We Will Serve the Lord No Matter the Circumstances in India
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 14 December 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
With Prime Minister Modi’s reelection, India has continued on the path to more restrictions against Christian ministry and gospel work. Christian persecution has moved from the village or community level to the national-government level under Modi’s direction. Because of these changes, earlier this year The Voice of the Martyrs changed how India is classified, from hostile area to restricted nation, a place where the government is the driver of persecution against Christians.
Despite increasing persecution for Christians in India, our faithful brothers and sisters there serve the Lord—no matter the circumstances.
Brother Vijay, a gospel worker from India, joins VOM Radio this week to share how Indian Christians are responding to stricter anti-conversion laws and other increasing persecution. Thousands of Christian ministries have been closed and/or had bank accounts frozen, forcing persecuted Christians to develop creative ways to continue ministry.
By staying the course, they demonstrate, “Our ministry is not dependent on money, but on God.”
Currently, at least 11 Indian states are enforcing strict anti-conversion laws. Some of those laws carry the threat of life sentences and hefty fines. Vijay will share stories of bold pastors persisting in their ministry after experiencing imprisonment — and one even after being thrown off a moving train!
With all these pressures, Brother Vijay explains the preparation to prepare pastors should they end up in prison, and how learning the Bible is the greatest tool for Christians facing trials. Pray for Christians in India that they would be encouraged and remain hopeful amidst increasing persecution.
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| 0:00.0 | In India, a pastor was imprisoned after preaching the gospel of Jesus. |
| 0:04.0 | The Lord revealed to this pastor that the main prison guard had a son who was very ill. |
| 0:11.0 | Brother Vijay picks up the story. |
| 0:13.0 | The son was brought over there and the pastor prayed over him and it was obvious that he was healed. |
| 0:20.0 | And from then on, the situation in the prison changed the jailer. prayed over him and it was obvious that he was healed. |
| 0:23.8 | And from then on, the situation in the prison changed. |
| 0:26.8 | The jailer began to treat him with a lot of respect. He asked him to go tell everybody about Jesus. |
| 0:31.0 | Wow. |
| 0:31.5 | Before the pastor was released, that was 97 days later, there were at least 15 converts. |
| 0:40.3 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:48.3 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles, and they're still coming true |
| 0:55.5 | today in the lives of his followers around the world. Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their |
| 1:00.6 | inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. |
| 1:06.1 | Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. My name is Todd Nettleton. We're in the studio this |
| 1:10.2 | week with another of our one-name guests. My name is Todd Nettleton. We're in the studio this week with another |
| 1:11.2 | of our one-name guests. If you are a longtime listener, you know we often use only one name for our guests |
| 1:18.0 | in order to protect them. Our guest this week is Brother Vijay. He is a gospel worker from the nation of |
| 1:24.0 | India. Brother Vijay, welcome to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. |
| 1:34.6 | Thank you very much. It's a real privilege to meet with you and talk about what God is doing in India. |
| 1:41.2 | Well, we are excited to hear that. Maybe just briefly tell a little bit of your own story. How did you come to faith? |
| 1:43.9 | And how did you get involved in ministry there? |
| 1:45.3 | When I was in college, |
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