CENTRAL ASIA: Pastor's Murderer Becomes His "Spiritual Grandson"

Jonathan Ekman and Matthew Hanson recently visited persecuted Christians in Central Asia—Christians caught between a growing wave of radical Islam and governments with a communist-style distrust of all religion.

Matthew and Jonathan will share stories from believers they met. Listen to hear "the rest of the story" of one of the chapters in When Faith Is Forbidden (VOM Radio host Todd Nettleton's book), including how God has built on the legacy of a martyred pastor in Tajikistan.

They'll also share the story of a woman who faced intense persecution from her own family, yet has seen God take her suffering and create something "beautiful."

Christians in Central Asia don't have protection from their governments or from families. Yet the church is growing across the region as more and more people experience the spiritual family of followers of Jesus.

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