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 Re: Wednesday AM, 12/21/16

#4...The 12 Faces of Persecution” are real accounts of persecuted Christians who are standing strong as they suffer for their faith.

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”

— Deuteronomy 31:6

The pungent smell of smoke woke Pastor Wasihun out of a dead sleep.

Seeing the flames leaping toward his bedroom, he wrestled his wife awake, grabbed their two sons and somehow managed to get out of the house before the structure collapsed into a pile of smoke and ashes.

Who could have done such a horrible thing, locking the house from the outside and then setting it on fire?

Pastor Wasihun had a pretty good idea.

Homeless and vulnerable

Ever since he and his wife had begun ministering to unbelievers in the Wallega region in Western Ethiopia, they had been getting threatening phone calls at all hours of the day and night.

Because of the fire, they were now homeless, living in a makeshift shelter made of straw and some plastic sheeting. Not nearly enough to ward off the elements — or the enemies that once tried to kill him.

But though his heart was saddened that his children have to face such hardship, his soul is now at peace. “I pray for those who want to kill me and who burned down my house. It is my prayer that they will be able to repent and come to the knowledge of Christ.”

Although unable to help him physically, new believers in the region marveled at his fearlessness and began praying for help.

Answered prayers

Now those prayers have been answered.

Because of the sacrificial giving of Open Doors supporters around the world, Pastor Wasihun and his family have received household utensils, clothing, mattresses and linens. Some building materials have also been donated, along with enough grain to feed the family for at least three months.

Much to his family’s delight, God has once again proved Himself to be faithful. Now Pastor Wasihun has gone back to fulfilling his calling: bringing Jesus to those who hunger to know this Jesus that he talks about.
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Let us remember this brother in our prayers. Let us remember others like him who share Jesus in places where it is dangerous to believe.

From the foot of His cross.

Bro Blaine

 2016/12/21 9:32









 Re:Thursday, 12/22/16

#5...The 12 Faces of Persecution” are real accounts of persecuted Christians who are standing strong as they suffer for their faith.

“He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in His sight.”

— Psalm 72:14

The Nigerian pastor wasn’t talking.

And nothing was going to get him to change his mind and reveal the secret whereabouts of the three frightened young girls he was hiding...

“They flogged me with sticks,” he says of his Muslim captors. ”They treated me like a criminal and threatened to kill me.”

Through it all, the pastor remained tight-lipped. And for good reason.

A greater calling

This gentle man of God had a greater calling — protecting the innocent. And he feared for the lives of these young girls — ages 15, 12 and 10 — if authorities discovered their location.

Just weeks earlier, the girls’ father converted to Islam, and insisted his daughters do the same. When they refused, he gave them a week to change their minds — or else!

The girls fled to the pastor’s house, but a neighbor saw them and got the police involved. But not before the young sisters were whisked off to a safe house.

The pastor is grateful Open Doors field staff took an interest in his case, attended the court proceedings and provided him access to legal advice.

“You made me see more of Christ and His love when you gave your time,” the pastor said. “Your presence and encouragement strengthened me greatly.”    Although these three girls were rescued, thousands more remain at risk. In fact, some regions where Sharia law is practiced have organized squads whose sole purpose is to abduct and convert Christian girls to Islam.

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Please remember those believers in Nigeria in your prayers. Please remember many other Christian young women that have been abducted by the Boko Haram. Please keep them in your prayers that God will give them grace to endure their trial. Please pray that God will bring freedom to these young women if it be His will. Please pray that God will convert more jihadists in Nigeria through dreams and visions and other means to draw them to Jesus. Please keep pastors like the one described above who protect Christian young women and others from harm's way. Please keep those in Nigeria in your prayers.

From the foot of His cross.

Bro Blaine

 2016/12/22 8:36









 Re: Thursday PM, 12/22/16

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#6...I do not follow my pastor. I follow Christ, my Lord.”   

“The 12 Faces of Persecution” are real accounts of persecuted Christians who are standing strong as they suffer for their faith.

“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.”

