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All Episodes

Closer to the Fire with Greg Musselman — 142 episodes

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Season 6: Episode 18: Serving the Persecuted Church: VOMC’s Global Projects of Hope

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Season 6: Episode 17: Nigeria: A Campaign of Terror Against Christians

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Season 6: Episode 16: Russia: Advocating for Detained Korean Missionary

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Season 6: Episode 15: Eritrea: Over 100 Christians Released from Prison

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Season 6: Episode 14: Iran: A Growing Church in a Time of Turmoil

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Season 6: Episode 13: South Sudan: Bringing Encouragement, Teaching and Trauma Counselling to Christians

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Season 6: Episode 12: India: The Enduring Faith of Persecuted Christians

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Season 6:Episode 11: Somalia: How Christian Media Is Transforming Lives!

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Season 6: Episode 10: India: The Alarming Rise of Persecution Against Christians

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Season 6: Episode 9: Canada: Bill C-9 Creates Uncertainty for the Church

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Season 6: Episode 8: Iran: Government Sponsors Terrorism and Persecution of Christians (encore)

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Season 6: Episode 7: Why Are Men and Women Persecuted Differently for Their Faith in Jesus?

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Season 6: Episode 6: China: Crackdown on Prominent Unregistered House Churches

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Season 6: Episode 5: Pakistan: Standing With Christian Women in Their Fight for Justice

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Season 6: Episode 4: Nigeria: Is the Ongoing Persecution of Christians “Genocide”?

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Season 6: Episode 3: Russia: Church Congregations Banned and Oppressed

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Season 6: Episode 2: North Korea: Gospel Radio Penetrates the Hermit Kingdom

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Season 6: Episode 1: India: Why Is Christian Persecution Increasing?

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Season 5: Episode 22: Somalia: Enduring Faith in a Hostile Land (encore)

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Season 5: Episode 21: Iran: Hopelessness Opens the Door to the Gospel (encore)

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Season 5: Episode 20: Nigeria: Attacks on Christians in Benue State

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Season 5: Episode 19: Why Are Men and Women Persecuted Differently for Their Faith in Jesus?

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Season 5: Episode 18: China: The Communist Party's Relentless Persecution of Christians

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Season 5: Episode 17: India: Anti-Conversion Laws Used Against Christians (encore)

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Season 5: Episode 16 Somalia: Enduring Faith in a Hostile Land

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Season 5: Episode 15: Myanmar: Targeted Violence Against Christians

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Season 5: Episode 14: Iran: Lengthy Prison Sentences for Christians

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Season 5: Episode 13: Pakistan: Churches and Christian Homes Destroyed

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Season 5: Episode 12: Bringing Hope and Healing to Persecuted Christian Women

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Season 5: Episode 10: Vietnam: Christians Face Opposition and Violence

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Season 5: Episode 11: Nigeria: Standing With Persecuted Christians

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Season 5: Episode 9: India: Anti-Conversion Laws Used Against Christians

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Season 5: Episode 8: The Mission of VOM Canada: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Season 5: Episode 7: Afghanistan: Opportunities for the Gospel Amid Challenges

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Season 5: Episode 6: Pakistan: Strengthening the Embattled Church

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Season 5: Episode 5: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ten Years of Severe Persecution

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Season 5: Episode 4: Malaysia: Where is Pastor Raymond Koh?

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Season 5: Episode 3: Russia: Evangelical Believers “Fined for Faithfulness” (encore)

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Season 5: Episode 3: Eritrea: Christians Arrested Amid Latest Government Crackdown

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Season 5: Episode 2: India: Christians Face Relentless Pressure to Convert to Hinduism

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Season 5: Episode 1: Iran: Hopelessness Opens the Door to the Gospel

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Season 4: Episode 23: Canada: Could Quoting the Bible Land You in Prison? (encore)

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Season 4: Episode 22: North Africa: The Reemerging Church (encore)

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Season 4: Episode 21: Iran: Bringing God’s Light into a Dark and Oppressive Country

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Season 4: Episode 20: Pakistan: Muslim Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Murdering Christian Woman (encore)

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Season 4: Episode 19: Nigeria: Bringing Persecution Teaching to Northern Pastors

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Season 4: Episode 21: Iran: Bringing God’s Light into a Dark and Oppressive Country

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Season 4: Episode 18: Tunisia: The Risks and Challenges of Following Jesus

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Season 4: Episode 17: Somalia The Extreme Dangers of Following Jesus

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Season 4: Episode 16 :Iran: Government Sponsors Terrorism and Persecution of Christians (encore)

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Season 4: Episode 15: Nigeria: Continued Heartbreak for Parents of Kidnapped Chibok Girls

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Season 4: Episode 14: Canada: Could Quoting the Bible Land You in Prison?

