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\u201cIf you read the Bible, He can change you and God will be with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brother Hayel learned that truth first-hand when he started reading the Bible. In its pages he knew he\u2019d found the One True God. He couldn\u2019t stop reading God\u2019s Word, and hungrily opened it each day. Having found truth, Hayel couldn\u2019t keep himself from sharing the good news with his fellow Druze\u2014even knowing he would be persecuted for doing so.<\/p>\n

Hayel desires to see his people, the Druze, changed by the gospel. This people group includes about 1.5 million individuals across Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria; they are distinct ethnically and religiously from the Muslims and others around them. Druze who choose to become Christians face intense persecution. Hayel was forbidden to share his Christian faith, but he refused to stop. He was kicked out from his home and ostracized, but he regards that sacrifice as nothing compared to knowing Jesus.<\/p>\n

Today, Hayel is working with Brother Dan to share the gospel with Druze. Dan never planned on living in the Middle East. He was a businessman serving on his local church missions committee when God put Syria on his mind, even though he admits that deep down in his heart he had hatred for Arabs and Muslims. Yet he chose obedience and ended up on a missions trip to Syria before the war there. Through that experience and the people he met, God scrubbed Dan\u2019s heart clean of hatred and gave him a passion to see people in the region reached for Christ\u2014a passion so strong he and his wife moved to the region.<\/p>\n

Today, Hayel and Dan serve Druze people through social media ministry. They speak to the Druze in their homes and their heart language with the gospel\u2014through their phones. Listen as they share more about how God brought them together, how their hearts were transformed, and what their ministry to the Druze looks like. Join in prayer<\/a> for God to open the hearts of the Druze people to receive the message of the gospel!<\/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":"

\u201cIf you read the Bible, He can change you and God will be with you.\u201d Brother Hayel learned that truth first-hand when he started reading the Bible. In its pages he knew he\u2019d found the One True God. He couldn\u2019t stop reading God\u2019s Word, and hungrily opened it each day. Having found truth, Hayel couldn\u2019t keep himself from sharing the good news with his fellow Druze\u2014even knowing he would be persecuted for doing so. Hayel desires to see his people, the Druze, changed by the gospel. This people group includes about 1.5 million individuals across Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria; they are distinct ethnically and religiously from the Muslims and others around them. Druze who choose to become Christians face intense persecution. Hayel was forbidden to share his Christian faith, but he refused to stop. He was kicked out from his home and ostracized, but he regards that sacrifice as nothing compared to knowing Jesus. Today, Hayel is working with Brother Dan to share the gospel with Druze. Dan never planned on living in the Middle East. He was a businessman serving on his local church missions committee when God put Syria on his mind, even though he admits that deep down in his heart he had hatred for Arabs and Muslims. Yet he chose obedience and ended up on a missions trip to Syria before the war there. Through that experience and the people he met, God scrubbed Dan\u2019s heart clean of hatred and gave him a passion to see people in the region reached for Christ\u2014a passion so strong he and his wife moved to the region. Today, Hayel and Dan serve Druze people through social media ministry. They speak to the Druze in their homes and their heart language with the gospel\u2014through their phones. Listen as they share more about how God brought them together, how their hearts were transformed, and what their ministry to the Druze looks like. 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