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2014-04-30

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Secret Church


Faith Over Fear

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:01 PM PDT

Throughout May, we’ll be reposting information and stories from HopeForTurkey.com to guide your prayers as we focus on praying for the Peoples of Turkey this month. Join us in praying for this spiritually dark area of the world, and as you do, be sure to take advantage of the 31-day prayer guide.

Yusuf waded into the water trembling.  It wasn't simply because of the icy water coming off the mountain filling the river in early June.  Just two weeks prior Yusuf had expressed some hesitancy about this moment.  He knew that within the year he would be required to complete his compulsory military service.  "If the other soldiers find out about this," he said, "it'll be torture."  Not only that, but there was the fear of not being able to find a job as a Christian.  All of this on top of the tremendous guilt and fear of disappointing his father.  Those thoughts shook him, but they could not overcome his conviction.

"It will be worth it," his older sister Fatma had encouraged him. "Whatever happens, it will be worth it." … READ MORE

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