About this episode

Brother Paulo shares stories of Christians in East Africa who face persecution for their faith and discusses how they prepare for such challenges.

In a Muslim village in East Africa, 47 people confessed belief in Christ. But then Christian persecution came. Radical Muslims went house-to-house, threatening new believers and demanding they return to Islam. All but two of the new Christians renounced their faith. Brother Paulo, a leader in YWAM Frontier Missions in East Africa, met the two young men who stood firm for Christ. He asked them how they'd stayed faithful under such intense pressure. "The experience I had with Jesus was so strong that I cannot deny Jesus," the younger of the two men told him. In places like Northern Mozambique, South Sudan, Malawi, Tanzania and other East African countries, Muslim-background believers face persecution from their families and communities. Even those who have grown up in Christian families are likely to face persecution from Muslim communities—especially if they are involved in evangelism or outreach to Muslims. Brother Paulo will share more stories from our persecuted Christian brothers and sisters in East Africa, tell how God called him into missions and describe the endurance of churches in the region amid persecution. He will also share how believers prepare to face persecution…

People in this episode

Guest: Brother Paulo

Topics covered

• Christian persecution
• faith under pressure
• Muslim-background believers
• evangelism
• prayer for persecuted Christians
• missions
• endurance of churches

Keywords

• persecution
• Christianity
• East Africa
• faith
• YWAM
• Muslim communities
• evangelism
• prayer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: YWAM Frontier Missions

Places: East Africa, Northern Mozambique, South Sudan, Malawi, Tanzania, United States, North Korea, Nigeria, China, Iran

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