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Joe Handley leads Asian Access<\/a>, a ministry to train and equip church leaders\u2014including many working in countries where Christians face persecution for their faith.<\/p>\n

Listen as Joe shares the story of an imprisoned Christian in Myanmar who found a way to be a blessing, even from inside prison. Joe will also talk about training up leaders in hostile and restricted nations\u2014and especially helping them learn to abide in and rely on Christ.<\/p>\n

Hear how Christians in Sri Lanka reached out to those opposing them, and the way it opened a door for the gospel in a formerly-closed village. And learn how the gospel is advancing in India, in spite of persecution.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget:<\/strong> the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, coming up November 7. Get free resources<\/a> from VOM to help you and your church pray.<\/p>\n

Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! Subscribe to the podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n

Listen to this episode on VOMRadio.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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