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🗓️ 6 September 2025
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"Brother Bayram" is back to finish the conversation we began last week. He came to the United States from Türkiye (formerly Turkey) to further his education and start a business. One day, a Christian woman came to his business and gave Bayram a New Testament. He began to read, beginning a path that would lead him to faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Son of God.
Hear stories of people in Türkiye leaving Islam and embracing Jesus Christ—and the persecution they've endured for making that decision. What are the truths that draw them? What are the misunderstandings of the gospel that Christians can address with Muslims? How do new Christians in Türkiye think about revealing to Muslim family members that they now follow Christ?
Bayram will tell the story of a young atheist who, after talking with Bayram for an entire evening, saw Jesus in two dreams. This young man embraced the gospel and became a follower of Jesus. It was a costly decision: as soon as he became a Christian, everyone around him became an enemy.
Listen as Bayram equips us to pray for Türkiye and for our Christian brothers and sisters there. You can connect online with Brother Bayram and his ministry at www.albtci.org.
In the VOM Radio archives, you can hear David Byle tell his story of persecution in Türkiye. You may also be interested in hearing American Pastor Andrew Brunson and his wife, Norine, tell their story of imprisonment and persecution there.
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| 0:00.0 | Do you realize how amazing it is that God is your loving father? |
| 0:06.0 | Brother Byram tells us about a man in Turkey who caught a sense of that wonder. |
| 0:12.0 | He was raised in a strict Muslim household, but then embraced the gospel of Jesus Christ. |
| 0:19.0 | He said he called his mother and he started talking about the love of God and Christianity |
| 0:24.6 | and she got upset and told him, you know, are you becoming a missionary or something, you know. |
| 0:29.6 | He said, no, and it's not about that, you know. |
| 0:31.6 | This is, wouldn't you do the same thing, he says, you know. |
| 0:34.6 | If you had a lost father and you found him, wouldn't you grab him and introduce to others? |
| 0:41.1 | You know, that really touched my heart. |
| 0:43.5 | If you had a lost father and you found him after many years and his love, |
| 0:47.8 | wouldn't you grab him and bring him home and show him to everyone you know? |
| 0:51.8 | Of course you would. |
| 0:54.8 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:58.3 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 1:01.9 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 1:04.8 | Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles, and they're still coming true |
| 1:08.9 | today in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 1:12.0 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 1:16.7 | Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. |
| 1:20.1 | Last week we began hearing a conversation I recorded in 2020 with a guest we're just calling |
| 1:25.8 | Brother Byram. He told us some of what the Lord is doing in Turkey. |
| 1:30.2 | We heard how Byram came to know Jesus while living in the U.S. |
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