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Paul Dangtoumda, a part of the global eldership counsel for Youth With a Mission<\/a> (YWAM) and the leader for YWAM\u2019s work in Nigeria, comes from a family with a history of Christian persecution. In fact, he bears the scar of persecution his parents faced even before he was born. Listen as he shares the amazing testimony of God\u2019s protection over him and his parents\u2014and how their example inspires his ministry even today.<\/p>\n

Hear how Paul began working in Nigeria and how today he and YWAM are helping widows\u2014Women of Honor\u2014to persevere in life and faith despite the loss of their husbands. \u201cWe had to teach the [women] how to go to the cross,\u201d he says. \u201cBecause when they realize that it is God who can save them, then this is the beginning of true counseling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul will also share about a Bible translation effort called Oral Mother Tongue<\/em>, an effort that YWAM founder Loren Cunningham focused on in the final days of his earthly life. Listen as Paul describes the process from start to finish\u2014and the reaction of people hearing the Bible in their own language for the first time.<\/p>\n

Paul will suggest ways listeners can pray for this translation effort. Also visit Pray OMT<\/a> to learn more about the process of making the Bible available to every tribe, tongue, and nation.<\/p>\n

Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! Subscribe to the podcast<\/a>Or you can listen each week\u2014and get daily prayer reminders\u2014in the VOM App<\/a> for your smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n

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

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Listen as Paul describes the process from start to finish\u2014and the reaction of people hearing the Bible in their own language for the first time. Paul will suggest ways listeners can pray for this translation effort. Also visit Pray OMT to learn more about the process of making the Bible available to every tribe, tongue, and nation. Never miss an episode of VOM Radio! Subscribe to the podcastOr you can listen each week\u2014and get daily prayer reminders\u2014in the VOM App for your smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-4896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vom-radio","tag-nigeria","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nNIGERIA: Bearing the Scar of Persecution - 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\/nigeria-bearing-the-scar-of-persecution\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NIGERIA: Bearing the Scar of Persecution - Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Paul Dangtoumda, a part of the global eldership counsel for Youth With a Mission (YWAM) and the leader for YWAM\u2019s work in Nigeria, comes from a family with a history of Christian persecution. 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