SUDAN: “On Assignment” in Prison

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🗓️ 22 September 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In Part 2 of our interview with Pastor Hassan Abduraheem Taour he shares how his heart remained upbeat, even as the judge pronounced him guilty and sentenced him to 12 years in prison. He’ll talk about how reading the Bible is different inside prison than when you’re free. Hassan says he experienced persecution as a blessing from God—a blessing that brought him to weep tears of joy. “It is really a privilege to be persecuted,” he says.

Your faith will be encouraged, and you’ll be challenged to pray for Sudan as you hear Pastor Hassan’s amazing testimony this week on VOM Radio.

Hear Part 1 of our conversation here.

Pastor Hassan was imprisoned with VOM’s Africa regional director, Petr Jasek. You can hear Petr’s side of the story here.

Transcript

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0:00.0	When Pastor Hassan was arrested and put in prison in Sudan, he sometimes would cry in the middle of the night.
0:08.0	But he wasn't feeling sorry for himself.
0:11.0	He was crying tears of joy.
0:14.0	I sometimes lay on the floor and then I just
0:18.4	thinking of the Lord and then the tears just coming
0:21.2	from my eyes just because of the joy that I thank God that why only why me why me you love me it is really privileged to be
0:30.0	persecuted for your sake and then the tears just come from my eyes.
0:37.0	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He sent them out as sheep
0:46.1	among wolves. Jesus' words came true in the life of the Apostles, and they're still coming
0:51.3	true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
0:54.0	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
0:59.0	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
1:02.0	Last week we began a conversation with Pastor Hassan Tower from Sudan.
1:07.0	He prepared pastors to face persecution.
1:11.0	Then he was imprisoned, alongside VOM worker Peter Yassick.
1:15.0	A lot of our listeners will remember Peter's dramatic story.
1:19.0	Last week we heard how Pastor Hassan used his time in prison to tell other inmates about Jesus.
1:26.4	We'll begin by reviewing a little bit of what we heard last week as Pastor Hassan was
1:31.2	nearing the date of his trial.
1:34.0	They are outside the huge of Christians.
1:37.9	They were waiting there and then singing songs.
1:41.6	And then when we finish the court and then when we come out when they saw us and
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