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>> today on christiaworld news why a former muslim says he was jailed for publically professing his faith in jesus christ. plus a small church in budast blosz blossoms to 50,000 members. and serving for the ark of covenant. why some experts believe it is located in ethiopia. >> bold muslim converts preach
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the gospel in islamic world. when a muslim converts to christianity, consuences can be dire. gary lane traveled to countries to show those bold enough to risk it all. >> reporter: it is hard to be a christian in a musl-dominanted society especially in egypt. christians were murdered in the streets in the city of luxor. even in the capitol city of cairo. >> in november of 2008, they attempted view are an attack. it can be viewed online on utube. it is sending a clear message this is acceptable behavior.
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>> mainly targets converts from islam. ask egyptian mohammad hegazy. he and his family are in hiding running. he has pronouncements of death against him all because he became a christian and fought a legal battleto change his religion on his national id card. >> if you don't have the right to choose your own belief, what rights do you have? what freedom do you have? >> hegazy says he was jailed and tortured by egyptian state security ants. >> they hanged me by my feet and beat me repeatedly. they used to torture us with electricity on our gentiles. >> converts from islam try to keep their christianity secret?
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muslim countries. >> they are afraidof being hurt. >> many are found out by family members and others. that is what happen to this palastinn. military muslims threatened to kill him. >> i was worried a rock would hit my children or wife. thank god the rock hit me instead. >> his leg was broken and surgery reired. a steel rod placed in his leg. he said he will never return to islam. >> i can't play back and forth. faith is not a game. i am a happier, better person. i have a new life now. >> despite the risk, me bold middle eastearn christians share their faith with others.
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several years later, this iraqi christian stted a church. the body of believers grew from several people to 60 in 5 months. one day he was shot. he suffered a spin cord injury. he continues to share christ with others. today he does it from a wheelchair in lebanon. his paralysis has caused many difficulties, also opportunities. >> when i witness to people about christ, they know what i say is what i mean. living for christ in iraq is not easy for anybody. the salvation of souls is taking place in big numbers among masses in iraq. >> many muslims throughout the middle eastare coming to christhrough signs and wonders like those performed by paul and barn bus in the book of acts. >>
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he stopped here and an incredible ministry that has changed the rld. >> this evangelist, we'll call him rosen asked me to accompany him. he gave the islamic priest a copy of the bible and jesus film. >> i said if you read the bible you'll believe and your mind will be changed. the lord is god and died for you. he took the bible and said maybe. >> several christians prayed for an elderlmuslim man. he could barely walk. had a broken knee and had pt healed properly. after the prayer -- [laughter] hallelujah. >> he was healed and started dancg and very hpy. there is a miracle in the
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mosque. >> rosen's safety is at sk. he is often afraidwhen he approaches the mosque, he feels the peace of god. he courageously pushes forward, the knees of this woman were healed recent, when he paid a visit to her me. >> thank you to jesus. >> we have fear, but jesus is with us, emmanuel is with us. jesus said i am with you forever. and we need to go to the mosque and everywhere to tell people the truth about him and his love. >> gary lane cbn news, damascus, syri coming , christians reaching out to drug addicts in vietnam. we'll show how they found forgiveness and freedom in christ.
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cbn asian reporter lucille brings the story of bondage to redemption. >> reporter: iho chi minh city these men gather to pray, worship, and re the bible. they could pass for seminy students. but in reality, all 30 of them are former drug addis who have found forgiveness and freedom through the church's ministry. pastor says only god's love has the power to deliver them from their addiction. >> their families and they themselves give up. most say they have not been successful with rehabilitation centers. here in the center, they feel the power of god's love and they experience deliverance miraculously.
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>> this man is a recipient of god's love he came here with sickness and pain. afflictions from heroin and opium abuse. >> i wanted to die. doctors gave up on me. they sent me home. at that time i met this purpose that got out of drugs and stayedt the center. she shared with me about jesus. i felt i had hope. i was surprised aftethey prayed for me. i don't feel pain in my chest and stomach and livered fr drugs. >> today, the church worship team is amazed how god gave him skills to play an instrument with no musitraining. he has dedicated his life to sharing the grace he received.
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>> now i experienced a miracle, i want to share jesus with people in the same situations, drug addict li me. they can be set free and get salvation from the lord. >> the number of people who get into drugs here in vietnam has been incased by 25 percent. the government is serious in giving treatment to the drug dependant. christn chures here are playing an impoant role. vietnam is a communist nation. government is hostile to christian churches. pastor hung says police often come to the church and ask him questis. however, the success of the church's ministry to drug's addicts has earned favor from the government authoriti. >> they persecute us and threaten us. i said i only do the work of the lord to teach and love.
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after they see my faith an transformation of the people, they respect me and don't bother us anymore. >> because of god's miracles of healing and deliverance, these former drug addicts and their families worship the lord with great passion. it is an intensity that demonstrates their deep grat gratitude for their newfound freedom. these people are now worshipping one of the churches in eastern europe.
