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Pastor Hanna Massad served the Lord in the face of intense Christian persecution. He\u2019s been threatened. The Bible Society where his wife worked was bombed. He buried a martyred coworker. Yet he calls it an honor<\/em> and a privilege<\/em> to serve the Lord in such circumstances.<\/p>\n

Hanna Massad is the former pastor of Gaza Baptist Church. His wife, Suhad, led the Bible Society in Gaza. He still gets emotional thinking back to the day when Rami Ayyad, who worked for the Bible Society, was kidnapped and later killed. Speaking of his martyred friend, Hanna says, \u201cRami had a wonderful heart, he loved the Lord, and his dedication to the Lord, his family, and the community are wonderful memories, despite the pain and suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n

Listen as Hanna shares his own story of coming to faith in Christ, and how he faced pressure\u2014even as a boy\u2014for being identified as a Christian in Gaza. He says Christians in Gaza live \u201cbetween two fires,\u201d and explains some of the challenges of church ministry in such a setting.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur faith will not be tested when everything is going fine.\u201d Hanna explained. God allows us to go through the fire to reflect His love to those who don\u2019t know Him.<\/p>\n

Last year we met Rami Ayyad\u2019s widow, Pauline. Listen to Pauline Ayyad\u2019s interview<\/a> on VOM Radio to hear her journey from deep grief and anger to forgiving Rami\u2019s persecutors.<\/p>\n

Today Pastor Hanna Massad serves as the leader for Christian Mission to Gaza<\/a>. He is also author of the book Pastor From Gaza<\/em><\/a> (affiliate link). Hanna reminds us what the most important thing in life is as we, children of God by His grace, carry the Holy Spirit\u2019s presence wherever we go.<\/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":"

Pastor Hanna Massad served the Lord in the face of intense Christian persecution. He\u2019s been threatened. The Bible Society where his wife worked was bombed. He buried a martyred coworker. Yet he calls it an honor and a privilege to serve the Lord in such circumstances. Hanna Massad is the former pastor of Gaza Baptist Church. His wife, Suhad, led the Bible Society in Gaza. He still gets emotional thinking back to the day when Rami Ayyad, who worked for the Bible Society, was kidnapped and later killed. Speaking of his martyred friend, Hanna says, \u201cRami had a wonderful heart, he loved the Lord, and his dedication to the Lord, his family, and the community are wonderful memories, despite the pain and suffering.\u201d Listen as Hanna shares his own story of coming to faith in Christ, and how he faced pressure\u2014even as a boy\u2014for being identified as a Christian in Gaza. He says Christians in Gaza live \u201cbetween two fires,\u201d and explains some of the challenges of church ministry in such a setting. \u201cOur faith will not be tested when everything is going fine.\u201d Hanna explained. God allows us to go through the fire to reflect His love to those who don\u2019t know Him. Last year we met Rami Ayyad\u2019s widow, Pauline. Listen to Pauline Ayyad\u2019s interview on VOM Radio to hear her journey from deep grief and anger to forgiving Rami\u2019s persecutors. Today Pastor Hanna Massad serves as the leader for Christian Mission to Gaza. He is also author of the book Pastor From Gaza (affiliate link). Hanna reminds us what the most important thing in life is as we, children of God by His grace, carry the Holy Spirit\u2019s presence wherever we go. Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! 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