At Risk Radio is an audio production of Spirit of Martyrdom who Internationally Serves Leaders Who Risk Much For Jesus. Each podcast includes a variety of reports directly from the field in restricted and unreached regions of the world. Be inspired by personal stories of faith being tested, perspectives of the Holy Spirit transforming lives, and biblical insights to the global work. We will equip you with ways to apply these observations to your life and grow as a leader and courageous influ ...
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Multiplying Leadership and Discipleship for Impact in Northwest Africa
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Multiplying Leadership and Discipleship for Impact in Northwest Africa Despite challenges, SOM Northwest Africa Director Malik remains committed to bringing about positive change in his community and working toward a more peaceful and united country. In this episode of At Risk Radio, hosts Mark Stafford and SOM International CEO David Witt continue…
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Frontline Report: Resilient Faith amid Persecution for the Gospel
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Interview with Malik, Part 1 In this episode of At Risk Radio, Malik, the director of SOM in Northwest Africa, shares a gripping firsthand account of the challenges faced by the Persecuted Church. Despite harrowing obstacles, including travel delays and threats from local extremists, Malik and his team display unwavering faith and commitment to pro…
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Political Unrest and Martyrdom in Persecuted Church in South Asia
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Political Unrest and Martyrdom in Persecuted Church in South Asia In this compelling episode of At Risk Radio, hosts Mark Stafford and David Witt discuss the urgent developments in South Asia with a focus on the Persecuted Church. CEO of SOM International, David Witt, shares firsthand accounts from his recent trip to the region, detailing the polit…
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The Jubilee Bible Part 3: Russell Stendal on Risking it All for the Word
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Russell Stendal on Risking it All for the Word The distribution of the Jubilee Bible has led to powerful changes, from peace treaties in Colombia to government leaders and military forces turning to Christ. At Risk Radio Host Mark Stafford joins SOM International CEO David Witt and SOM Latin America Director Russell Stendal to discuss the powerful …
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The Jubilee Bible Part 2: Scripture and Spiritual Impact in Latin America with Russell Stendal
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Scripture and Spiritual Impact in Latin America with Russell Stendal Learn about the Bible translating process, the powerful insights uncovered from the Hebrew and Greek texts, and the profound impact the Jubilee Bible has had on believers in Colombia and Venezuela. Hosts Mark Stafford and SOM International CEO David Witt join Russell Stendal, the …
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The Jubilee Bible Part 1: Russell Stendal on the Spanish Translation Sparking Revival
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Russell Stendal on the Spanish Translation Sparking Revival In this episode of At Risk Radio, host Mark Stafford and SOM International CEO David Witt explore the fascinating story behind the Jubilee Bible with special guest Russell Stendal, the director of SOM Latin America. In part one of a three-part series, Russell shares his remarkable journey …
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Leadership, Love, and Compassion for the Persecuted Church – Part 2
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Interview with Montie Fortkamp - Part 2 In this episode of At Risk Radio, host Mark Stafford and SOM CEO David Witt continue their conversation with Montie Fortkamp, a board member at SOM International and a small business owner. Montie shares his impactful experiences in Asia, highlighting the leadership and humble service he witnessed within the …
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Leadership, Love, and Compassion for the Persecuted Church – Part 1
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Interview with Montie Kortkamp – Part 1 In this episode of At Risk Radio, hosts Mark Stafford and SOM CEO David Witt chat with guest Montie Fortkamp about his deep connection to the Persecuted Church. Montie shares a powerful childhood encounter with Richard Wurmbrand, a pastor who endured persecution and imprisonment, which left a lasting impact o…
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Global Ambassador Bill Bennett on Leadership, Christian Radio in Colombia, and the Impact of Prayer
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Global Ambassador Bill Bennett on Leadership, Christian Radio in Colombia, and the Impact of Prayer In this episode of At Risk Radio, host Mark Stafford and SOM CEO David Witt are joined by Bill Bennett, a Global Ambassador for SOM International. They discuss Bill's longstanding involvement with the organization and his deep commitment to prayer an…
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Beyond Borders: Carol Smith's Mission to Empower Leaders in Northwest Africa
