MISSIONS: It is Impossible That God is Not Calling People to Go and Serve

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🗓️ 24 August 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

How do we start gospel conversations with Hindu or Buddhist friends, neighbors and coworkers? Tim and Dawn have a simple answer: ask questions!

Tim and Dawn serve as gospel workers in South Asia, leading an effort to plant gospel seeds in countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives—countries where Christian persecution is a common occurrence.

Listen as Tim shares about Buddhism and Hinduism—including how followers of those religions may respond to or resist the message of Christ and the gospel. Tim encourages each of us that the best foundation for sharing the gospel is narrowing the gap between the scripture we read and the life we live.

You’ll hear how God is at work in the Maldives and Bhutan as gospel workers begin to see the first fruits from those who’ve gone before and Bible translation efforts. Tim will share just how difficult Bible translation has been in getting the gospel to the Maldivian people, and how sections of scripture are now available in the islands.

Tim and Dawn ask that we pray for thousands of gospel workers to be raised up to heed the call to go to difficult nations to reach the unreached or least reached there.

“Just because a place is difficult,” says Tim, “it does not negate God’s call to go.”

Listen to past conversations with Tim & Dawn on VOM Radio and learn how you can pray for Buddhists and Hindus at Change The Map. Learn more about specific ways you can pray for South Asia and other restricted nations and hostile areas by using The Voice of the Martyr’s Global Prayer Guide.

September 2024 marks the ten-year anniversary of VOM Radio. We’d like to know how you’ve been encouraged and inspired by the testimonies and stories of our persecuted Christian family on VOM Radio over the past 10 years.

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0:00.0	Maybe you're acquainted with someone at work or school from another culture,
0:04.4	and maybe it seems impossible to share your faith with them. A gospel worker named Dawn
0:11.2	just start asking questions.
0:14.0	Tell me about your culture.
0:15.6	As a matter of fact, I think you have a holiday coming up this month.
0:18.0	I've never understood it.
0:19.4	Could you tell me a little bit about your holiday?
0:21.4	When you make yourself available to
0:23.4	understand their culture you want to ask questions without showing any
0:26.6	defensiveness or don't attack back just listen that's then their opportunity to
0:31.8	say and hey I've heard about your culture like I'm here for these holidays I don't ask questions but maybe you could help me understand it becomes a two-way highway
0:42.0	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:45.0	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:49.0	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:52.0	Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles,
0:55.0	and they're still coming true today
0:56.8	in the lives of his followers around the world.
0:59.2	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories
1:02.4	and learn how we can help right now on the
1:04.8	voice of the martyr's radio network. Welcome again to the voice of the martyrs
1:08.4	radio. My name is Todd Nettleton. We're in our studio this week in
1:11.6	Bartlesville, Oklahoma with Tim and Dawn.
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