If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. What is it like to be a Christian in Bangladesh? That’s what we talked about in Sunday School this morning. It can mean many things. It can mean your family could kick you out. It can mean your church building is destroyed. […]
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Modern Witnesses: Adivasi Tribal Christians If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. This week, our Sunday School teacher taught us about a group of Christians in India who are suffering because of their faith in Jesus. They are part of the Adivasi tribe, and they live in the state
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Susan Ithungu. Photo courtesty of Compass Direct News. If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. This week, our Sunday School teacher taught us about what life is like for Christians in Uganda. That made me think about the story Noelle and I learned about last year. Do you remember
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If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. This morning at church, our Sunday School teacher told us stories about how dangerous it is to be a Christian in Nigeria. Nigeria has been in the news a lot lately because people have been attacking Christians and Christian churches a lot—sometimes,
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If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. So far this month, our Sunday School teacher has told us the stories of three people who have suffered because they believe in Jesus. We met Saeed Abedini, who was arrested in Iran and sentenced to eight years in Iran’s worst jail.
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If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. This week, our Sunday School teacher taught us about another brave Christian and his family who are serving God even though it is very hard. His name is Makset Djabbarbergenov. Pastor Makset led small Christian house churches in Uzbekistan. But the churches
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If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. This week, our Sunday School teacher taught us about a Christian teacher from India who worked in the island nation of Maldives. His name is Shijo Kokkattu. In 2011, Shijo left his home in India for Maldives, a country off of the
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If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. This week, our Sunday School teacher taught us about another brave Christian who is serving God even though it is very hard and painful. His name is Saeed Abedini. He has a wife named Naghmeh, and two little children. Rebekkah is six
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If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. So far this month, our Sunday School teacher has told us the stories of three people who have suffered because they believe in Jesus. We met Mehdi Forootan who was put in jail in Iran because of his faith in Jesus. He
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If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. This week, our Sunday School teacher taught us about a brave Christian teenager who is being persecuted in Egypt because he believes in Jesus. His name is Gamal Abdou Massoud. Last April, 17-year-old Gamal Massoud was sent to jail for supposedly posting
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