— 2 Corinthians 4:16

It appears Muslim extremists will do just about anything to get strong-minded believers to renounce their faith in Christ.

Such was the case with Gabriella, a young woman from the East African country of Eritrea. When she was arrested during a secret Bible study, security officials were sure they could “break her” into giving up information about the underground church she belonged to.

But they underestimated Gabriella’s convictions.

Willing to die for Christ

Solitary confinement didn’t get her to divulge information about the underground church or its members. Neither did brutal interrogation, or even torture.

In fact, she made sure her interrogators knew that she considered it “an honor to encounter all the consequences for her faith in Jesus.”

She even said she was willing to die for Christ — which infuriated them even more.

A web of lies

Exasperated, they made one last-ditch effort to get Gabriella to talk, by telling her that her pastor had been arrested. Lying about the details, they said…

“Even before enduring ‘unnecessary’ physical punishment, he admitted that he had been deceived by others concerning Christ. He also admitted that he deceived you and the others in your group. He denied Christ and expressed great regret over following Him in the past.

“If he then, as your pastor, realized his great mistake about Jesus and agreed to leave Him, what are you waiting for?”

But they weren’t finished yet, and their web of lies continued.

“First, you followed this man as part of an extreme Christian movement in our country. And now, we want you to follow him in denying Christ. Follow your leader. This is what jwhat he wants you to do. He told us that. What do you say?”

Gabriella knew EXACTLY what she was going to say.

“I do not believe that my pastor would deny his Savior. But even if I did, I will not deny my Lord and Redeemer. I do not follow my pastor. I follow Christ, my Lord.”

Set free and victorious

One year later, Gabriella was released from prison — without her captors ever getting the answer they wanted.

Later, a group of pastors visited Gabriella and said “she looked like a soldier who had returned from war victorious.”

“Her joy was very visible and quite overwhelming,” they continued. “Instead of talking about her woes, anger or fear, Gabriella described her incarceration as ‘a honeymoon with Jesus.’ ”    Eritrean authorities have ordered the immediate shut down of all unregistered churches, and hundreds of Christians have been arrested and tortured for nothing more than worshipping in their homes.
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Eritrea has been described us and North Korea of Africa. At least two or three thousand believers or imprisoned in Eritrea. Many in shipping containers or holes in the ground. Yet the church in Eritrea continues to be vibrant and strong despite the persecutions.

Let us continue to remember her brothers and sisters such as Gabriella and others who are standing firm for their faith in Christ in the nation of Eritrea.

From the foot of His cross.

Bro Blaine

 2016/12/22 22:49









 Re: Saturday,, 12/24/16

#7...The 12 Faces of Persecution
 
No cost is too great to follow Christ  

“The 12 Faces of Persecution” are real accounts of persecuted Christians who are standing strong as they suffer for their faith.

“In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.”

— Luke 14:33

Mamuni was deeply saddened.

When violent anti-Christian forces overran her village in the eastern part of India, her family was forced to flee into the forest, where they spent weeks scrounging around for food and water.

But for Mamuni, being homeless wasn’t the worst part of living in exile. She said it was the fact that she couldn’t go to school that she found most troubling.

This little girl loved school. She loved her friends. And now she didn’t have either.

Eventually, Mamuni’s family moved into a government-run relief camp for victims of violence. But it wasn’t much better. Living in a plastic tent, there was a constant threat of being attacked again. And because of the hardship, her parents could no longer afford to give their daughter a good education.

Losing hope

The young girl filled her days with taking care of the family’s goats and making leaf plates to help with the family income.

Still, Mamuni’s heart yearned to go back to school.

So you can understand the family’s excitement when Open Doors adopted her village — and started a school as one of their first projects. Because the school actually had teachers who came and taught, non-Christians in the village soon began sending their children to the school as well.

Suddenly, Mamuni was playing with children she hadn’t spoken to in years!

The school was just one of many Open Doors projects in the region. With the help of villagers, Open Doors also built a children’s park, where Mamuni’s parents could be found sitting and chatting with their Hindu neighbors.    The lives of Christian families in the region have been transformed. That’s only possible because of your prayers and generous support.

