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Summaryβ€œI grew up under Soviet rule in Turkmenistanβ€”an atheist in my head but a Muslim in my heart πŸ˜”. Everything changed when my brother-in-law shared the gospel and I stumbled on a Turkmen-dubbed Jesus Film πŸ“Ό. Hearing Jesus speak my own language pierced my soul. At the film’s end, I surrendered my life to Christ πŸ™πŸ». Overwhelmed by joy and peace, I rushed back to my village to share this Good News, and manyβ€”including my motherβ€”believed. But as more came to faith, persecution began: propaganda articles, raids on our house churches, arrests, and even losing our home. Yet through it all, God gave me courage to keep preaching, trusting that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever ❀️.”

Brother Silas, raised in the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, says that as a young man he was an atheist in his head but a Muslim in his heart. When a family member shared his faith in Jesus Christ, Silas angrily rejected such talk. In his mind, Christianity was foreign to the Turkmen people, the faith of the invading Russians.

Yet, as Silas heard the stories and teachings of Jesus, he found himself attracted by who Jesus is. Through a VHS copy of the Jesus Film in the Turkmen language and the divine opportunity to watch it, Silas committed his life to following Christ. Listen as Silas shares how hearing Jesus speak in Turkmen, his own heart’s tongue, made the gospel real and personal to him.

Immediately, Silas experienced overwhelming joy and peace. All his questions had been answered. He began to share Christ with others in his village. But as his obedient actions for Christ became known, Silas got his first taste of Christian persecution.

Government agents, focused on keeping control of Turkmenistan’s people, raided church meetings and even Silas’s home. Be sure to listen next week to hear part two of Silas’s testimony and the intense persecution he faced.

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Time Chapters
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02:05 Early life under Soviet rule
05:10 Heart Muslim, head atheist
08:55 Discovering the Jesus Film
12:20 Decision to follow Christ
16:30 Evangelism in his village
20:05 Facing persecution raids
23:25 Arrest and home sealed
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