Around the (non-Western) world, this happens every day

Village boys

This report came in late last year. I’ve just read it for the second time and the impact was even greater than the first. It’s from a Communist nation in Asia.

My friend writes:

Two weeks ago brother Noy was brutally beaten to death by hired killers on a remote section of road. Noy was a rural rice farmer who demonstrated wisdom, had a great rapport with others and was an exemplary father to his children. He led his local house church and started other village churches. He was faithful to the Lord even unto death leaving behind a widow and eight children. His effectiveness in disciple making was the reason local civic leaders had him killed.

This is the eighth martyr we have known in thirty years. Brother Noy was a third generation disciple of someone I trained.

Two family members have given their lives to Christ because of Noy’s death and there has been nightly worship every day since his death despite village leaders forbidding all Christian activity. The local church is caring for the family.

Nevertheless there is much pain and a raging spiritual battle. Village leaders continue their scrutiny and verbal harassment. Other believers in the village are afraid their families might be next.

This sort of thing is going on all around the (non-Western) world with little attention from the world’s press. The Lord sees. He knows.

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