The At Risk Radio Podcast

Coming Alongside the Persecuted - Part 1

Interview with Dan Ole Shani, CEO of Open Doors International

 

Dan Ole Shani, CEO of Open Doors International and David Witt, CEO of SOM International have a conversation about coming alongside our persecuted brothers and sisters.

 

Dan describes how he came to saving grace through Jesus Christ in Kenya, Africa. He also tells how God gave him a heart-felt burden for persecuted Christians around the globe. Surprisingly, former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt played a part in this story!

 

Dan describes the power of forgiveness after his predecessor's young daughter was shot by a religious extremist. Next, be sure to listen to Part 2 of Dan's compelling story when he goes into more detail about leaders training leaders to serve through Open Doors International.

 

opendoorsus.org

spiritofmartyrdom.com/IDOP

True Freedom - Interview with Chad Bullard from China Aid - Part 2

True Freedom - Part 2

 

Chad Bullard, CEO of China Aid, continues the riveting story of the Mayflower Church.

Go back to Part 1 of Chad’s interview for background of this amazing story.

In prison with other church members, the pastor initiated worship services and led other prisoners to Christ.

Learn how dedicated Christians from the United States were willing to take funds overseas to meet the demands for the release of the prisoners.

 

Thousands of Christians in the United States fervently prayed for these believers imprisoned in Thailand. God continued to intervene and miraculously no cash was needed for their release! The United States government personnel escorted these persecuted Christians to the airplane headed for the USA.

These believers experienced true freedom in more ways than one.

 

Thank you for praying for persecuted Christians around the globe.

Persecuted But Not Abandoned - Interview with Chad Bullard from China Aid - Part 1

Persecuted But Not Abandoned 

 

Listen to this riveting conversation with Chad Bullard, CEO of China Aid. Chad details a current story of a church whose members suffered persecution under the communist government, had to flee three countries, and were put into prison. 

 

Chad had a successful career as a Police Officer and an Air Marshal with Homeland Security after the 9/11 attacks.  Later in his career, God revealed to him that it was time to use his training and skills to serve God. 

 

Tune in next week for part two of Chad’s interview when he reveals what happened to these dear saints. 

Interview with Todd Nettleton from The Voice of the Martyrs Radio - Part 2

Todd Nettleton from The Voice of the Martyrs Radio - Part 2

 

Tune in to part 2 of Todd Nettleton’s inspiring interview. Todd is the Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration, and radio host for The Voice of the Martyrs. David Witt, CEO of SOM International, joins in as Todd details the situation in Eritrea where every Christian church was shut down in 2002. About 450 Christians were arrested. Recently, Christians were asked to pray, send e-mails, and faxes to the Eritrean Embassy, and 13 Christians were released! Learn how you can help when Christians are imprisoned, as our prayers help encourage and comfort them.

IDOP 2023 A Voice for the Vulnerable

November 5, 2023 

Thank you for joining in solidarity for International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church in November. 

Interview with Todd Nettleton from The Voice of the Martyrs Radio - Part 1

The Voice of the Martyrs with Todd Nettleton

In this episode of At Risk Radio,Todd Nettleton, Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration for The Voice of the Martyrs, joins David Witt, CEO of SOM International.

Todd describes how his love for travel and burden for serving persecuted Christians started at the age of 12. He and David reminisce about their early days of ministering together with The Voice of the Martyrs.They explain the influence that Richard Wurmbrand, founder of The Voice of the Martyrs, had on their lives and how new believers can mature by surrounding themselves with godly role models.  

Tune in next week for Part 2 with Todd as he shares more inspirational stories to encourage Christian leaders. 

 

Links:

https://www.persecution.org/

https://www.vomradio.net/

https://spiritofmartyrdom.com/international-day-of-prayer-for-the-persecuted-church/

 

 

The Story Behind At Risk Radio Host, Mark Stafford

The Story Behind At Risk Radio Host Mark Stafford

After 100 episodes of At Risk Radio, host Mark Stafford and SOM International, CEO David Witt flip the microphones. Tune in to hear the rest of the story.

David interviews Mark as he shares of coming to Christ as a young boy, and the road he travelled as the Lord grew him into a gospel musician, youth pastor, church planter, senior pastor, and founder of Ablaze Media.

Listen to the story from a SOM newsletter, which inspired Mark with a burden for persecuted Christians around the globe. Mark also discusses the need for mature Christians to pour Christ's love into others in order to develop strong believers. 

Global Ambassadors

Global Ambassadors

 

Have you felt a prompting. . . wanting to do more for our persecuted family?

 

Listen to the SOM International leadership team and discover the five areas connecting deeper with the SOM global network through Global Ambassadors.

 

The vision is for every region of the USA to have an active Global Ambassador group, where the five teams work together to plan, encourage, and execute activities, inviting others, to serve our persecuted family.

 

Discover the five teams of Global Ambassadors: Connection Team, Advocate Team, Discipleship Team, Worship & Prayer Team and Assist Team.

 

Also, stay tuned to learn how you can order free materials for IDOP- International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.

www.SpiritofMartyrdom.com/IDOP

Delivering Bibles on Perilous Roads in South America

Delivering Bibles on Perilous Roads in South America

In this episode of At Risk Radio, host Mark Stafford and David Witt (CEO of SOM, International) describe the importance of, and the logistics of, getting quality Spanish study Bibles into Venezuela. Ride along as David describes the creative ways God helps the people who are delivering thousands of Bibles in the midst of many breakdowns in their old truck, as well as nearly impassible dirt roads, and torrential rains!

Then David describes how people can get involved in helping others to catch God's vision for helping persecuted Christians around the world, as well as here in America.

 

Link to Russell's book: Wisdom to Persevere in Faith

Link to IDOP

 

 

News from North Africa

At Risk Radio News from North Africa

In this At Risk Radio news update, David Witt (CEO of SOM International) provides surprising details of a recent trip to North Africa. The team included Christian leaders from France, India, the United States, and various North African tribes. Learn how an unexpected adventure brought out the spirit of love and unity in Christ. David discusses raising up the next generation of Christian leaders and the (DDM) Discussion Discipleship Method. This tool is for learning Bible stories orally, engaging others using questions and carefully listening to responses to discover precious gems hidden in God's Word. Also, learn how to help provide clean water to remote villages in Africa, Bangladesh, India, Mexico and South America.

Rough Roads Delivering Bibles

Rough Roads Delivering Bibles 

In this episode of At Risk Radio, hear David Witt, CEO of SOM International discuss a story by Dylan Stendal.

 

You’ll hear about the dangerous trip in their 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser taken by Dylan and his father Russell Stendal in the jungles of Colombia. 

 

Listen to the first interview with Dylan Stendal in the podcast on November 25, 2022 here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hhf3m-130b450

 

In today's episode, hear how his brother encouraged Dylan before this trip by explaining spiritual warfare and the battle of the mind. You will be amazed at the ways the Lord helps develop Christian leaders when they keep their minds stayed on Christ and God's Word when going through difficult trials.