Mike Riddering Missionary in Africa Martyred by Radical Islam

January 19, 2016

LISTEN NOW! Tragic news has been made known to the body of Christ as a missionary has recently been killed. Mike Riddering was carrying out the love of Jesus Christ and building orphanages in Burkina Faso, Africa. This work was tragically ended when he was killed by Radical Islamists. A total of 28 people were killed in this moment. With raw cell phone footage, you can hear the blasts occurring signifying the moments when Mike went home to be with Jesus Christ.

Those from Hollywood Community Church, who knew him closely, describe him this way, “We feel that Mike was a modern day martyr who lost his life doing the work of Jesus, doing what he felt like God had called him to do; and we will greatly miss him.”

It is these very words that cause the challenging question to be asked of all of us. How are we impacting the lives of those around us by the way we carry out each of our lives? Who does your life impact? We will live our lives radically different when we truly believe in this reality and the reality of eternity.

One such powerful example of this is the true story of the Moravians. It was this group of people that gathered together to begin a prayer meeting. This prayer meeting continued on for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for one hundred years. It was out of these powerful gatherings that the story of what took place regarding two men were birthed.

Encountered with the reality that an island people, forced to lives as slaves, would never encounter the true words of the gospel, these men decided to sell themselves as slaves, leaving their family and friends, simply to be able to share the truth and love of Jesus Christ. Standing on the boat that would carry them to slavery, while their families and loved ones were distanced more and more by the second, one shouted these very words, “MAY THE LAMB WHO WAS SLAIN RECEIVE THE REWARD OF HIS SUFFERING!”

Maybe God is calling you to step out in boldness to carry the torch of Jesus Christ to a people who have not heard the gospel. Listen to this full story and be stirred in your boldness to step out where God may be calling you, and so much more. Also shared in this segment: Radical Islam, persecution, Count Zinzendorf, prayer movement, eternity, Rick Joyner, missionaries, and humility. Greg and John shared in this segment.

Courtesy of Christian News Journal

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