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Let us remember those in India in our prayers. Let us pray that God will strengthen His persecuted bride in that nation. Let us pray that the gospel goes forth into India.

From the foot if His cross.

Bro Blaine

 2016/12/24 7:12









 Re: Sunday, 12/25/16

Posted from Voice of the Persecuted

Please Remember the Persecuted rhis Christmas

Brothers and Sisters many of you will be sitting down with family and friends enjoying their fellowship. Perhaps you will be opening gifts and enjoying Christmas dinner. With no doubt, we will reflect upon the birth of Jesus. For sure there is much to be thankful for. God has given unto us a Savior. One who has saved us from our sins. For Jesus is the greatest gift.
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However, many of our brothers and sisters will not be enjoying the fellowship of the their families and loved ones. Many of them will not even have a Christmas dinner. These will be our persecuted brothers and sisters in restricted nations.
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Dear saints, let us remember our dear sister, Asia Bibi who has spent over 8 years in a Pakistani prison because of her testimony. Many other persecuted Pakistani asylum seekers stuck in the limbo of the asylum process seen as prey or possible terrorists. Believers in Eritrea held captive in shipping containers barely surviving the extreme conditions. Remember those in China arrested because they share the Good News of our Lord and Savior. Our Nigerian brothers and sisters who fled the Boko Haram, but now languishing for years in an IDP refugee camp as it’s still too dangerous to return home. Let us remember Rev. Andrew Bronson recently separated from his family and put in a Turkish prison under false charges.
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Lord willing, let us focus on Ephesians 3:14-21.
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. (KJV)

Please do remember our persecuted family in your prayers. I feel constrained that we pray these verses as encouragement over our brothers and sisters suffering for their faith in Christ.
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As you gather together for Christmas dinner tomorrow, join us as we add a place setting in honor of our persecuted brothers and sisters. A reminder to pray for those not able to join their families and loved ones.
Have a very blessed and merry Christmas.
Your brother in Christ,

Blaine Scogin
Serving Jesus as Prayer Director for Voice of the Persecuted and Persecution Watch.
Persecution Watch

 2016/12/25 8:09









 Re: Sunday PM, 12/25/16

Posted from Voice of the Persecuted

At Voice of the Persecuted, we share with you all the joy that is felt as we recall and honor the birth of our dear Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matthew 1:23

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

Even angels appeared to announce the great event and joy to the world.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:8-14

A promise of peace among men with whom He is pleased!

It’s a special time of gratitude, giving, hope, anticipation of a new year and time spent with those we love. But for many, it can be a time of isolation and loneliness, longing for those we have lost and the place we called home. As we hear of war, terror attacks and fallen economies, many fear for what may come. When Christ was born, people also lived in oppression and walked in dark times. But through amazing love, we were given the greatest gift, a Savior, Jesus who is the Light of the World!

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” John 8:12

In the darkness of night, Christ was born to bring hope and light into the world. He did what no other could accomplish; He brought salvation to all who believe, love and follow Him. As followers of Christ, we will never walk in darkness.

This Christmas, let us reflect not on the trials, but on all God’s blessings in our lives. Let us thank the Lord for His faithfulness to bring hope to the afflicted, to bind up the brokenhearted and liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners. We thank God for comforting all who mourn, giving them strength and peace instead of mourning. For the ability to praise instead of a spirit of fainting, for being with us in the storm.

For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. Titus 2:11-14

To all our persecuted brothers and sisters, our advocates and workers in the field, missions who partnered in emergency situations—to all friends of Voice of the Persecuted—and to you who have supported our ministry and make it possible for us to care for our persecuted family…THANK YOU! We pray for the Lord’s guidance and the ability to do so much more in 2017.

Rejoice! In the name of the Lord, Rejoice! Christ is King and Savior of the world.

May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all through the year. We thank you for standing with us in the mission!

