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Dick Brogden served the Arab World for 25 years, spreading gospel seeds & leading teams to plant churches. Teams prepare to face opposition & persecution, but also withstand spiritual attacks on marriages or other areas of life. Dick talks about God’s missionary call to reach every tribe, tongue & nation, & how first we must abide in Christ. He’ll advise on building spiritual muscles & challenge us to tithe our time. Challenges will come; he encourages us not to grow weary in spite of “a 90% failure

On 2/13/17 Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted in Malaysia. Security cameras captured the entire crime. In 2+ years since, Koh hasn’t been heard from, his car never found. It wasn’t Raymond’s first taste of persecution; he’d been mailed a box of bullets as a warning. Our guest is Susanna, Raymond’s wife, who talks about how he continued ministry in spite of threats. She also describes a spiritual deepening she saw in her husband before his abduction, and how she knows God was preparing him. ReleaseRa

Joel C. Rosenberg is the best-selling author of 13 novels and 5 nonfiction books and an expert on Middle East affairs. How & why are Middle Eastern leaders reaching out to American Evangelicals? What opportunities has that opened for Biblical truth? What should American believers understand about Middle East? What persecutions do brothers & sisters in places like Iran & MBS's Saudi Arabia face? Why does the gospel find fertile soil amidst Islamist threats? Which countries are more open? How can we pray?

Dr. David Garrison is a missionary and student of God's work among Muslims in multiple countries. He is the author of a book about movements of Muslims coming to Christ, "A Wind in the House of Islam: How God is Drawing Muslims Around the World to Faith in Jesus Christ." Listen as Garrison describes what a “movement” of Muslims coming to Christ is, and some of the motivations that lead followers of Muhammad to become followers of Jesus—and the persecution they face after making that decision.

Brother Hannu leads the VOM-affiliated mission in Finland, inviting Finnish Christians into fellowship with persecuted brothers & sisters. As a young Christian he was involved in smuggling Bibles to the Soviet Union. Later he took Bibles and Christian videos into tightly-closed Middle East nations, including Iran and Libya. Listen to stories from his Bible delivery adventures, and more importantly the “holy moment” when God grabbed Hannu’s heart and filled it with love for Muslim people in the Middle

John Grooters directed Tortured For Christ – The Movie, a feature-film telling the amazing story of VOM’s founders, Richard & Sabina Wurmbrand. The story has inspired millions of Christians over the past 50 years through the best-selling book, "Tortured For Christ." Listen as John talks about turning this iconic book into a film. US Residents: as a THANK YOU for donating in March to support VOM assisting persecuted Christians, VOM will send a complimentary copy of Tortured For Christ - The Movie on DVD

Tessie DeVore leads The Lumo Project, “The Gospels for a Visual Age.” Listen to hear the story of bringing Matthew, Mark, Luke and John—word-for-word, right from the text—to film in a way that brings the stories to life in a new way. She’ll also share how these films are easily translated & produced for multiple languages—including the languages of restricted nations. Tessie will describe the power of people seeing Jesus on the screen and the process of translating and releasing in multiple l

Are there blessings to be found imprisoned for Christ? Yonas Haile was a Christian worship leader & filmmaker in Eritrea. From the day his gospel film was released, Yonas was targeted by Eritrea's government. He says Eritrean Christians are “ready always” to face persecution. Yet he says God blessed him with JOY, even amidst horrible suffering and prison. Yonas also experienced God’s miraculous power, including walking out of an Eritrean prison just as Peter walked out of prison in the book of Acts

Is anyone outside the reach of God’s grace? Radical militants in Nigeria are meeting Jesus and committing their lives to His service—even at great cost. Paul Childers leads The University of the Nations for Youth With a Mission (YWAM). He’s trained Christians worldwide to tell the gospel story of Jesus’ love. Paul will also tell of finding the courage to go to hard places to share Jesus, and how the book of Revelation came alive as he ministered alongside persecuted Christians threatened by Boko

As missionaries of 35+ years, Nik & Ruth Ripken advise American Christians how to minister to missionaries home from the field. How should young people feeling a call to missions respond, prepare & pray? How have the Ripkens kept their marriage strong through decades of ministry in difficult places, & how has God used their marriage as a spiritual lighthouse to reach Muslims for Christ? What are specific ways we can pray for missionaries and Christians in the midst of persecution? (Interview part 2 of 2.)

Nik & Ruth Ripken served 35+ years as missionaries & conducted interviews with hundreds of persecuted Christians all over the world. They went not as teachers but students, to sit at the feet of persecuted believers & learn. The bold believers shared amazing lessons about living out faith in Jesus in the midst of hostile enemies, literally sheep among wolves. What qualities allow faith to thrive in hard places? How are churches built? Can we reach out to people from hostile nations, right here in the US?

Fouad Masri launched Crescent Project to train American Christians to share the gospel with Muslims. In 25 years, CP has trained 21,000+ to reach out with love to those deceived by Islam. Fouad will help ignite your passion to reach out & equip you to do so with confidence & grace. What questions are on the hearts of Muslims? How is Jesus the Answer to those questions? How can we pray for Muslims? God calls us to be light in darkness; Fouad & CP provide tools that equip & enable our light to shine.

Rashin Soodmand was 13 when her father, Pastor Hossein Soodmand, was executed in Iran. His body was buried in an unmarked grave in a part of the cemetery reserved for “the cursed.” Three days later, Rashin wrote a letter promising to follow Christ as her father had—even if it meant great sacrifices. She is living out that promise, including ministering to the church inside Iran. In Part 2 of our conversation, Rashin shares what she remembers about other martyrs of the Iranian church she knew person

Rashin Soodmand was 13 when her father, Pastor Hossein Soodmand, was executed by Iran's government for apostasy—leaving Islam to follow another faith. Her family’s life dramatically changed, yet she is proud her dad chose to lay down his life rather than deny Christ. She recalls a pastor loving his congregation & his family; many were drawn by his kindness & love. Church leaders urged Pastor Hossein to leave Iran for safety. He refused, saying to do so would discourage the hearts of his congregati

Would you like to join VOM's staff, delivering aid & encouragement to persecuted Christians in 70+ nations? Jonathan Eckman leads 65 missions professionals living in 24 nations who conduct VOM’s international ministry, VOM's hands and feet on the ground among persecuted Christians all over the world. He'll share details of VOM’s international work, & introduce some of those among our persecuted family who've inspired his faith. Where is persecution of Great Commission work increasing as we enter 2