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Passing Through Deep Waters

Romania

Pastor Richard Wurmbrand of Romania, the founder of The Voice of the Martyrs, told the following story.

“Two friends took a walk along the shore of a river. One slipped and fell into the water. He began to yell, “Help! Help! I can’t swim!” His friend on shore answered, “You don’t have to shout like that. I don’t know how to swim either, but I don’t make as much noise about it as you do.”

Pastor Wurmbrand went on to say,

“We sometimes judge others harshly for their bad moods or rude behavior. We behave well, but could it be because we do not pass through the same deep waters as those who do not behave well?”

Pastor Wurmbrand practiced what he preached. He loved and prayed for people who invaded his country, police who arrested him for his faith, and guards who treated him rudely in prison. He led some of them to Christ.

To Discuss: What does the story about the man in the water mean? For what behavior was the man on shore judging the man in the water? Can you think of someone who does not behave well to pray for?

Source: Reaching Toward the Heights, edited and paraphrased


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Helpful Animals

Bible

In some countries where The Voice of the Martyrs works, the government makes it difficult or impossible to build church buildings. Sometimes Christians in those countries meet secretly in house churches.

VOM friends in one restricted country take church to the people instead of inviting people to the church! They travel from place to place, sharing and teaching the truths of the Bible. They encourage Christians who may never have the opportunity to meet with other Christians.

But police officers at checkpoints might stop cars and find Bibles and other Christian materials, and arrest the traveling Christians. So the Christians pack the materials on the backs of animals! The animals can carry the Christians and their books over mountains and across farmland, away from roads and checkpoints.


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A Bibles Unbound Thank You

VBS

The Voice of the Martyrs received a letter from a Christian in China who received a Bible from VOM’s Bibles Unbound project. The letter thanked Christians who supported the project so he could get a Bible. The letter said:

“I sincerely thank the brothers and sisters who provide the good news. I wanted to give one of my friends a Bible. He has been a believer for three years. He asked me for a Bible many times, but I didn’t have one to give him. I had no way to buy one for him. I worried about it for a long time.

“I was so happy when I got the Bible! My friend gave thanks to God and also thanks you very much. I will preach the gospel by the Bible, and I hope new believers will not lack Bibles.”


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Ask a VOM Worker: Strength from the Lord

VOM

Question: What advice do you have for kids who might be worried that they are not strong enough to face persecution?

Answer: The kids and adults who have been persecuted probably never thought they’d be strong enough either. But they get thrown into those situations. They act based on the things they’ve learned from the Bible, and the Lord gives them the strength.

Kids in the U.S. shouldn’t look at it like, “I’m not very strong.” They should just act like they are, and start sharing the gospel with their friends and wait for God to help them when they need it.


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Children’s Bible for Albania

Albania
Albanian kids with children’s Bibles

Albania is near Greece and Turkey. It used to be an atheist country, and no religions were allowed. (An atheist is someone who does not believe God exists.) Since 1990, religions have no longer been against the law.

Muslim countries have spent millions of dollars in Albania trying to convert the people to Islam, the religion of Muslims. Today the majority of the people are Muslims, but many are not serious about their faith.

Albanian children in the photo are receiving copies of a children’s Bible distributed by The Voice of the Martyrs. Pray that all Albanian children will know that Jesus loves them.


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