God bless you,

From all of us at the Voice of the Persecuted


Bro Blaine

 2016/12/25 15:27









 Re: Monday AM, 12/26/16

#8...The 12 Faces of Persecution

The 12 Faces of Persecution” are real accounts of persecuted Christians who are standing strong as they suffer for their faith.

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair.”

— 2 Corinthians 4:8

Ever since Manju became a Christian, she has been treated like an untouchable pariah — sometimes by her in-laws, other times by her village neighbors but mostly by her own husband!

In fact, several times he has tried to kill her — and each time, God intervened in a miraculous way to spare her life — and added to the power of her testimony.

Through it all, this Indian woman has remained steadfast in her faith.

Poisoned by an unbelieving husband

Once, in the middle of a severe lashing, she bravely told her husband, “You will get tired of hitting me. But I will not leave Jesus.” The beatings then continued until she fell unconscious on the ground.

But over the years, things got worse. A lot worse.

When Manju’s husband found out that she was praying for him, he made her drink poison.

“You’re a disgrace to this family!” he told her. “Now we’ll see whether this God you claim can bring a change in me is able to save you from my hands!”

All through the night she lay on the floor, vomiting blood while her husband waited for Manju to die. In the morning, Manju’s husband gave up and took his wife to the hospital — where doctors examined her and said there was no poison in her body.

“It was this miracle that actually strengthened my faith in Christ and affirmed my resolution to follow Christ,” she remembers.

Hope in her darkest moment

At the urging of Manju’s in-laws, she returned home, hoping that her husband had changed. But the only thing that changed was his resolve to get rid of his wife.

After one particular beating, she was thrown on the railroad tracks, unconscious, in hopes that she would be run over by a passing train.

Once again God intervened when a group of Christian women going to a believers’ conference found her and put her on their train. But when Manju regained consciousness, she was so distraught that she tried to kill herself by jumping from the moving train.

At that moment, a “force” that she now says must have been God, pushed her back into the train and she heard a mysterious voice say,

“Why are you trying to take your life? You are a daughter of the Almighty God!”

Immediately, the pain left her body and she felt an unusual strength coursing through her veins.

Thankful for you

Since then, Open Doors field staff has been in constant contact with her, praying and offering encouragement on a daily basis. We’ve also offered her a sewing machine so she can earn some extra money to pay for legal fees since her husband has filed for divorce.

Manju knows her struggles are far from over. But she insists, “I will not leave Christ, even if I have to lay down my life for Him. Now I encourage other women who are facing similar trials in their lives.”

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Please keep this dear sister and others like her in your prayers. Please pray that God will strengthen his persecuted bride in India. Please pray that the gospel will go forth into the darkness of that nation bringing the light of Christ into dark hearts.

From the foot of His cross.

Bro Blaine

 2016/12/26 8:50









 Re: Monday PM, 12/26/16

Richard Wurmbrand has said the first century church never considered their service complete until the martyrs were remembered. Below is the story of Stephen, the first recorded martyr of those who follow Jesus.

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From Voice of the Persecuted

The story of Stephen: In the New Testament, in the book of Acts, you will learn how the members of the church in Jerusalem gave their money freely to help the poor. This free giving led to trouble, as the church grew so fast; for some of the widows who were poor were passed by, and their friends made complaints to the apostles. The twelve apostles called the whole church together, and said:

“It is not well that we should turn aside from preaching and teaching the word of God to sit at tables and give out money. But, brethren, choose from among yourselves seven good men; men who have the Spirit of God and are wise, and we will give this work to them; so that we can spend our time in prayer and in preaching the gospel.”

This plan was pleasing to all the church, and they chose seven men to take charge of the gifts of the people, and to see that they were sent to those who were in need. The first man chosen was Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Spirit of God; and with him was Philip and five other good men. These seven men they brought before the apostles; and the apostles laid their hands on their heads, setting them apart for their work of caring for the poor.

