UZBEKISTAN - Like Scripture Came To Life
As a young man, Dmitry "David" Shestakov was a criminal and a drug user. His mother—an atheist—had tried everything to get her son's attention and turn his life around. In desperation, she went to church and prayed, "God, if You exist, save my son!" God answered her prayer, and after Jesus saved him David committed to tell others the Good News that had transformed his heart
UZBEKISTAN - Like Scripture Cam To Life
As a young man, Dmitry "David" Shestakov was a criminal and a drug user. His mother—an atheist—had tried everything to get her son's attention and turn his life around. In desperation, she went to church and prayed, "God, if You exist, save my son!" God answered her prayer, and after Jesus saved him David committed to tell others the Good News that had transformed his heart.
SOUTH ASIA - A True Vessel
"Brother Matthew" is a pastor and church planter in South Asia, working among Muslims to share the gospel. After threats against his life and an attack on his brother, he was encouraged by family members to leave his country. He fled to a safe place, but God clearly called him to go back to his home country, in spite of the danger.
AFGHANISTAN - A Flame on the Front Line
After 9-11, the few Americans living in Afghanistan were encouraged to leave the country, for their own safety. John Weaver stayed, feeling that the ministry God called him to there was not yet completed. Listen this week as John shares about his work in Afghanistan, and the challenge of sharing the gospel and discipling new believers in a country where there is no visible church presence, and where persecution often begins with a believer's own family members.
AFGHANISTAN - God's Already At Work
After living and working in Afghanistan for more than a decade, John Weaver is often asked, How many Christians are there in Afghanistan? The answer God has laid on John's heart is simple: there's not enough!
Kidnapped in the Philippines
Martin and Gracia Burnham were serving as missionaries in the Philippines, where Martin was a pilot with New Tribes Mission. The couple went away for a few days together to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Those few days turned into more than a year in the jungle when they were kidnapped by radical Muslim terrorists.
BIBLE SMUGGLING - What Greater Gift
Patrick Klein has carried Bibles into hostile and restricted nations all over the world. He's been warned many times to STOP. But he continues, answering the call of God and leading teams taking the Word of God into some of the world's hardest-to-reach places.
Missionary Pilot - A reason to Live
Growing up the home of missionary parents in Ecuador, Gene Jordan has always known the story of five men—Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian—who gave their lives in the jungle to reach an isolated Indian tribe. But for Gene, it wasn't a far-off story. The five martyrs and their surviving families were close friends of Gene's parents
PAKISTAN - The Perfect Place
The Bible distribution team in Pakistan was robbed at gunpoint. A team member was hit with a rifle butt. Their money was stolen, along with their phones and everything else of value. But later, the bandits were arrested and taken to court, facing years in prison.
MISSIONS - This is Why I'm Here
YWAM Frontier Missions (www.YWAMFM.com) is sending gospel workers to unreached peoples around the world, including many nations where Christians are persecuted for their faith. Listen as leaders from YWAM discuss the places where they see God working mightily today, and describe how they train church planters to thrive in hostile regions.