{"id":351,"date":"2006-03-29T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-29T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/03\/god-at-work.html"},"modified":"2006-03-29T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-29T06:30:00","slug":"god-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/03\/god-at-work.html","title":{"rendered":"God at work"},"content":{"rendered":"

While we are focused on the fate of the Christian in Afghanstan, God is using the situation to call His people:<\/p>\n

Andaryas runs a collection of Christian websites in Afghanistan’s Dari-Persian tongue as well as daily radio programs and a weekly television program.
\nHe is in daily contact with individuals in his homeland, and has been reporting for several years about the risks faced by Afghan Christians — all converts from Islam and thus considered apostates worthy of death, according to Islamic law (shari’a).
\nHe said one of the websites, which carries news on Afghan Christians, typically drew about 300 unique visitors every month, but since the Rahman story emerged it had attracted half a million visitors.
\nThe number of emails received also has risen enormously, and 13 people are now tasked with responding to them.
\nThe majority of emails are negative and many are abusive, coming from Muslims who felt that Rahman and other apostates — including Andaryas himself — should be severely punished.
\nBut there also are many messages of support, he said.
\nAnd then there are emails coming from Afghans wanting to know more about Christianity, asking where they can get a Bible in the Dari or Pashto language, or sharing the news that they had become believers in Jesus Christ.
\nAmong the most stirring messages are those from Afghan Muslims marveling about a faith for which a man was willing to die and wanting to study the Bible further.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest here<\/a>.
\n(Story via Doug, my husband )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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