Prisoners of Hope
Welcome to Prisoners of Hope, where we bring you powerful stories, urgent updates, and firsthand testimonies from persecuted Christians. Real faith. Real persecution...And a God who does the impossible every day. These voices from the frontlines of faith will revolutionize how you pray and show you what hope in Jesus really means.
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The Most Dangerous Place on Earth to Follow Jesus
Nigeria has become the deadliest country in the world to be a Christian. Last year, roughly 72% of all Christians killed for their faith globally were killed there – in village raids, in burned churches, and in homes that became coffins. In this episode, Josh Youssef sits down with Dr. Sainom, the Help The Persecuted team leader in Nigeria and a peace builder who has spent decades in the Middle Belt, to talk honestly about what is actually happening on the ground: who is doing the killing, why the world keeps looking away, why the government keeps denying it, and how believers who have lost everything are refusing to leave, refusing to deny Christ, and choosing to stay. SHOW NOTES: Pray for Nigeria by joining our Prayer Network email list: htp.org/prayerUnderground and Unbroken: The Iranian Church in a Year of War
Iran hasn't left the headlines in over a year, and the pressure on its church has only intensified. In this episode, Dr. Sasan Tavassoli and Help the Persecuted field coordinator Qasem join host Joshua Youssef to give an on-the-ground account of a country caught between war, economic collapse, and a regime tightening its grip.Ministry in Afghanistan Five Years After the Taliban Takeover
Almost five years after the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous places on Earth to follow Jesus. In this episode, Joshua Youssef talks with two Field Ministers who live that pressure every day. Marjan shares the story of a young believer marked for death by his own father and brothers and of a grieving father who found new hope through our Enduring Livelihood Ministry. Timothy recounts sharing the Bible with Afghan refugees abroad, several of whom came to faith after years hiding a Bible they were too afraid to open under the Taliban. Show notes: Join our Prayer Network: htp.org/prayer Help Persecuted Christians: htp.org/donate Previous episodes with Timothy and Marjan: https://htp.org/stories/steadfast-in-afghanistan https://htp.org/stories/you-can-shoot-me-i-will-be-with-jesus-timothys-storySteadfast In: Morocco
What does it cost to follow Jesus in a country where converts are turned away from churches and worship must be kept to a whisper? Joshua Youssef sits down with Bassam, one of our Field Ministers in Morocco, who shares the night he came to faith in Jesus and how he now walks alongside believers who risk family, job, and freedom to remain steadfast in Christ. Show notes: • Discover the Steadfast Campaign: htp.org/steadfast • Give today: htp.org/donate