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Season 4: Episode 13: Nigeria: Overcoming Tragedy and Trauma

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Season 4: Episode 11: Mauritania: Rejected, Falsely Accused, and Threatened with Death: Adam’s story of Perseverance

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Season 4: Episode 12: Pakistan: Kidnapped and Left to Die

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Season 4: Episode 10 China: Christians Facing the Worst Persecution in 40 Years!

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Season 4: Episode 9 Iran: Government Sponsors Terrorism and Persecution of Christians

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Season 4: Episode 8 Nigeria: “Black Christmas” Due to Ongoing Attacks Against Christians

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Season 4: Episode 7 Persecution Trends Report for 2024: Nigeria, India, Pakistan and China

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Season 4: Episode 6 Sri Lanka: Is There Really Freedom of Religion?

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Season 4: Episode 5 Nigeria: The Kidnapping Crisis

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Season 4: Episode 4 China: Christians Facing the Worst Persecution in 40 Years!

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Season 4 : Episode 3 Pakistan: Muslim Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Murdering Christian Woman

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Season 4: Episode 2 China: Communist Government Demands Total Loyalty and Seeks to Rewrite the Bible

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Season 4: Episode 1 North Africa: The Reemerging Church

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Season 3: Episode 26 (encore) Syria: Christians Continue to Face an Uncertain Future

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Season 3: Episode 25 Pakistan: MOB VIOLENCE AGAINST CHRISTIANS: CHURCHES BURNED; HOMES DESTROYED

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Season 3: Episode 24 (encore)Defending the Persecuted: An Interview with Mervyn Thomas of Christian Solidarity Worldwide

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Season 3: Episode 23 (encore) Pakistan: Christians Constantly at Risk

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Season 3: Episode 22 Syria: Surviving Multiple Attacks for Converting to Christianity

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Season 3: Episode 21 India: Church Planting and Persecution

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Season 3:Episode 20 Eritrea: The North Korea of Africa

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Season 3: Episode 19 Raising a Voice for the Persecuted: An Interview with Roshini Wickremesinhe, the Executive Director of the Religious Liberty Partnership

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Season 3: Episode 18 Nigeria: Bringing Hope and Healing to Persecuted Women and Girls

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Season 3: Episode 17 Pakistan: Christians Constantly at Risk

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Season 3: Episode 16 India: Defending Christians Against False Charges of Forcible Conversions

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Season 3: Episode 15 The Persecution of Muslim-Background Believers in Sudan and the Middle East: An Interview with Dr. Yassir Eric

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Season 3: Episode 14 Living Like a Lamb Among 21st-Century Wolves: An interview with Paul Estabrooks

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Season 3: Episode 13 Russia: Evangelical Believers “Fined for Faithfulness”

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Season 3: Episode 12 Laos: Christian Persecution on the Rise

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Season 3: Episode 11 Syria: Christians Continue to Face an Uncertain Future

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Season 3: Episode 9 Persecution Trends Report for 2023: Nigeria, China and India

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Season 3: Episode 7 The Power of Radio: Broadcasting the Gospel to the Persecuted and Unreached

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Season 3: Episode 6: Nigeria: Healing and Hope for Traumatized Christian Women and Girls

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Season 3: Episode 5: Pakistan: Christians Living Under Constant Threat

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Season 3: Episode 4: An Interview with Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand: The Founders of The Voice of the Martyrs (International)

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Season 3: Episode 3: Brother Andrew: Founder of Open Doors and ‘God’s Smuggler’ Dies at 94

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Season 3: Episode 2: Defending the Persecuted: An Interview with Mervyn Thomas of Christian Solidarity Worldwide

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Season 3: Episode 1: China: House Church Raids Rising!

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Season 2: Episode 30 (encore): India: Church Planting and Persecution

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Season 2: Episode 28: Afghanistan: How Are Christians Surviving Taliban Rule?

