SYRIA: What’s Happening with Christians Under New Regime?

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🗓️ 1 March 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Do you believe the Lord brought them to us so they can hear the gospel?”

The question was asked by a pastor in Aleppo, the war-torn city in Syria. Members of the Islamist group that would soon control the country were standing in front of his home, machine guns in hand.

“That’s a Kingdom-minded church!” says John Samara, a Christian from Syria and the founder and leader of Ananias House, a ministry reaching people with the love of Christ in Syria, the Middle East and North Africa.

Samara has seen God answer prayers for revival during the last 12 years of civil war in Syria. Yet he also sees more Christian persecution coming as more Muslims come to know Jesus—and as the new regime in Syria tightens it’s control over the country.

While the new government—which overthrew the longstanding Assad regime late last year—publicly says they want more religious freedom and will make a place for religious minority groups, what’s happening on the ground isn’t matching their lofty words.

“We’re looking at potential genocide against Christians in Syria,” says John. The new government grew out of a group that formerly claimed allegiance to Al Qaeda and ISIS.

John will also discuss his new book, The Victor’s Crown of Glory, living as a persecuted Christian in the Middle East, and seeing his father deal courageously with constant interrogation and interference from the secret police. Order a copy of John's book today to read amazing stories of God at work and learn how the Spirit of God speaks through us, even in times of great fear!

John spoke during The Voice of the Martyrs’ I AM N Virtual Event. You can still access this powerful event online to hear stories of faith and courage in the shadow of radical Islam. Pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in Syria to stand firm in their faith amidst rising Christian persecution.

The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians in Syria, North Korea, Iran, China and other nations throughout the year, as well as giving free access to e-books, audio books, video content and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today.

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0:00.0	What we're looking at is potential genocide against Christian in Syria.
0:04.4	God give us a voice to use it, to be like Esther for his people, we should use that voice.
0:10.8	I'm praying for Esther.
0:12.2	I'm praying from the audience for listening to the world.
0:14.1	We'll bring Esther out, to cry out, to be an advocate for the Christian in the Middle East and specifically inside Syria.
0:21.5	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:25.0	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:28.5	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:31.5	Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles, and they're still coming true today
0:36.1	in the lives of his followers around the world.
0:38.7	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
0:43.4	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
0:46.1	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
0:48.1	My name is Todd Nettleton.
0:49.3	We are connected today across the miles through the wonder of the internet with John Samar. We have had John
0:56.0	on VOM Radio in the past. He is the founder and the executive director of Ananias House.
1:01.6	He is also the author of a brand new book that we're going to talk about today and from Syria,
1:08.0	a country where a lot has happened in the last few weeks. We're going to talk about
1:12.1	what's happened. We're going to talk about how it affects our Christian brothers and sisters.
1:17.0	John, welcome back to Voice of the Martyrs Radio. Thank you, Todd. It's wonderful to be back with you.
1:21.6	Well, it is great to have you, and I'm excited to give our listeners some insights about what's going on in Syria.
1:29.5	You know, it seemed like things changed very quickly.
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