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“It would be well if we here in the West studied about persecution like they are doing. Could we one day face persecution like they are, time will tell.”  Admin

 

Preparing Christians for persecution. That is the mission of Open Doors worker Nathan*. All over the Middle East and in North Africa, he visits Christian leaders with Open Doors’ Persecution Big Picture Training, providing them with a biblical theology on persecution and practical advice on how to deal with it when it comes. We visit one of his trainings and have an in-depth talk with Nathan about his work and hear how Christians from different contexts respond differently to it:

 

When do you feel persecuted? When this question is raised in a room full of Christian leaders – all involved in supporting the persecuted church in the Middle East – at first, they are silent. But after a moment of  hesitation, when they sense there is a safe atmosphere, they dare to  speak out. “I feel persecuted when I take a public bus and the driver puts on a CD with Koranic verses on maximum volume. There is just no way to ignore it; they are forcing me to listen,” one of the participants says.

 

“Anything done publicly in Jesus’ Name will get us in  trouble,” another adds. “Speaking publicly against the teaching of imams and mullahs is also very problematic. And being in the company of Christian believers from a Muslim background? That will definitely get me into trouble.”

 

Read More: How Biblical Training Prepared Me For Persecution – Open Doors USA