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The persecuted church needs our help and support“When the Church does not feel pain with those that are part of them, the Church's nerves ... become dead." Sabrina Wurmbrand, co-founder of The Voice of the Martyrs.
LITERATURE LIST PERSECUTED CHURCH UNDER COMMUNISM
Standing with the persecuted church
- This list contains Testimonies of the Persecuted Church under communism in the former USSR, Romania and Bulgaria, and of the Persecuted Church in nowadays communist China including the Uygur province, and North Korea.
- Reading these testimonies may help us understand the situation of our Christian brothers and sisters in prisons and camps, help us identify and feel one with them, and may help us prepare for what we as western Christians might face in the near future.
- These books are not about the suffering church but are testimonies from those who suffered themselves. At the same time they share about the great deeds of the Lord in their circumstances. Many prisoners for Christ testify, “The Lord Jesus was never so close to me as He was in my prison cell.”
- Why this selection from testimonies from communist countries only? Because Christians from former communist countries recognise features from totalitarian communism emerging in our modern western society. See Live not by lies by Rod Dreher, the last book of this list.
- Some of these books are still available from on line bookstores. From some titles only used copies are available for in some cases very high prices. Some are available for free from for instance Archive.
LITERATURE LIST
Standing with the persecuted church
| IMAGE | tITLE | AUTHOR | COUNTRY | SUMMARY | AVAILABILITY |
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Vanya | Myrna Grant | USSR | Out of the dark shadows of Soviet atheism rose a fearless young man whose boldness for Christ would make him a testimony to millions of believers around the world. This is the true story of Ivan (Vanya) Moiseyev, a soldier in the Soviet Red Army who was ruthlessly persecuted and incarcerated for his faith. Through two years of trial and torture, he never denied his Savior, and he never hesitated to share the gospel with anyone who would listen. You'll be inspired to live for Christ in your own world as never before after you experience the gripping story of a believer named Vanya. |
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| Adam | JAida of Leningrad | Michael Bourdeaux | USSR | Aida Skripnikova was a young Christian Leningrader, arrested in 1962 for distributing her poetry on the city’s streets. Despite this, she continued her involvement in the orgkomitet (forerunner of the Council of Churches of Evangelical Christians-Baptists), wrote and circulated samizdat, and made contact with foreign Christians in order to pass on material (including transcripts of believers’ trials). She was herself put on trial in 1968 and received a three-year sentence. |
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