sake of the gospel of Christ can take many forms.
0:04.6	Yes, it can be violent, it can involve prison, even death,
0:10.0	but it can also look like harassment, like a propaganda campaign or what we might call libel.
0:18.2	Brother Silas was a lawyer serving Jesus in the former Soviet Republic of Turkmenistan.
0:25.5	This was one of the early ways that he experienced persecution.
0:30.0	They wrote an article about me saying, I'm criminal, leader of these sects,
0:35.1	you know, betrayer that like works for the foreign governments, you know,
0:39.1	trying to smear you your name and scare people that that will not associate with me.
0:47.5	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:50.7	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:54.2	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:57.1	Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles,
1:00.0	and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:04.3	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:09.1	Right now on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
1:12.0	Welcome again to The Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:14.2	My name is Todd Nettleton and we are in the studio today with another one name guest.
1:19.3	We're just going to call him Brother Silas.
1:21.7	Brother Silas is from the nation of Turkmenistan.
1:24.8	And I don't think in the history of Voice of the Martyrs Radio,
1:27.9	we've ever had someone from Turkmenistan before.
1:30.4	So this will be a very interesting conversation, very insightful
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