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As Christian persecution increases across China, Myanmar and other hostile and restricted nations around the world, Christian brothers and sisters are finding new ways to gather for worship, fellowship and Bible study under the radar of police or hostile government authorities.<\/p>\n

Dr. Joe Handley, president and CEO of A3<\/a>, shares just how unique some of these new church meetings are, from pop-up coffee carts to whole congregations working out together in a public park. A3, formerly Asian Access, was established 56 years ago in Japan; today the ministry is training Christian leaders all over the world, including hostile and restricted nations in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.<\/p>\n

One of A3\u2019s current efforts is a training program preparing Christian leaders for persecution. Included are materials from The Voice of the Martyrs and other persecuted church ministries.<\/p>\n

Listen as Joe shares more about the church in China, Japan, and Myanmar. He\u2019ll share the story of a young Christian in Myanmar who was imprisoned, tortured and accused of insurrection. Today, this man and his family desire to go back to their people and continue sharing the gospel.<\/p>\n

Joe will also equip listeners to pray for the next generation of Christian leaders to be prepared to stand firm in Christ, and to pray for A3 as the ministry grows to meet the current abundance of opportunities to serve. previous conversation on VOM Radio, and also visit www.a3.business<\/a> to learn more about A3\u2019s work in marketplace missions.<\/p>\n

Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! Subscribe to the podcast<\/a>Or you can listen each week\u2014and get daily reminders to pray for persecuted Christians\u2014in the VOM App<\/a> for your smartphone or tablet. When you make a donation to support persecuted Christians<\/a> before December 31, you will receive a FREE 2024 VOM Prayer Calendar<\/strong><\/a> to help you pray for persecuted Christians every day in 2024.<\/p>\n

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

As Christian persecution increases across China, Myanmar and other hostile and restricted nations around the world, Christian brothers and sisters are finding new ways to gather for worship, fellowship and Bible study under the radar of police or hostile government authorities. Dr. Joe Handley, president and CEO of A3, shares just how unique some of these new church meetings are, from pop-up coffee carts to whole congregations working out together in a public park. A3, formerly Asian Access, was established 56 years ago in Japan; today the ministry is training Christian leaders all over the world, including hostile and restricted nations in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. One of A3\u2019s current efforts is a training program preparing Christian leaders for persecution. Included are materials from The Voice of the Martyrs and other persecuted church ministries. Listen as Joe shares more about the church in China, Japan, and Myanmar. He\u2019ll share the story of a young Christian in Myanmar who was imprisoned, tortured and accused of insurrection. Today, this man and his family desire to go back to their people and continue sharing the gospel. Joe will also equip listeners to pray for the next generation of Christian leaders to be prepared to stand firm in Christ, and to pray for A3 as the ministry grows to meet the current abundance of opportunities to serve. previous conversation on VOM Radio, and also visit www.a3.business to learn more about A3\u2019s work in marketplace missions. Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! Subscribe to the podcastOr you can listen each week\u2014and get daily reminders to pray for persecuted Christians\u2014in the VOM App for your smartphone or tablet. When you make a donation to support persecuted Christians before December 31, you will receive a FREE 2024 VOM Prayer Calendar to help you pray for persecuted Christians every day in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[67],"class_list":["post-4844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vom-radio","tag-christian-persecution","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nCHRISTIAN PERSECUTION: Government Pressure Birthing New Ways for Church - Stories<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/christian-persecution-government-pressure-birthing-new-ways-for-church\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION: Government Pressure Birthing New Ways for Church - Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As Christian persecution increases across China, Myanmar and other hostile and restricted nations around the world, Christian brothers and sisters are finding new ways to gather for worship, fellowship and Bible study under the radar of police or hostile government authorities. 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