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Therefore, as I see yet another group of\u00a0Christians\u00a0are under the gun,\u00a0these\u00a0in Kenya <\/a>(who I have contact with due to my connection with missionaries there during my ministry days), I thought I would put out a prayer and a thanks to those who bear the witness to the faith, even to the point of death. \u00a0For Americans who have a hard time pondering what it really is to be oppressed, or to suffer for the faith, the testimony is worth more than I could ever give.

<\/span>\u201cBlessed are you when\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>\u00a0insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.\u201d \u00a0<\/i>Matthew 5.11-12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"