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FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, Todd Nettleton has traveled for VOM to restricted nations to meet men and women who boldly live out their Christian faith at great cost. In this inspiring book from Moody Publishers, When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians, Todd invites you to travel with him to meet these bold believers and hear their stories. Each stop on this journey will challenge you to reflect on your own walk with Christ along the sometimes rocky pathway toward our heavenly home.

On Dec. 10, 2015, Petr Jasek arrived at the airport in Khartoum, Sudan, for his return flight home to the Czech Republic. But before he could board his flight, he was summoned by Sudanese security for questioning about his activities in the country – activities that, if disclosed, would endanger the persecuted Christians with whom he had met. As the questions continued and he was taken into custody, Petr realized he would not be returning to his family anytime soon.

Instead, Petr was charged with multiple offenses – all for trying to help Christians who had been persecuted by Sudan’s government. Sentenced to life in prison and forced to share a cell with ISIS terrorists, Petr shares this true story of how God gave him strength, courage and a new purpose during his 445 days in prison.

On Feb. 29, 1948, Richard Wurmbrand was arrested by the secret police. His crime? Leading Christian worship and witnessing – both of which were illegal under Romania’s atheistic Communist regime. Because of Richard’s faithfulness to Christ, he endured 14 years of prison and torture, while his wife, Sabina, also suffered years of imprisonment and forced labor. Yet they emerged not with a bitter spirit but with a story of victorious faith. This biography explores the inspiring lives of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, combining their complete stories into a single volume for the first time.

This daily devotional shares 365 stories of courageous, committed and compassionate believers who remained faithful to Jesus Christ despite intense persecution. You will find encouragement and hope in the testimonies of Christians from around the world and from centuries past up to the present. These men and women, both young and old, exemplify what it means to be a devoted follower of Christ.

The 16-year-old daughter of a prominent Pakistani Muslim was locked in her room without food or medical attention just for reading a Bible. An Australian missionary chose to spread the message of forgiveness and healing across India after her husband and sons were burned alive by village zealots. In Hearts of Fire, you will meet these women and six others who overcame extreme adversity to emerge as leaders and ministers in the underground church around the world. Their faith and passion will inspire you to pursue Jesus Christ with heart aflame, no matter the cost.

Pastor Richard Wurmbrand’s dramatic testimony shocked the world when it was first released in 1967. Many believers today cite it among the most influential books they have read. This is the story of how one man’s faithfulness during years of solitary confinement, torture and suffering led to a worldwide network of support for persecuted Christians. The 50th anniversary edition also includes 14 pages of photos.

For 2,000 years, Christians have courageously triumphed over beatings, stonings, burnings and every form of evil to boldly proclaim the truth of Jesus Christ. Foxe: Voices of the Martyrs, AD 33–Today is their story and your Christian heritage. With dozens of images, modernized English and up-to-date accounts of martyrdom, this edition includes testimonies not only of Foxe’s heroes from the early church to the Reformation but also testimonies of those martyred during the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, throughout the 20th century and up to today. Their testimonies will inspire you to boldness and serve as a reminder that the same Spirit of Christ that strengthened Stephen, Peter and Paul is at work in you today.

Fourteen years in Communist prison could not break his faith! The Voice of the Martyrs presents the inspiring movie Tortured for Christ, a cinematic retelling of the testimony of VOM founder Pastor Richard Wurmbrand as written in his international bestseller Tortured for Christ. Filmed entirely in Romania, including inside one of the prisons where Pastor Wurmbrand endured torture and solitary confinement, this powerful film will challenge every viewer to consider what it means to truly sacrifice for following Jesus Christ.

What does it look like for a Christian to depend upon God? To have courage? To Sacrifice? To live with an eternal perspective? To obey God at any cost? To live boldly for Christ? To love God’s word? To endure? To love those who oppose us?

These stories will inspire you as you live for Christ. Countries include: North Korea, India, Iran, Laos, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Central African Republic.

Great character is sometimes forged amid great turmoil.

Sabina: Tortured for Christ, the Nazi Years is the story of how God’s love transformed an ambitious, worldly atheist into one of the greatest Christian women of the 20th century. The film opens with Sabina Wurmbrand risking her life to show Christ’s love to three Nazi soldiers. Why would a Christian from a Jewish background risk her life to help her enemies — members of the army that killed her entire family? Experience a true story of biblical love and forgiveness that has inspired millions around the world.