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Season 2: Episode 29 (encore): The Middle East: Pastor Tortured, Jailed and Exiled

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Season 2: Episode 27 : Nigeria: Record-Setting Pace of Violence Against Christians

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Season 2: Episode 26: Serving the Persecuted Church: Encouraging and Strengthening One Another

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Season 2: Episode 24 Nigeria: The Deadliest Country for Christians

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Season 2 Episode 23 Armenia: Centuries of Christian Persecution

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Season 2 Episode 22 Eritrea: Ongoing Arrests of Evangelical Christians

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Season 2 Episode 21 Nigeria: Multiple Attacks on Christian Villages

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Season 2 Episode 20 Sri Lanka: The Easter Church Bombings

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Season 2 Episode 19 Ukraine: How is The Voice of the Martyrs Canada Responding?

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Season 2 Episode 18 Persecution Alert for Leah Sharibu and Pastor Raymond Koh

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Season 2 Episode 17 Afghanistan: The World’s Most Dangerous Country for Christians

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Season 2 Episode 15 Iran Forced to Flee Persecution

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Season 2 Episode 14 The Middle East: Pastor Tortured, Jailed and Exiled

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Season 2 Episode 13 Prayer Alert! Death Penalty for Pakistani Pastor

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Season 2: Episode 12 –A Look at the Hot Spots of Christian Persecution in 2022

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Season 2 Episode 11 (encore) Afghanistan: Christians Face Even More Opposition

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Season 2 Episode 10 Bangladesh: Christians Face Pressure Within Their Communities

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Season 2 Episode 9: Pressure Increases Against Christians (An Interview with Dr. Bob Fu of ChinaAid)

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Season 2 Episode 8 Somalia: The Extreme Dangers of Following Jesus (An Interview with a Somali Christian Leader)

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Season 2 Episode 7 SUDAN – NEW THREAT TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AFTER COUP (An Interview with Petr Jasek, Global Ambassador for The Voice of the Martyrs)

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Season 2 Episode 5: Nigeria: Why Do You Stay? (This podcast features an interview with Pastor Yunusa Nmadu, CEO of Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria and General Secretary of Evangelical Church Winning All)

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Season 2 Episode 4 Nigeria: Will the Violence Against Christians Ever End? (An Interview with Pastor Yunusa Nmadu of Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria)

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Season 2 Episode 3 - Bringing Attention to the Persecuted Church Through Music: An Interview with Irish Singer/Songwriter Keith Getty (Plus, News that Another Nigerian Pastor was Martyred.)

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Season 2 Episode 2 - India: Church Planting and Persecution (An interview with David Witt, CEO of Spirit of Martyrdom International)

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Season 2 Episode 1 - Afghanistan: Christians Face Even More Opposition

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Season 1 Episode 28 - India: Prayer Alert

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Season 1 Episode 27 - Afghanistan: Christians Under Taliban Rule

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Season 1 Episode 26 - India: Christian Attacked for Distributing Bibles

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Season 1 Episode 25 - Sri Lanka: Persecution in Paradise

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Season 1 Episode 24 - Iran: Presidential Election Raises Concerns for Christians

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Season 1 Episode 23 - Praying and Helping the Persecuted Church

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Season 1 Episode 22 - Pakistan: Christians Under Constant Threat

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Season 1 Episode 21 - When Faith is Forbidden: Stories That Will Inspire You

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Season 1 Episode 20 - Nigerian Pastor and Young Son Killed by Fulani Herdsmen

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Season 1 Episode 19 - Eritrean Pastor Finds Joy in Prison

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Season 1 Episode 18 - The Rising Levels of Violence Against Christians in India

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Season 1 Episode 16 - Nigeria's Ongoing and Violent Persecution of Christians

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Season 1 Episode 17 - Prayer Alert (Uganda)

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Season 1 Episode 13 - Imprisoned for Christ

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Season 1 Episode 14 - Prayer Alert (Indonesia)

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Season 1 Episode 12 - Are All Followers of Jesus Called to be Martyrs?

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Season 1 Episode 11 - Prayer Alert (Crisis in India)

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Season 1 Episode 10 - The Three Colours of Martyrdom

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Season 1 Episode 9 - Prayer Alert (Uganda)

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Season 1 Episode 8 Trouble on the Way Part two

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Season 1 Episode 7 - Prayer Alert (Pakistan)

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Season 1 Episode 6 - Trouble on the Way Pt. 1

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Season 1 Episode 5 - Prayer Alert (Eritrea)

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Season 1 Episode 3 - Prayer Alert

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Season 1 Episode 2 - Prayer Alert

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Season 1 Episode 1 - God and Government