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OM President: Who Am I to Stop Missionaries From Going To Hard Places?

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🗓️ 8 March 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Andrew Ginsberg has been the president of Operation Mobilization USA for the last six months, stepping into the role and following in the footsteps of George Verwer, founder of OM (and past VOM Radio guest). Coming from a Jewish upbringing, Andrew tells the story of the nine-year path that led him to following Jesus—and then his eventual route into full-time ministry.

Andrew shares three things the Lord taught him in the 18 months before he took over the presidency of OM-USA, preparing him to lead OM through this season. He also talks about the weight of leadership when sending gospel workers to places where their lives are at risk due to Christian persecution. Andrew is reminded that it’s his job to inform, not to stop people from being a witness for Christ.

“It’s very easy to give up control, hold my hands up, and let the Lord do the work,” Andrew says, “The gospel moves in our presence but not because of our presence.”

Andrew will also share the story of one witness in Sudan, and how OM-USA is using social media to reach individuals willing to be disciple-makers. His greatest joy is to see others called to go and spread the gospel to the unreached parts of the world.

Pray that the Lord would call more laborers into the harvest and that the gospel wildfire would continue to spread in closed nations.

OM co-founder Dale Rhoton has also been a guest on VOM Radio.

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Giving your life and submitting your life to the Lord's will,

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will have great joy and growth in the Lord in it.

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It doesn't mean it's fun all the time,

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but if your endeavor is to grow an intimacy with Christ,

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we'll listen to what the Son of God has to say to you.

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Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.

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In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.

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He sent them out as sheep among wolves.

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Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles,

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and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.

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Join host Todd Nettleton as we

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hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio

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Network. Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. My name is Todd Nettleton. We are in our

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studio today in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with Andrew Ginsburg. Andrew is the new president, about six months into his service,

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president of Operation Mobilization in the United States.

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Andrew, welcome to the Voice of the Martyrs. Welcome to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.

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Thank you, Todd. Glad to be here.

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We are excited to have you. You know, I like with a new guest, somebody we've never had on before to start at the

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beginning. So let's talk about your testimony and maybe how you came to faith in Christ.

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So my testimony has a name, Todd. I have a Jewish upbringing. I'm Jewish. We spent, oh, I don't know,

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10, 12 hours in synagogue every week.

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And so it was an earnest Jewish upbringing.

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