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Interview with Carol Smith In this episode of At Risk Radio, host Mark Stafford joins David Witt, CEO of SOM International, and Carol Smith, Director of Global Ambassadors, to discuss a recent trip to Northwest Africa. They explore the impact of the Discussion Discipleship Method (DDM) in teaching and coaching individuals to teach the Bible. Carol’…
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Global Ambassador Michael Elin’s Insights on the Power of Networking and Prayer
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Insights on the Power of Networking and Prayer In this episode of At Risk Radio, Mark Stafford and David Witt chat with Global Ambassador Michael Elin about the impactful work of global ambassadors with SOM International. Michael shares his personal journey of connecting with the Stendal family and the inspirational stories that have shaped his inv…
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Global Ambassador Terry Breen’s Path from Rock Concerts to Delivering Bibles
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Global Ambassador Terry Breen’s Path from Rock Concerts to Delivering Bibles In this episode of At Risk Radio, host Mark Stafford and CEO of SOM International, David Witt, engage in a dynamic conversation with Terry Breen, a passionate Global Ambassador for SOM International. Terry shares her inspiring journey from the business side of the rock and…
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God in Pursuit of Me - Identity in Christ Part 3
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God in Pursuit of Me - Identity in Christ Part 3 In this episode, Jesse, co-founder of the ministry of Be Loved & Be Love, joins Mark Stafford, the host of At Risk Radio, and David Witt, CEO of SOM International to share compelling stories from their journeys to Nepal, Senegal, India, and Latin America, where they witnessed the resilience and faith…
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God in Pursuit of Me - Identity in Christ Part 2
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God in Pursuit of Me - Identity in Christ Part 2 Mark Stafford, host of At Risk Radio, and David Witt, CEO of SOM International, continue an engaging conversation with Jesse, co-founder of Be Loved & Be Love, Inc. In this episode, Jesse describes how a person does not need to live in the bondage of winning people's approval but instead can receive …
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God in Pursuit of Me - Identity in Christ Part 1
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God in Pursuit of Me - Identity in Christ Part 1 Mark Stafford, host of At Risk Radio, and David Witt, CEO of SOM International, join an eye-opening conversation with Jesse, co-founder of Be Loved & Be Love, Inc. Jesse grew up in a Christian home, but he led a double life filled with alcohol, drugs, and immorality. After a few arrests and threatene…
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The Impact of Preserving a Tribal Language Promotes Bible Translation
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The Impact of Preserving a Tribal Language Promotes Bible Translation Mark Stafford, host of At Risk Radio, interviews David Witt, CEO of SOM International, to inform listeners of the ministry work in a dangerous region of the world. David describes his recent trip to a tribal leadership conference with Russell Stendal, Director of SOM South Americ…
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One of the Most Dangerous Borders in the World
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One of the Most Dangerous Borders in the World Join Mark Stafford, host of At Risk Radio as he interviews the two Dave’s and what it entails to come alongside leaders who risk much for Jesus. David Witt, CEO of SOM International and Dave Arden, Vice President of SOM International share stories of their recent trips. Dave Arden explains the importan…
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2024 Recap: Celebrating Milestones At Risk Radio hosted by Mark Stafford and David Witt CEO of SOM International, celebrates over 130 ARR episodes and 10,000 downloads of the podcast. Mark and David express their appreciation to listeners and supporters. ARR gives listeners the opportunity to pray for leaders who serve persecuted Christians around …
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Equipping the Persecuted - World MAP Part 2
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Interview with Frank Parrish for World MAP Part 2 Listen to Frank Parrish, Director of World Missionary Assistance Plan ( World MAP), David Witt CEO of SOM International, and Mark Stafford host of At Risk Radio, as they continue their conversation about equipping Christian leaders in persecuted nations. Frank describes marks of revival and stages o…
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Equipping the Persecuted - World MAP Part 1
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Interview with Franks Parrish from World MAP In today's episode, Frank Parrish, Director of World Missionary Assistance Plan ( World MAP), David Witt CEO of SOM International, and Mark Stafford host of At Risk Radio, discuss their global vision to equip Christian leaders in persecuted nations. Frank and David share about how they met and how World …
