About this episode

Maya shares her and her husband's journey of faith amidst persecution in Turkmenistan, highlighting the transformative power of Christ and the support from the global Christian community.

Maya and her husband were constantly under pressure from police in Turkmenistan. Then her husband was thrown in jail. Maya says many times she questioned God. "So many times I prayed to God and asked, 'Why is this happening in our lives? We've done so much to serve you!'" Amid her questions, Maya sensed a challenge: she needed to surrender her thoughts to God and go back to his Word. Listen as Maya shares how she and her husband met, how the Lord changed her husband's heart after he began to follow Jesus, and how she came to know Christ after six years seeing her husband live out God's love. You'll hear how her husband, Ilmurad, abused her and struggled with addiction before he knew Christ, and how Christ changed him so radically that friends and neighbors asked, "What happened to you?!" Because of his Christian ministry, Ilmurad was sentenced to four years in prison. However, he viewed his time in prison as continued ministry as he led other prisoners to follow Christ. While in prison, Ilmurad was listed on The Voice of the Martyrs' letter-writing website, www.PrisonerAlert.com . Though he was never allowed to see or read incoming letters, a prison custodian told him he was…

People in this episode

Guest: Maya

Topics covered

• faith under pressure
• Christian persecution
• transformation through Christ
• prison ministry
• surrendering to God

Keywords

• Turkmenistan
• Christianity
• persecution
• faith
• prison ministry
• surrender
• transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Voice of the Martyrs, PrisonerAlert.com

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