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Brother Bayram came to the United States from T\u00fcrkiye (Turkey) to further his education. He started a business, where one day a Christian customer gave Bayram a New Testament. He began to read it, the beginning of a path that would lead him to faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and the Son of God.<\/p>\n

It was a costly decision: his devout Muslim wife divorced him and wouldn’t allow him to see their daughter. His brother had Bayram committed to a mental hospital, thinking anyone who would leave Islam was mentally unstable.<\/p>\n

It has been a difficult road, but Bayram’s faith has only grown stronger as he has seen God work in his life and his country. Listen as he shares the story of his journey to Christ, and how his family pressured him to return to Islam and persecuted him for his Christian faith. He’ll also share stories of others still meeting Jesus in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n

Bayram will encourage and instruct listeners about how we\u2014like the woman who gave him a New Testament\u2014might help lead Muslims where we are toward Christ.<\/p>\n

You can connect online with Brother Bayram and his ministry at\u00a0www.albtci.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

We’ll finish this conversation with Bayram next week on VOM Radio. Between now and then, you can hear David Byle tell his story<\/strong><\/a> of persecution in T\u00fcrkiye. You may also be interested in hearing American Pastor Andrew Brunson and his wife, Norine,\u00a0tell their story<\/strong><\/a> of imprisonment and persecution in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n

The VOM App<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians throughout the year, as well as provide\u00a0free<\/u>\u00a0access to e-books, audiobooks, video content and feature films. Download the VOM App for your\u00a0iOS<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Android<\/strong><\/a> device today.<\/p>\n

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

Brother Bayram came to the United States from T\u00fcrkiye (Turkey) to further his education. He started a business, where one day a Christian customer gave Bayram a New Testament. He began to read it, the beginning of a path that would lead him to faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and the Son of God. It was a costly decision: his devout Muslim wife divorced him and wouldn’t allow him to see their daughter. His brother had Bayram committed to a mental hospital, thinking anyone who would leave Islam was mentally unstable. It has been a difficult road, but Bayram’s faith has only grown stronger as he has seen God work in his life and his country. Listen as he shares the story of his journey to Christ, and how his family pressured him to return to Islam and persecuted him for his Christian faith. He’ll also share stories of others still meeting Jesus in T\u00fcrkiye. Bayram will encourage and instruct listeners about how we\u2014like the woman who gave him a New Testament\u2014might help lead Muslims where we are toward Christ. You can connect online with Brother Bayram and his ministry at\u00a0www.albtci.org. We’ll finish this conversation with Bayram next week on VOM Radio. Between now and then, you can hear David Byle tell his story of persecution in T\u00fcrkiye. You may also be interested in hearing American Pastor Andrew Brunson and his wife, Norine,\u00a0tell their story of imprisonment and persecution in T\u00fcrkiye. The VOM App\u00a0for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians throughout the year, as well as provide\u00a0free\u00a0access to e-books, audiobooks, video content and feature films. 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