persecution
TRAINING LEADERS: Building Resiliency To Face Christian Persecution
By vomtechsupport at Voice of the Martyrs
· July 4, 2026
· 2 min read
It started as an English-teaching ministry in Japan in 1967. Today A3 is raising up church leaders in 25 countries; leaders equipped and unified to accelerate gospel movements around the world, including numerous hostile areas and restricted nations where The Voice of the Martyrs works with persecut
Key takeaway Joe Handley, CEO of A3, and Janelle Stoops, U.
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Category: persecution ·
Published: July 4, 2026 ·
Source: Voice of the Martyrs ·
Reading time: 2 min
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