From the Field - 2025 National Conference

At the VOM 2025 National Conference, several front-line workers shared stories from the field, including personal experiences of facing persecution for the sake of advancing the gospel.

This conference recap gives you the opportunity to hear directly from Christians who have endured persecution and can testify that God is at work in the world’s darkest places. As you watch these sessions, take time to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters and consider how you can share their stories with others so that more believers are inspired to follow Christ with full commitment, no matter the cost.

If you joined us for the National Conference, you may notice that some sessions are missing. Because many speakers serve in hostile areas or restricted nations where Christians are persecuted, not all sessions could be shared.

If you’d like to attend a future conference and hear firsthand stories like this, visit our Events Page.
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  • Susanna Koh

    On November 5th, a judge in Malaysia delivered a verdict in the case of Susanna Koh vs. the Malaysian government and members of the police believed to be involved in the abduction of her husband, Pastor Raymond Koh.

  • Petr Jasek

    In this episode of The Voice of the Martyrs Radio, recorded at the VOM National Conference, Petr Jasek shares his harrowing and inspiring testimony. Ten years after his arrest in Sudan, Petr recounts the 445 days he spent in prison, the prophetic dream that prepared him for suffering, and how God used him to witness to radical Islamists behind bars.

  • Cole Richards

    VOM President Cole Richards opened The Voice of the Martyrs’ 2025 National Conference, From the Field, held in Bartlesville, OK, by drawing on his 19 years of ministry with The Voice of the Martyrs and sharing how everything VOM does is in service of supporting and loving persecuted Christians.

  • Dr. Hormoz and Neda

    At VOM’s 2025 From the Field National Conference, Neda shares her powerful testimony of coming to faith in Jesus Christ in the Islamic Republic of Iran. More than 20 years ago, Neda prayed to Allah, the god of Islam, about her broken marriage. But Allah wouldn’t answer, and she felt empty inside. Jesus saw her broken heart and sent someone to share the gospel with Neda.

  • Eliseo Villar

    At VOM’s 2025 From the Field National Conference, Pastor Eliseo Villar shares firsthand stories of how members of the body of Christ in Communist Cuba have endured trials, suffering and persecution for their faith. As a pastor and evangelist, Eliseo Villar has faithfully served the nation of Cuba for more than 47 years.

  • John Samara

    At VOM’s 2025 From the Field National Conference, Syrian church leader John Samara shares a powerful and sobering message on behalf of persecuted Christians in the Middle East and North Africa. Having grown up in Syria, Pastor John understands firsthand the high cost of following Christ in a region marked by conflict and hostility toward the gospel. Today, he serves Christians across Syria, the Middle East and North Africa through Ananias House, a ministry committed to sharing the love of Christ in some of the world’s most challenging environments.

  • Bob Fu

    At VOM’s 2025 From the Field National Conference, Bob Fu, former prisoner for Christ in China; founder and president of China Aid Association; and author of the book God’s Double Agent, shares a message of hope amidst the growing persecution of Christians in China. Drawing from his personal experience of persecution and decades of serving as a voice for Chinese Christians, Bob explains the escalating challenges facing believers across the country.

  • Petr Jasek

    At VOM’s 2025 From the Field National Conference, hear from Petr Jasek, a longtime servant of persecuted Christians, as he shares powerful stories and testimonies from believers who have counted the cost of following Christ. These are stories marked by resilience — faith lived out in the face of beatings, torture, imprisonment and even death. Through these believers’ example of courage, Petr challenges each of us to examine how we respond to hardship and opposition in our own lives.

  • Sister Peggy

    At the 2025 VOM From the Field National Conference, Sister Peggy — the longest-serving member of VOM’s staff — shared a story from more than 30 years ago when The Voice of the Martyrs hosted its very first National Conference. Peggy and her husband were among the original seven Bartlesville staff members when the U.S. office relocated from Middlebury, IN, to Bartlesville, OK, in 1990.

  • Brother Scott

    At the 2025 VOM From the Field National Conference, retired VOM staff member Brother Scott shared stories from his years serving at VOM. Scott held many roles at VOM over the years of his faithful service. Most recently, he worked with volunteers at The Voice of the Martyrs, and he was frequently asked for advice on how to share the stories of persecuted Christians with their family, friends and church. His answer was always the same: “Pick the story that speaks to you. Learn it, and learn it well. And then go out and share it.”

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