{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"NEW YEAR 2026: Encouraging Gatherings, Government Transitions and Praying for Persecuted Christians","description":"Aaron Miller, Vice President of International Ministry at The Voice of the Martyrs, looks back to recount changes and transitions he saw during 2025 in places like Syria, Turkmenistan, Tanzania, and Saudi Arabia. He also shares stories of sitting down with fellow believers in hostile areas and restricted nations and how VOM\u2019s work expanded in countries such as Benin, Indonesia, Morocco, and western Nepal. \u201cIn times of transition,\u201d Aaron says, \u201cour staff sees opportunities.\u201d VOM\u2019s field staff is excited by the chance to reach new places, which allows them to learn the needs of our persecuted brothers and sisters, pray for them specifically and find the best ways VOM can serve. You\u2019ll hear how VOM is facilitating gatherings where pastors and gospel workers meet brothers and sisters doing similar work in other closed countries. These gatherings are opportunities to hear testimonies, pray together and worship the Lord freely with other persecuted Christians. Listen as Aaron shares sacred sentences written in a letter from an imprisoned pastor thanking VOM for taking care of his wife and children. \u201cI want to thank you for ministering to orphans of living fathers,\u201d the pastor wrote, \u201cministering to widows of living husbands.\u201d Hear how you can pray for the specific needs of persecuted Christians, and request your free copy of VOM\u2019s 2026 Global Prayer Guide to help you know how to pray throughout this year for Christians in India, Venezuela, and many more hostile areas and restricted nations. The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily in 2026 for persecuted Christians in nations like North Korea, Nigeria and Bangladesh, as well as provide free access to e-books, audiobooks, video content and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today. ","author_name":"VOMRadio","author_url":"http:\/\/www.vomradio.net","html":"