But Stephen did more than to look after the needy ones. He began to preach the gospel of Christ, and to preach with such power as made every one who heard him feel the truth. Stephen saw before any other man in the church saw, that the gospel of Christ was not for Jews only, but was for all men; that all men might be saved if they would believe in Jesus; and this great truth Stephen began to preach with all his power. Such preaching as this, that men who were not Jews might be saved by believing in Christ, made many of the Jews very angry. They called all the people who were not Jews “Gentiles,” and they looked upon them with hate and scorn; but they could not answer the words that Stephen spoke. They roused up the people and the rulers, and set them against Stephen, and at last they seized Stephen, and brought him before the great council of the rulers. They said to the rulers:

“This man is always speaking evil words against the Temple and against the law of Moses. We have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the laws that Moses gave to us!”

This was partly true and partly false; but no lie is so harmful as that which has a little truth with it. Then the high-priest said to Stephen:

“Are these things so?”

And as Stephen stood up to answer the high-priest, all fixed their eyes upon him; and they saw that his face was shining, as though it was the face of an angel. Then Stephen began to speak of the great things that God had done for his people Israel in the past; how he had called Abraham, their father, to go forth into a new land; how he had given them great men, as Joseph, and Moses, and the prophets. He showed them how the Israelites had not been faithful to God, who had given them such wonderful blessings.

Then Stephen said:

“You are a people with hard hearts and stiff necks, who will not obey the words of God and his Spirit. As your fathers did, so you do, also. Your fathers killed the prophets whom God sent to them; and you have slain Jesus, the Righteous One!”

As they heard these things, they became so angry against Stephen, that they gnashed on him with their teeth, like wild beasts. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up toward heaven with his shining face; and he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on God’s right hand, and he said:

“I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God!”

But they cried out with angry voices, and rushed upon him, and dragged him out of the council-room, and outside the wall of the city. And there they threw stones upon him to kill him, while Stephen was kneeling down among the falling stones, and praying:

“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! Lord, lay not this sin up against them!”

And when he had said this, he fell asleep in death, the first to be slain for the gospel of Christ. (Bible Hub)

St. Stephen’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Stephen, is a Christian saint’s day to commemorate Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr, celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church. Many Eastern Orthodox churches adhere to the Julian calendar and mark St. Stephen’s Day on 27 December according to that calendar, which places it on 9 January of the Gregorian calendar used in secular contexts. In the denominations of Western Christianity, Saint Stephen’s Day marks the second day of Christmas or Christmastide.

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Hebrews 12:2-2

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses (martyrs) surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 13:7-8

Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you, and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and

Brothers and sisters let us look to the example of Stephen. Let us look at his faithful witness of Jesus Christ. Let us look to those who have laid down their lives for the Lord Jesus Christ in times past and times present.

For even today we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses. The word witness in the Greek means martyr. Thus we could say that we are surrounded by such a great cloud of martyrs who are reigning in heaven. Because they surround us it is as if they are cheering us on. They are cheering us to be faithful Witnesses of Jesus Christ. Even if it means laying down our physical life for him.

Let us remember the martyrs. And let us imitate their faith. And let us pray for the persecuted church today. Let us remember the families of the martyrs of today.

It is estimated every 5 to 8 minutes somebody is martyred for the Lord Jesus Christ someplace around the world. It is estimated that three to four hundred souls will lie under the altar in the presence of Christ before the day ends.

So again, please, let us remember those who have given their witness for Jesus Christ as they have laid down their lives for him in that ultimate testimony of martyrdom.

From the foot of His cross.

Bro Blaine


 2016/12/26 17:53









 Re: Tuesday AM, 12/27/16

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#9...The 12 Faces of Persecution series tells the real story of believers suffering for their faith.

“Remember what I told you: ’A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours, too.”

— John 15:20

Iro stared into the flames shooting high into the sky, felt the heat both in front and behind him, and saw big plumes of black smoke billowing upwards.

Looking to his right, then to his left, he quickly glanced at his two friends, Mati and Nuhu, looking for even the slightest sign of fear. But there was none.

Through the roaring fire, he could hear their tormentors, a group of young Muslim thugs, cheering and shouting gleefully — no doubt believing these evangelists would soon die from the ring of fire they had set.
  

