The Cries of the Martyrs: Stories of Faith & Sacrifice

What if one man's final act of faith changed the spiritual future of an entire nation? In this episode of Cries of the Martyrs , we travel to Korea in the late 1800s to tell the incredible true story of Robert Jermain Thomas —a young Welsh missionary who risked everything to bring the Gospel to one of the most closed nations on earth. Aboard the General Sherman , Robert carried Bibles instead...

On February 19, 2018, armed militants stormed a school in Dapchi, Nigeria, abducting more than one hundred girls. Weeks later, nearly all of them were released. One girl remained. Her name was Leah Sharibu. At just 14 years old, Leah was given a choice: renounce Jesus Christ and go home, or remain in captivity. She chose Christ. In this episode of Cries of the Martyrs , we tell the remarkable stor...

In the darkness of World War II, one man chose love over survival. This is the story of Maximilian Kolbe—a Polish priest imprisoned in Auschwitz who witnessed unimaginable suffering. When a fellow prisoner was selected to die, Kolbe stepped forward and volunteered to take his place. He never carried a weapon. He never fought on a battlefield. Yet his courage would become one of the most powerful a...

He wanted Christians silenced. In 1980s Pakistan, Zahid was part of the growing persecution facing believers. Christians were humiliated, threatened, and often attacked by violent mobs. Zahid wasn't just watching it happen—he was helping lead it. Then one night, everything changed. Alone with a Bible, Zahid experienced an encounter that would transform his life forever. The man who once persec...

Rome demanded worship. Agnes refused. In this episode of Cries of the Martyrs , Caleb tells the story of Saint Agnes — a young Christian girl who stood firm in her faith during one of the darkest periods of Roman persecution. Faced with pressure, humiliation, and death, Agnes chose Christ over fear. Her story became one of the most remembered testimonies of courage in early church history. This ep...

Beaten. Starved. Thrown into a communist prison in Ethiopia. But in the middle of the blood and the stench… Tsehay encountered Jesus. This is the true story of a young Ethiopian Christian woman whose faith survived torture, fear, and unimaginable suffering under Communist Ethiopia. In the darkest place imaginable… Jesus was still there. 🎙️ Cries of the Martyrs — presented by Battlefront 5:11 Podca...

She was young. Weak in the eyes of Rome. A slave girl who should have broken under torture. But when the suffering began, Blandina refused to deny Christ. Beaten. Scorched. Thrown to beasts. Hung for the crowds to mock. Yet through every moment of agony, her faith remained unshaken. Even the other believers watching her suffer were strengthened by her courage. In this episode of Cries of the Marty...

A secret underground church. A Communist regime determined to destroy Christianity. And a pastor who refused to betray his faith no matter the cost. In this episode of Cries of the Martyrs , Caleb tells the brutal story of Pastor Florescu — a husband, father, and underground pastor living in Communist Romania during one of the darkest periods of Christian persecution. For years, believers gathered...

She was given a choice. Deny Jesus… or die. What happened next wasn’t fear—it was faith. In this first episode of Cries of the Martyrs , we tell the story of a young believer who stood firm in the face of death… and made a decision that would echo for generations. This isn’t just history. This is conviction. This is surrender. This is what it means to follow Christ—no matter the cost. 🎙 Hosted by...

What is The Cries of the Martyrs? This is a story-driven podcast sharing real accounts of believers who stood for Jesus no matter the cost. From the early church to modern-day persecution, these are the voices that refused to deny their faith—even in the face of death. Their stories still speak. Inspired by Revelation 6:9 — “How long, O Lord?” — this podcast exists to remember their sacrifice and...