You Can Not Silence The Truth
"MEXICO: DEATH OF A CHRISTINA RADIO MINISTRYJuly 31 (Compass Direct News) Â Some 85,000 people listened faithfully to Radio Nueva Vision in Nogales, Sonora. At times the station reached the No. 1 spot in ratings." (From Compass Direct. For the complete article click here)
Vandalls succeeded several times in cutting the transmission lines to the ratio stations tower, and each time the staff would climb the mountain and repair the damage. Finally, vandals destroyed the radio tower. This was in addition to vulgar threats on the station manager and his family.
Mexico isn't known for its religious persecution for the most part, but even in our southern neighbor, persecution against Christians is on the rise. It reminds me of the unending repression and persecution of Christians in China or the threat ofcensurer, beating or even death for individuals in Muslim countries who follow Christ. It doesn't hit the news much, but every day believers are being persecuted and even killed for their faith.
Yet simultaneously, the Good News of Jesus Christ and the eternal life that He provides is rocketing throughout the world. This too doesn't hit the news much. In some cases the missionaries don't publicize their work for fear of placing the lives of Christians in danger.
In one case a Christian radio broadcast into a Muslim country wanted to offer listeners the opportunity to receveive a Bible and study materials via mail. Their solution was to buy a bunch of disposable cell phones. Each day they would make the offer and encourage listeners to call a phone number, and at the end of the day throw the phone away. The Bible and other materials are also discretely mailed through some intermediaries so none of it is traceable or easily identified. Their are many Muslims quietly studying the Bible in the secrecy of their own home.
That's just one of many stories. There are many others of missionaries doing simple works of kindness and preaching the Bible. Their stories won't even make it into conversation at church, but they faithful do the work and new people are deciding to follow Christ every day.
You can not silence the truth.
Vandalls succeeded several times in cutting the transmission lines to the ratio stations tower, and each time the staff would climb the mountain and repair the damage. Finally, vandals destroyed the radio tower. This was in addition to vulgar threats on the station manager and his family.
Mexico isn't known for its religious persecution for the most part, but even in our southern neighbor, persecution against Christians is on the rise. It reminds me of the unending repression and persecution of Christians in China or the threat ofcensurer, beating or even death for individuals in Muslim countries who follow Christ. It doesn't hit the news much, but every day believers are being persecuted and even killed for their faith.
Yet simultaneously, the Good News of Jesus Christ and the eternal life that He provides is rocketing throughout the world. This too doesn't hit the news much. In some cases the missionaries don't publicize their work for fear of placing the lives of Christians in danger.
In one case a Christian radio broadcast into a Muslim country wanted to offer listeners the opportunity to receveive a Bible and study materials via mail. Their solution was to buy a bunch of disposable cell phones. Each day they would make the offer and encourage listeners to call a phone number, and at the end of the day throw the phone away. The Bible and other materials are also discretely mailed through some intermediaries so none of it is traceable or easily identified. Their are many Muslims quietly studying the Bible in the secrecy of their own home.
That's just one of many stories. There are many others of missionaries doing simple works of kindness and preaching the Bible. Their stories won't even make it into conversation at church, but they faithful do the work and new people are deciding to follow Christ every day.
You can not silence the truth.
posted by Sojourn @ 5:32 PM
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