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Impacting South America & Beyond Russell Stendal, Director of SOM Latin America, provides updates of the work throughout South America and the globe. Russell describes the impact of the last Venezuelan elections. New elections will be held soon, and if international observers do not approve the results of the next elections, Bible distribution may …
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Listening to the Holy Spirit Leading through Difficulties
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Listening to the Holy Spirit Leading through Difficulties Today, David Witt, CEO of SOM International discusses his recent trip to India for the 25th graduation of new Christian leaders. Listen to an incredible story of a recent church planter graduate. Tune in to find out about a village who believed their lot in life was to be professional begger…
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Bringing Hope to Sri Lanka Today, David Witt CEO of SOM International and Pastor Singh Director of SOM India discuss a bombing in a Sri Lankan church on an Easter Sunday. Many believers there lost everything, including hope. The main religion in Sri Lanka became politicized. The church leaders in India stepped up to minister in Sri Lanka, and to th…
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Unpacking The Parish of the Pines with Lisa Stendal
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Unpacking The Parish of the PinesA film produced by Lisa and Alethia Stendal Listen to Lisa Stendal Producer and Co-Director of the new movie The Parish of the Pines. You will hear about the encouraging backstory of making this inspiring film. Lisa details the seven year process in creating this movie, which prayerfully will encourage believers and…
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Envoy of HopeIn this episode, you will hear an encouraging report of equipping global leaders with tools making a global impact! As we enter in this holiday season, it is such a privilege to come alongside our global family with tools to share the hope of the Gospel to those broken and hurting around the world. Tune in to hear how practical gifts l…
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Interview with Russell Stendal Jr. Vice President of Colombia Para Cristo - A Modern Day Sky Pilot
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Listen to the Conversation with Russell Stendal Jr., Vice President of Colombia Para CristoRussell Jr. recently played the lead role in a Gospel-centered movie which portrays the true story of Frank Higgins at the turn of the century. Learn why loggers called Frank a “lumberjack sky pilot" and why The Parish of the Pines movie is important for our …
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Godly Decision Making in Dangerous Regions
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Interview with Russell Stendal: Godly Decision Making in Dangerous Regions Listen to Director Russell Stendal explain how his leadership in South America comes with decision making responsibilities and trusting the Lord. Gain insight from Russell as he shares about working with others in distributing Bibles in difficult areas, producing radio broad…
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News from the Field in South America In this episode of At Risk Radio, David Witt, CEO of SOM International addresses slander against Christian leaders in the Bible and in our day. In South America, Russell Stendal faced false accusations from convicts. In Mexico, a tribal governor was slandering Humberto. Other examples include incidents in India …
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Women in Leadership - Interview with Andrea Miller Part 2
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Women in Leadership In this episode of At Risk Radio, Andrea Miller, CEO of Simply the Story explains how God positioned her to serve in a leadership role most often held by men. Andrea was trained by her mentor, Dorothy, who gave her opportunities to grow. Andrea made mistakes and Dorothy gracefully worked with her and continued to provide new opp…
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Oral Bible Learner & Leader - Interview with Andrea Miller Part 1
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Oral Bible Learner & Leader Today on At Risk Radio, David Witt, CEO of SOM International and Andrea Miller, CEO of Simply the Story (STS) discuss how they met in 2008 and grew in leadership while serving those who risk much for Jesus. Andrea details how the Lord led her to Tom and Dorothy Miller, Founders of the God's Story Project, which is an 80 …
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Interview with Brian O’Connell, Global Facilitator for Religious Liberty Partners In this episode of At Risk Radio, listen to the conversation with Brian O’Connell, Global Facilitator for Religious Liberty Partners (RLP). RLP is helping over 100 organizations, which focus on issues regarding children, refugees, displaced peoples and those who are p…
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Interview with Dan Ole Shani, CEO of Open Doors International Dan Ole Shani, CEO of Open Doors International, David Witt and Mark Stafford continue the compelling conversation about the importance of listening to the needs of our persecuted global family in order to come alongside to assist and support. In Part 1, Dan recalls his salvation and God’…
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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-…
