There was news this Easter of the martyrdom of three Christians in Turkey, but I didn't know some of these details.
Necati Aydin, who played Jesus on TURK-7 television this Easter, paid for it with his life. An amateur actor, Aydin, husband and father of two children, was one of three Christians murdered on April 18 in the city of Malatya, Turkey.
Authorities confirm that the three, workers of the Zirve Christian publishing house, had been tied to chairs and tortured for three hours before having their throats slit.
Aydin ... was himself the target of religious hatred simply because he worked so that others would have a chance to understand the story of Christ in Turkish. TURK-7 is an indigenous Turkish television ministry that broadcasts four hours a day on SAT -7 Farsi and Turkish channel. Christians make up less than one percent of the population of Turkey.
What has come to my attention is the heroically Christian response of his widow.
The situation has provided a unique opportunity to share the Gospel of forgiveness to the Turkish nation on national television as the widow of one said she forgave the killers.
What other answer is there? Prayers for all those persecuted for their faith.
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