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"God loves Afghans!" Author John Weaver lived in Afghanistan, speaks the language and is in daily contact with people still in the country. He'll give listeners an update on how the Taliban's takeover is affecting our Christian brothers and sisters and share specific requests to help us pray for our Afghan family members. John will also tell us how God is working through current events and even am...

Tom and JoAnn Doyle share the stories of Jesus reaching women across the Middle East—amazing stories of God's work in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and other nations. Their new book, Women Who Risk: Secret Agents for Jesus in the Muslim World , shares exciting stories of Muslim women coming to faith in Christ, then becoming "secret agents" for Christ and His Kingdom—transforming their own lives, th...

Dr. Mike Ansari is the President of Heart 4 Iran , which partners with multiple Christian ministries to reach Iranian people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. He'll explain what the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi as the new president of Iran means for persecuted Christians and religious freedom. One of the greatest needs of the church in Iran is Bibles. Mike will tell how VOM is helping meet that ne...

A 16-year-old persecuted Christian girl in the Himalayas would crawl to gather with other believers for worship and Bible study. In spite of suffering and persecution, she would not stop sharing the gospel! That's just one story you'll hear this week in the second half of our conversation with Andy Byrd. He's part of the leadership team of Youth With a Mission in Kona, Hawaii, and also leads The S...

The first time Andy Byrd went on a missions trip, he wasn't really living a sold-out life for Jesus. But something happened on that trip: the seed of gospel service was planted in his life. After high school, he signed up to train and serve for six months through Youth With a Mission . That six-month stint has now lasted 23 years as Andy has dedicated his life to spiritual awakening in a generatio...

Aaron Miller is just back from visiting persecuted Christians in the Middle East, including one of our Christian brothers who was formerly a Sunni Muslim, then became a Shia Muslim and ultimately found love, hope and truth in Jesus Christ. Aaron also met the family of a man who gave his life delivering Bibles to Iran. Rather than pull back, the family continues to be involved in secret Bible deliv...

Australian John Short was detained inside North Korea after leaving gospel tracts near a Buddhist temple. He was facing years in prison—but he wasn't afraid. "Fear and faith cannot exist within my heart at the same time," he says. In this second part of our conversation with Mr. Short, he shares how he prayed—out loud—throughout his captivity, how his captors responded to his faith and how his "le...

Australian John Short was detained in North Korea. He was repeatedly interrogated. He was forced to write a "confession" of his "crimes," including the offense of wanting more North Koreans to follow Jesus. But if God asked him today, Short would happily go back to the "Hermit Kingdom." Short shares with VOM Radio how God strengthened him during his captivity, Scriptures and earthly examples of pe...

Floyd Brobbel has been involved in ministry to persecuted Christians since birth! Today he leads the work of VOM – Canada, the ministry founded by his parents 50 years ago. Listen as Floyd tells the story of his first trip for VOM, and a Christian woman in Ethiopia that permanently changed the way Floyd thinks about Christian persecution and what it means to be part of the Body of Christ. Floyd wi...

Just a few days before government-mandated "celebrations" of the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, we finish a conversation with Bob Fu, former prisoner for Christ and the founder of China Aid Association . Bob points out the terrible cost of decades of control in China by a philosophy that places zero value on human life. Bob will talk about the choice some Chinese Christians are...

Bob Fu is a former prisoner for Christ and the founder of China Aid Association , serving and sharing the stories of persecuted Christians in China. He says persecution of Christians in communist China is the worst it has been in 40 years—since the days of the Cultural Revolution. Bob will share a recent case of persecution and the story of how our brother Chen Wensheng—a former mafia leader—thoug...

Paul wrote to the Corinthian church that, "a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries" (I Cor. 16:9). "Brother Aaron" says Paul's ministry description could have been written about Christians in the restricted nation of Pakistan in 2021. Listen as Aaron shares how Christian persecution is "like the air" in Pakistan—something that's always present and almost tak...

"Uncle Monnie" has worked alongside Chinese Christians for decades. He says the pressure and persecution Christians face there today is even worse than during the Cultural Revolution. Listen as Monnie shares about the changes he's seen in China and the response of believers he's trained to face persecution and continue to advance the gospel. Some of those Monnie helped train now serve Jesus in res...

