meet lydia from india.
she looks something like this:
her husband is gone. he was killed by hindu extremists. he was a pastor of a church that he founded 10 years ago. 80 families attended their village church and it was growing steadily. now lydia is left alone with their 5 year old son, oved. how does she feel about her husband's murderers? she gives them pardon and prays that they one day come to Christ. that is all she hopes for... to see her enemies know Christ. wow. now that is forgiveness and grace. lydia is in chains for Christ. and she counts it as pure joy. it's an honor for her to suffer for her Savior.
voice of the martyrs is helping take care of lydia and oved. haven't ever heard of voice of the martyrs? you better go read about them. they are a phenomenol ministry that is caring for the persecuted church.
sign up to get their free newsletter, so you can pray for our brothers and sisters in chains for the Gospel, like lydia.
"blessed are the persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." matthew 5:10
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I am going to go check it out now! Her story is just heart wrenching and her love for Christ is just amazing! Thanks for sharing
Summer :0)
Thanks for sharing!
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wow, this is so powerful....thank you for sharing! I am going to read about them. Its so important to be aware of the sufferings of others even if they are across the world...
Have a wonderful weekend~
Thanks for sharing this! It's a great way to get my mind and heart refocused...and remind me about vom.
Have a great weekend!
Lisa
I've never heard of voice of the martyrs! Thanks for sharing it with us!
I'm so sorry for Lydia, she is a strong lady.
Wow, such an inspiring post!! I will check VOM out today... Can you believe I've never heard of them?? Thank you so much for sharing :) hope yall have a great weekend! Don't worry- I'll eat plenty of cake ad milkshakes (before 10am) :)
I love when people blog about helping others less fortunate than us. Great post.
That's amazing! I hope that I could have the courage to forgive like her!
I think I have met her on your blog before and I love her. I'm thankful for VOM
Im going to sign up right now! Thanks for sharing that post!
Love VOM and what they stand for!
I'll check it out. I feel terrible for her and her son. I can't even begin to imagine being in her situation. I hope I would be as merciful as she is.
Wow. What strength! I am always in awe of the stories I hear from VOM.
Wow..what an inspiring (yet heartbreaking) story! Thank you for sharing it!
Wow, what a strong woman! We had just talked about something like this in youth group. So moving.
Thank you for posting it!
Xoxo.
Thank you for letting me know about VOM. And I'll keep Lydia in my thoughts!
Thank you for sharing, what an amazing woman, she and her family will be in my prayers.
Wow! We just have it so easy- don't we? Thanks for coming by. You are adorable. I'll be following.
XOXO- Brigetta
Heartbreaking! Someone it sounds like we could all learn from! Thanks for sharing, I am a new follower :)
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Stephanie
what a precious example of 'grace under
fire.'
we do not know what it means to be
persecuted here, but our brothers and
sisters from around the world certainly
do.
we are well acquainted with 'voice of
the martyrs' and have been devastated
by stories from richard wurmbrandt, etc.
thank you for giving us the chance to
pray for our sister from india.
speaking of sisters, "how's my little
lower case sis?"
i just had my 7th reprimand for never
using upper case. the funny thing is,
i do use them but usuallly only for the
One who deserves them.
blessings,
lea
WOW! that is so scary to think about what other people deal with because of their faith.
It's so sad, but I'm excited for the persecution.com ministry!!!
yes. so heartbreaking but so encouraging. thanks for sharing.
this is incredible. thank you so much for sharing her inspiring story. it's so hard to imagine people being persecuted for the faith, but sadly it happens. i will be keeping her and her family in my prayers.
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Love your blog!!!
this is incredible..........thank you for sharing.her story.im keeping her and her family deep in my prayers.........
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You are so sweet! Hearing these things is so hard and reaffirms the need for prayer!
She is really a strong woman and she is a wonderful example to all of us.
Thank you for sharing this!
I'm following you from Friday Follow!
Heather
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Sarah
sarahsblogoffun.blogspot.com
what a strong, amazing woman. i couldn't imagine how i would deal with this horrible tragedy in my own life - my heart goes out to her and i'm filled with admiration
what an incredible story, strength like this is always amazing to me because I dont think I could be as forgiving. thank you for this :)
What a witness for Christ to be that forgiving! Thank you for sharing her story!
Very powerful! Thank you for sharing this... and thank you for visitng my blog. I am so excited to be your newest follower and learn more about you! Hope you are having a fabulous weekend!
Girl, you are so fabulous! I love your inspiration, I love your hope, I love your dedication. It's no wonder you and your family are so blessed. Keep up your loving work and please continue to share with us!
women like her are such an amazing inspiration!
wow, so sad, thank you for sharing this.
I've gotten this newsletter before and I really need to sign up again! It's heartbreaking but it's also so important to know the prayer needs that are out there and to stand in the gap for them!
Hi there! I'm still hopping around from Friday Follow (on Sunday Night-LOL). I am your newest follower. I'd love for you to come follow mine! Have a great week!
Bridgette Groschen
The Groschen Goblins
http://www.groschengoblins.com/
Hi there, I'd have to say that she is a strong woman. Faith does that to you, heading over to read more. I'm a new follower from Friday Follow:)
Maopa Lutui
Luscious Deals &
MPuanani
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