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True Freedom - Interview with Chad Bullard from China Aid - Part 2
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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 …
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Persecuted But Not Abandoned - Interview with Chad Bullard from China Aid - Part 1
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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 Se…
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Interview with Todd Nettleton from The Voice of the Martyrs Radio - Part 2
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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 shu…
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Interview with Todd Nettleton from The Voice of the Martyrs Radio - Part 1
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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 …
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The Story Behind At Risk Radio Host, Mark Stafford
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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, you…
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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 team…
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Delivering Bibles on Perilous Roads in South America
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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 …
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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 …
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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 o…
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From Dyslexia to Bible Translator - Part 2
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In part two, From Dyslexia to Bible Translator, listen to the discussion of how God arranged for leaders of various global organizations to pitch in and help deliver Bibles to remote villages in their tribal language. Listen to episode one to get the context and full benefit of this inspiring story. Tim explains how these Bibles and the daily radio…
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In this episode of At Risk Radio, learn how God worked in Tim’s life (with Wycliff Bible Translators and now with Ethnos Canada) to transform him from a 14 year old boy who didn’t like books or to read, to a missionary who spent over 29 years learning a foreign tribal language and then translating the Bible into their language. Listen to how God pr…
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The Gospel is Raising Up Influential Fathers within the Church at Risk
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How The Gospel Is Raising Up Better Dads Within The Church At Risk In this episode of At Risk Radio, we're talking about how the gospel is empowering men to become better fathers within the church at risk. Church planters in India are raising up spiritual sons who will one day lead the church. At Risk Radio catches up with Abdou after he was in pri…
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Theology of Persecution - Part 2 from Riadh
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The Theology of Persecution In this episode of At Risk Radio, listen to David Witt, CEO of SOM, International and Riadh, Vice President of International Ministry and Operations for The Voice of the Martyrs, Canada. Riadh explains his experience with persecution when he started the first Arabic language broadcast of the Gospel from France. His media…
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The Remarkable Story of Riadh’s Journey From Islam To Christ
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Riadh's Story Part 1: Accepting Christ When You Are From A Muslim Background In this episode of At Risk Radio, you will hear Riadh, the Vice President of International Operations and Ministry for VOM Canada. Also, hear David Witt, CEO of SOM International, who had ministered with VOM Canada over the years. Listen to Riadh's story of how he was draw…
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Training the Saints - Solomon from India, Part 2
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Training the SaintsSolomon from India, Part 2 In this episode of ARR, we pick up where we left off as Solomon goes deeper into a faith based organization which advocates for Pastors and Christians in India. These saints are persecuted by family members and neighbors and often arrested by local extremist authorities. Solomon explains the escalation …
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Can Good Works Save You? Solomon from India, Part 1
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Can Good Works Save You?Solomon from India, Part 1 In this episode of At Risk Radio, you will hear Solomon, who David Witt (CEO, SOM International), met at the Religious Liberty Partnership conference. Solomon was born into a Hindu family in India. As a teenager he felt no hope, peace, or purpose. What was the meaning of life? His family told him t…
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Flying in the Face of Fear Humberto, Director of SOM International Mexico In this episode of At Risk Radio, listen to Humberto’s heart and how the gain of sharing the Gospel to remote tribal areas far out weighs the risk of mountain flying.By atriskradio
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