This short feature film will inspire you to pray for those who live faithfully in the world’s most difficult and dangerous places to follow Christ.

The Sabina Group Study will inspire your class, group or family through the true story of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand and the testimonies of seven women who, like Sabina, remained obedient to Christ at great cost.

This challenging study includes

• a six-session video filmed on location in Romania, featuring scenes from the award-winning film Sabina: Tortured for Christ, the Nazi Years
• the stories of seven other faithful women persecuted for their faith
• a Participant’s Guide
• a Facilitator’s Guide
• access to full interviews with the seven women featured in the video
• a DVD and digital copy of Sabina: Tortured for Christ, the Nazi Years
• an offer from VOM for free access to the feature Tortured for Christ

Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, founders of The Voice of the Martyrs, lived exemplary Christian lives despite imprisonment and torture at the hands of Nazis and Communists during and following World War II. With this six-session video curriculum, filmed on location in the Wurmbrands’ native Romania, you and your family, group, class or church can study Richard’s and Sabina’s lives and be inspired by their walk of faith and commitment to Christ. The study includes six video sessions, Wurmbrand: Tortured for Christ, one Participant’s Guide, one Facilitator’s Guide and a complimentary copy of the feature film Tortured for Christ, which was shown in theaters nationwide.

VOM’s Global Prayer Journal includes country summaries for areas where Christians are persecuted today, along with additional ruled pages that can be used for writing down specific prayers, journaling or noting others’ prayer needs. With an embossed cover and full-color photos, this journal makes a great gift for anyone desiring to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ.

Fellowship with our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the year with VOM’s 2026 Prayer Calendar. For each day of the year, a specific prayer request is provided for one of the restricted nations or hostile areas where Christians are persecuted today.

Encourage prayer on IDOP Sunday and throughout the year with this cloth banner, which you can hang in your church or home as a reminder to pray for persecuted Christians in hostile areas and restricted nations.

This full-color prayer guide, with summaries of the restricted nations and hostile areas where VOM works, will help you pray more specifically for persecuted Christians. Order in quantities to share with your friends, family and church.

Fellowship with our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the year with VOM’s Prayer Calendar. For each day of the year, a specific prayer request is provided for one of the restricted nations or hostile areas where Christians are persecuted today. Share VOM’s Prayer Calendar with your church, friends and family members.

What does it look like for a Christian to depend upon God? To have courage? To Sacrifice? To live with an eternal perspective? To obey God at any cost? To live boldly for Christ? To love God’s word? To endure? To love those who oppose us?

These stories will inspire you as you live for Christ. Countries include: North Korea, India, Iran, Laos, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Central African Republic.

Introduce your friends to the stories of persecuted Christians with VOM’s Special Issue magazine, which includes a pull-out prayer map highlighting nations where Christians are persecuted for their faith.

Inspire your congregation with a bulletin insert featuring specific ways to pray for our persecuted Christian family. These bookmarks serve as a useful reminder to pray for persecuted Christians not only on IDOP Sunday but also throughout the year. They are ideal for handing out in church or Sunday school, for using as bulletin inserts or for sharing with family and friends.

Each Action Pack is filled with daily necessities like soap, a bed sheet and a towel. When you choose to fill an Action Pack, VOM will send you a kit, which includes a large plastic bag and a list of items you can place in the bag. Once you have filled the bag, you will mail it back to VOM, paying shipping costs to our U.S. office. VOM will then ship your Action Pack to the field, where it will be given to a Christian. When you choose to have VOM fill the Action Pack, we will purchase the daily essentials, fill the bag and then distribute it in the country where it’s needed most.

These three animated films take you from Christ’s birth through the birth of the early church. Inspire children and young adults with the retelling of Christ’s life and sacrificial death, and watch as His followers take His message to the ends of the earth.

Inspire your children with the true stories of biblical heroes and saints. VOM’s Courageous Series books highlight the lives of faithful Christians from history, showing how they boldly proclaimed Christ in the face of persecution. The set includes the stories of biblical heroes Stephen, Thomas and the Apostle Paul as well as three additional stories of well-known Christians Nicholas, Patrick and Valentine, whose faith informed their actions. Your children will be inspired to be just as bold for Jesus.

This full-color graphic novel anthology covers the earliest period of church history – from AD 34 to AD 203 – including the time of the apostles and early church martyrs. Though we will never know how many have given their lives for following Jesus Christ, this volume contains the stories of the first and best-known men and women who were faithful to their Savior, regardless of the cost.