persecution
EAST AFRICA: Intimacy with Christ Prepares Christians for Persecution
By vomtechsupport at Voice of the Martyrs
· June 13, 2026
· 2 min read
In a Muslim village in East Africa, 47 people confessed belief in Christ. But then Christian persecution came. Radical Muslims went house-to-house, threatening new believers and demanding they return to Islam. All but two of the new Christians renounced their faith. Brother Paulo, a leader in YWAM F
Key takeaway "The experience I had with Jesus was so strong that I cannot deny Jesus," the younger of the two men told him.
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Category: persecution ·
Published: June 13, 2026 ·
Source: Voice of the Martyrs ·
Reading time: 2 min
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