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Do you know there are many restricted nations around the world where Bibles are burned, shredded or confiscated every day?

By Kenneth Lewis

There are many Christians around the world that put their lives at risk in their country in order to own a Bible.  They are often mocked and beaten by local villagers just for owning the word of God.  Many of their Bibles are confiscated and burned before them.  However, their faith in their savior is not shaken and they wait some times for a long period of time until they can receive and own a new Bible from some one working in the field.  Those who continue to oppose the gospel can destroy Bibles but they will never be able to destroy the faith within their soul. 

Most of the restricted nations around the world are Muslim nations in and around the Middle East that show very little religious tolerance if any for Gods word, (Bible).

In Afghanistan where they protested Pastor Terry Jones for threatening to burn the Koran, Bibles are confiscated and  burned like pieces of garbage.  Anyone who acknowledges faith in Christ experiences intense persecution, including death. Persecution in Afghanistan normally comes from family members and local villagers, while Muslim police officers and government officials turn a blind eye and do nothing.

According to The Voice of the Martyrs, (VOM)  a young man became a Christian and was banned from his family’s house.  Local Radicals in Afghanistan beat another man severely when they found he was sharing Christ with others. Both of these two men remain firm in their faith.

An evangelist who was formerly Muslim was attacked by al Qaeda assassins, but they were unable to kill him. The attackers were later arrested by police. This same brother is still receiving death threats, but he boldly continues to evangelize.

Another believer led several friends to Christ, and two of them were killed for their conversion shortly afterward.

Persecution of Christians in Muslim nations are real.  Missionaries put their lives on the line daily in the front lines in order to share the eternal life saving gospel to the lost souls in Afghanistan where the Muslim religion is distorted by al Qaeda assassins and local radicals.   

I would like to tell you a little story about another person who's faith should be among others in the Hall of Faith.  Her name is Somchi. Little Somchi is an outcast in her village in Laos because of her faith in her Savior Jesus Christ. Even family members have turned against her because she will not permit her faith in God to be shaken. And when villagers found a Bible in her home, they proclaimed, "We need to destroy it!" Like it was some type of evil material in their distorted view of Christianity and Gods Holy word. They believed the Bible was causing her mother's illness. 

Somchi told VOM, "My villagers still hate me and mock me, like they mocked Jesus on the cross,". "It is the world's right to hate us or to love us. But for me, I will follow Jesus."

Those who are misguided and have distorted views in restricted Muslim nations around the world can continue to oppose the gospel and can destroy Bibles but they will never be able to destroy the faith within their soul. 

My friend, we don't need to destroy and burn the Koran or any other religious material.  

All we need to do is pray for them who persecute us and help our brothers and sisters around the world who live in these restricted and distorted Muslim nations by sharing the gospel with them and replacing confiscated and burned Bibles with new ones until they (Muslim Nations) can show the rest of the world they too can live among Christians with religious tolerance like we do in the USA.

If you would like to send a Bible to people like Somchi please click on the provided link below. 

We understand the economy is not very good around the world but even if you can send just one Bible it will help some one in need of Gods word and it would mean so much to them.

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