Serving our Persecuted Brothers and Sisters.
Eliezer G. Mwankenja
Messiah College
Serving our Persecuted Brothers and Sisters.
Before Jesus was crucified on the cross, he told his disciples that in this world they will have tribulation. Also, Jesus told his disciples that they do not belong to the world anymore because he chose them out of it. As a result, the world will hate them because they belong to him and because the world hated Jesus first. Furthermore, Jesus told his disciples they should expect persecution for following him. According to Jesus, people will kill his disciples thinking they are serving God by doing so. Likewise, speaking of the end times, in the book of Luke, Jesus told his disciples that people …show more content…
Persecuted Christians become very encouraged when they find out that their brothers and sisters in different places in the world care about their plight. For instance, Susan, a 13 years old persecuted Christians was very grateful for the funds provided by the Voice of Martyrs organization for her medical bills and travel to hospital. According to Voice of Martyrs (2017), part of Susan’s response for the help was, “Thank you so much for looking after my life. Your money and prayers are so good to me. Please continue praying for me” (p. 11). Likewise, in showing the impact of supporting the persecuted, Open Doors USA shares a story about a new convert to Christianity, Sitora, who was disowned by her family. Open Doors USA (2016) writes, “But thanks to you and other friends, there is hope! Your support makes it possible to help put Christians like Sitora in safe houses when they have to flee their own homes.” Therefore, organizations like Open Doors USA welcomes us to join in serving persecuted Christians through distribution of Bibles and spreading of the gospel, advancing women and children, as well as restoration of Christian
Eliezer G. Mwankenja
Messiah College
Serving our Persecuted Brothers and Sisters.
Before Jesus was crucified on the cross, he told his disciples that in this world they will have tribulation. Also, Jesus told his disciples that they do not belong to the world anymore because he chose them out of it. As a result, the world will hate them because they belong to him and because the world hated Jesus first. Furthermore, Jesus told his disciples they should expect persecution for following him. According to Jesus, people will kill his disciples thinking they are serving God by doing so. Likewise, speaking of the end times, in the book of Luke, Jesus told his disciples that people …show more content…
Persecuted Christians become very encouraged when they find out that their brothers and sisters in different places in the world care about their plight. For instance, Susan, a 13 years old persecuted Christians was very grateful for the funds provided by the Voice of Martyrs organization for her medical bills and travel to hospital. According to Voice of Martyrs (2017), part of Susan’s response for the help was, “Thank you so much for looking after my life. Your money and prayers are so good to me. Please continue praying for me” (p. 11). Likewise, in showing the impact of supporting the persecuted, Open Doors USA shares a story about a new convert to Christianity, Sitora, who was disowned by her family. Open Doors USA (2016) writes, “But thanks to you and other friends, there is hope! Your support makes it possible to help put Christians like Sitora in safe houses when they have to flee their own homes.” Therefore, organizations like Open Doors USA welcomes us to join in serving persecuted Christians through distribution of Bibles and spreading of the gospel, advancing women and children, as well as restoration of Christian