Would God spare the lives of these three friends?

They joined hands to pray, not just for themselves but for the huge crowds who had come to see the JESUS film.

“We could not curse the town because of their attitude toward the gospel,” he remembers sharing afterwards. “We felt a special love for the people who attacked us and for the entire town.”

After about 30 minutes, the flames died down — with no harm to Iro, Mati or Nuhu. Infuriated, their tormentors demanded they leave town. The three friends did as they were told, picked up their projector and headed out.

Counted worthy to suffer for Christ

But as they left, their attackers followed them, flogging them and ordering them never to return.

So it must have been quite a shock to them to see the smile on Iro’s face as he told his two friends, “I felt encouraged to be beaten because of Christ. Even while they were beating me, I was praying, ‘Thank you, Lord, for counting me worthy to suffer for Your Name’s sake.’

Iro refused to be discouraged.

Sharing Christ with a dying world is necessary. It doesn’t matter the price to be paid,” he said afterwards. “We receive beatings from the angry Muslims, but our joy is that the people who do not know Christ have heard His story.”  

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We praise God that these three brothers were delivered out of the fire and that was neant for them. Yet our hearts must grieve and break over the fact that those who came to see the Jesus video did not the opportunity to hear about faith in Jesus. This is the work of the enemy.

Let us pray that those in this village and the persecutors as well as others will have the opportunity to hear about faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us pray for these teams who go out into harm's way to share Jesus. Let us pray for their protection and that much fruit will come out of their ministry.

From the foot of His cross.

Bro Blaine

 2016/12/27 8:34









 Re: Tuesday PM, 12/27/16

Posted from Voice of the Persecuted

Robert Jermain Thomas

Many in Wales never heard of the Welsh missionary Robert Jermain Thomas but in South Korea he’s recognized as a hero and the man who brought Christianity to the country.The young missionary left the shores of Britain to minister God’s Word in China and Korea. His martyrdom would be the seed that would grow and contribute to the Korean revivals in 1903 and 1907. Be encouraged by his testimony and the growth of Christianity in Korea.


The BBC recently shared an article titled, ‘Remembering North Korea’s Christian martyrs’ describing the efforts and sacrifice of this young Christian missionary.

Christmas is a time of great celebration for the world’s two billion or so Christians. In one part of the planet, though, the lights are out. There is not be a flicker of recognition of the festival in North Korea – or not in public. It may be celebrated secretly, particularly as 2016 is the anniversary of a great Christian martyrdom on the banks of the Taedong river in Pyongyang.

Nobody knows how many North Koreans celebrate the birth of Christ just over two millennia ago. For them, displays of faith can lead to prison or worse.

And nobody knows either who will remember the death 150 years ago of a missionary on the banks of the Taedong river.

The Welshman, Robert Jermain Thomas, was one of the big figures who brought Christianity to the Korean peninsula. Befitting his contribution, his death, around the end of August in 1866, has been marked with loud and joyous celebrations in churches in Cardiff and Seoul.

But from Pyongyang, where Thomas was martyred, there has not even been a peep of the smallest trumpet. Read more

To learn more visit www.robertjermainthomas.com

Please remember our brothers and sisters living in North Korea, the most dangerous place to be a Christian.

What you would do if you were living in North Korea under it’s oppressive rule? Imagine living in extremely harsh conditions without a freedom of speech, little hope for the future and the possibility of extreme punishment, even death for being a Christian? Imagine what it means to risk not only your own life but that of your spouse, children and even extended family members because you believe in Jesus. What would you do?

Pray for North Korea

Pray that God will break Communism in North Korea like He di

Pray for North Korea

Pray that God will break Communism in North Korea.

Pray for the secret believers who face torture and execution if discovered.

Pray that the Holy Spirit will move upon people’s hearts and reveal Jesus to them.

Pray that God will call more to pray for North Korea.

Pray that the Holy Spirit will move upon North Korea and reveal Jesus to them.

 2016/12/27 17:52





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