Tune in this week for the second half of our conversation with Pastor Tat Stewart, who lived and ministered in Tehran as the Islamic Revolution swept through Iran. Listen to how he was encouraged by his final conversation on Iranian soil before he and his family were expelled from the country. You'll also hear how God showed him he could have a more far-reaching ministry to Iranians outside the co...

"Let's drive by the American Embassy and see what's going on…" It was November 4, 1979 when Tat Stewart said those words to his wife as they drove home from church in Tehran, Iran. Iranian students had overrun the US Embassy that day. They would go on to hold 52 embassy staff members and others hostage for 444 days. Stewart, his wife and their children moved to Tehran earlier that year, just month...

"Brother Bennie" is back to talk about persecution of Christians in India, including the story of three close friends recently arrested for their evangelistic work. Hear how God worked during their time in prison—especially once they received a copy of the Bible. Bennie will talk about recent passage of anti-conversion laws in several Indian states, and how Christians and churches are affected by...

When Susi Childers met a woman who'd had three children killed in an attack in Northern Nigeria, God used the pain of three miscarriages in Susi's life to open the door for a powerful time of connection and ministry. Listen as Susi shares the story, and offers encouragement to Christians wrestling with suffering, loss or even persecution right now. Paul and Susi Childers have spent more than two d...

Paul and Susi Childers have spent more than two decades working to spread the gospel to the nations at Youth With a Mission (YWAM). Listen as Susi shares how God called her from a career in photography to go as a missionary—and how He turned her camera into a bridge-building tool for sharing the gospel. "Don't think because you don't have a typical 'Christian' job that you can't be used [in missio...

"Brother Jeff" served as a long-time gospel worker in South Asia and Indonesia—places with intense Christian persecution. Today he helps lead Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM). Listen as he shares about the time he was arrested for his work, how God worked to set him free and how his arrest actually opened a doorway to more (and more secure) ministry opportunities. He'll also talk about the...

Brother Alayu was a very young man when he became a follower of Christ. Soon after, he was persecuted for that choice, even facing a communist official who told Alayu to "choose Jesus or my gun." Alayu chose Jesus—and he continues to do so. Today, he is a leader with Global Call , a church-planting work in Ethiopia and surrounding nations, where he has seen great hunger for the gospel and a great...

Karen Short's husband, John, was detained inside North Korea, held incommunicado. Yet Karen never felt panicked about what would happen to him. "I simply trusted the Lord," she says. John Short, an Australian Christian, was detained in North Korea in 2014 after leaving gospel tracts outside a Buddhist temple while part of a tour. Karen was home in Hong Kong, dealing with media attention, praying f...

Through books and other writing, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand became a voice for persecuted Christians all over the world. This week we'll meet the woman who shaped and polished so many of Richard's printed words. Ellen Oblander served many years as the editor for Richard Wurmbrand, co-founder of The Voice of the Martyrs. She worked on many of his books, as well as on VOM's free monthly magazine . Ove...

Petr Jasek was imprisoned 445 days in Sudan. He traveled to the country on behalf of The Voice of the Martyrs to meet with and encourage Sudanese Christians. His first cellmates were arrested ISIS fighters—men who hated Christians and quickly began to persecute Petr. In his lowest moments, God brought to mind names and faces of other persecuted Christians—men and women Petr had met personally duri...

Dan Baumann and Pastor Andrew Brunson were arrested in Muslim nations because of their Christian faith. They both experienced depression and even thoughts of suicide in prison, yet testify that God was faithful even in those desperate moments. Listen as they share the challenges of prison and their thoughts on loving our enemies and how much they don't miss being in prison. One of the things that...

As a teenager in Cuba, "Maria" encountered the book Tortured For Christ , written by VOM's founder, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand—when she was told to burn the books before Cuban authorities could find them and arrest her father! Today, Maria and her husband, "Pedro," help VOM serve persecuted Christians in Cuba and other Latin American nations. Listen as they share a recent experience when Cuban autho...