CENTRAL ASIA: Visions, Visas, and Venturing to Unreached People in Afghanistan
About this episode
Brother Matthew shares his journey of faith and missionary work in Afghanistan, including supernatural encounters and the challenges of sharing the gospel.
Brother Matthew was a worldly teenager when his mother decided she and her son needed to go to church. By the end of that first service, both of them had committed their lives to following Christ. As Matthew grew in faith, he was convicted and inspired by the Acts accounts of Paul's missionary travels. Studying Paul's efforts to take the gospel to the Gentiles, Matthew began to ponder who the Gentiles were in his generation, living far from the truth of Christ? As he began to ask that question in prayer, God laid on his heart the nation of Afghanistan. Matthew began taking steps towards service in that war-torn country, and repeatedly God confirmed His calling. Months later, Matthew was in Uzbekistan, serving with a church-planting effort and getting on-the-ground education in Central Asia ministry and culture. Listen as Matthew tells the stories of the people he met who experienced supernatural visions and encounters with Jesus. He'll also talk about the risks of sharing the gospel among Muslims, and the miraculous story of how God helped him get approval for an Afghan visa from the Taliban consulate! Matthew will recount what it looked like when he arrived in Kabul – just a few…
People in this episode
Guest: Brother Matthew
Topics covered
- missionary work
- Christianity in Afghanistan
- supernatural encounters
- church planting
- gospel sharing risks
- Central Asia ministry
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Taliban
Places: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kabul, Central Asia
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