Afraid of persecution?  As a child growing up in church I shuddered to imagine all the things a persecutor could do to me as a believer.  In my adult life in Asia I have met many who have gone through imprisonment and beatings for Christ's sake.  They are strong people.  Their persecution forced them to dig deeper than "bless me Lord" in their walk with Christ.  We have much to learn from them and from the biblical record of the first organized persecution of Christianity.  An average of 250,000 have given their lives annually in direct persecution  events around the world.  It is hardly reported in the secular press.Play Episode