Hope in Isolation is the 2020 IDOP Canada theme. Romans 12:12 is the key verse: “Be joyful in hope, patient in … Read more
Mohammad*, a secret Yemeni believer, became a Christian when he bought a Bible in a second-hand shop. Curious about the contents, he read it, and gave his life to Christ.
“When I came to faith, I thought I was the only believer in Yemen,” he says. In many countries like Yemen, where believers have to keep their faith secret, new Christians can feel very isolated in their faith. It’s hard to find a community.
TRAINING HELPS PHILIP BRING MEDICAL CARE AND THE GOSPEL TO HIS BUDDHIST NEIGHBOURS
When Philip saw members of his isolated tribal community dying because of a lack of access to medical care, he prayed and asked God to intervene. He says, “I never thought that God would open the door through me!” After receiving medical training, Philip can now offer both medicine for the body and medicine for the soul to his brothers and sisters, as well as his Buddhist neighbours.
Esther was captured by Boko Haram as a teenager and held for three years. She was given a choice: marry or become a slave. Esther chose slavery, but it made no difference. She was eventually forced to marry a Boko Haram fighter.