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traveled to budapest and visited an underground church. it is now in the open and 50,000 members strong. >> it began in a small house with a handful of people. the year was 1979. >> what was it like to be a pastor of this small underground church. [ foreign speaking ] >> it was extremely difficult we were in the middle of dictatorship in hungary. this raised the eye brows of authorities. >> it was banned by the state so believers were forced undergund. >> how was christianity viewed by the communist? >> second class citizens. many time it is communist police tried to destroy the house.
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the whe police deemed dead end street. >> 30 years later, that small underground house fellowship transformed into this megachurch called faith urch. 50,000 strong meeting every sunday across huary. >> did you ever thinkyou would be here today wre you are? >> i never imagined this. all i can say is that this is a miracle. >> on a recent sunday morning, cbn news arrived at the church around 8:30 only to find a sea of humanity on the outskirts of budapest. the service officially starts at 10:. by 9:00 thousands had arrived waiting for the doors to open. by 10:30 it was packed and band
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just getting start. the people came from rural villages and far away towns to part of what the pastor believes is -->> i want people to know the god of the bible and become born again christians. >> pastor saysthere is not a sunday that goes by without people ming to receivchrist or receive healing. >> i was on the verge of suicide. i found rest restoration here at faith church. >> take this family. >> they were terrifi. there was fear because we were notorious. >> it was once the most notorious crime mily. many familymembers have become
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born again christians. >> hallelujah!>> when people say our name, they are not scared anymore. we have all changed. god is doing a new thing in our lives. >> you'll find prompt politicians, artist messiac jews, wealt stockbrokers worshipping together. in 2001, sandor nemeth broadcast the service across the cotry. >> we get so many positive letters nce we started broadcasting the sunday service. >> when he is not preaching, he is writing books or helping his wife run the elementary or secondary schools and drawing plans for a new christian university. >> absolutely stunning pictures
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of budapest on all of these postcards. also a stark reminder of the impact that 40 years of communism has had on this nation. pastor sandor nemeth speaks of a name of mistrust pervive across this country. >> communism destroyed our system of values, friendships destroyed, secret spies forced people not to trust each other. we are trying to chae all that. we want people to know there is freedom and forgiveness in the message of the gospel. we want to set people free from the past. >> past contues to trouble the chur. >> do you have spies in your congregation? >> where the work of god is present there are spies. always informers, those that watch from the sidelis. i cannot imaginit any other way.
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i don't care if they are here. i want them to tell the truth. >> churchas been repeatedly investigated by the hungarian internal revenue service. >> we have to get used to such scruti. nothing sg going to stop us from preaching the meage of jesus christ. >> pastor sandor nemeth is bringing the service to a close. he urges members to change the spiritual landscape with the hope that one day the message of jesus christ will be heard throughout the land. >> we want to see hungary come out of the the crisis so they can help their fellow man and change the society. >> george thomas cbn news, budapest, hungary.
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how can we thousands of years. some claim it is being held in ethiopia. chuck holton. >> reporter: ark of the covenant built by mos to hold the tablets at the command of god himself. secreted in the darkness of the holy of holies for centuries. then it disappeared. for more than 2,000 years the where abouts have been shrouded in mystery. many theories as to the where abouts. some say buried under the temple mount. others contend carried to egypt before being lost to history. wherer it maybe, the lost ark of the covenant is the most sought after christian relic in
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history. in a recent trip, i met up with this man. he agreed to let me tag along on another fact-finding adventure. a former crime scene investigator, bob has made a name searching for biblal relics, taking the biblas a literal guide, he has traced from egyptian, searched for noah's arks and mount sinai gh after more than a century it was moved to nile river to lake ton na in ethiopia. this is where they say they had
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the it. we are going to go by with a boat. they are going to say the ark sat in a tent similar to the tabernacle in the wilderness. >> the monks living on the island haven't changed their worship for thousands of years. they dress in animal skins farming the small isla spending more than 3 hour as day in prayer. monks showed us relics they say arrived with the ark. >> they are said to be brought with e ark from soloman's temple. they put the blood in it and sprinkle the blood upon the ark. >> their ancestor safeguarded the ark for 800 years. >> in that time ethiia became a christian nation and the king
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retrieved the ark and took it to ox san where we are going next. >> city of ox san was once the capitol of the kingdom. ancient kingmarked their graves whicrival the pyramids. legend hasit ark was brought in 400 a. d. anplaced in the church of lady man of zion. >> it is like a bunker, made out of cinder blocks. as ou go in that door, there is a corridor that goes to the left, a sharp right turn, another sharp right turn what they claim is the ark of the covenant with a silver ornate sleeve. people say why doesn't someone bring it. they built the building around this object that they call the
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ark of the covenant >> we arrived in the holiest day, festival of tin cat. tens of thousands make a pilgramage of ox san. a replica is paraded througut the city. people sing and dance and party lasts all night long. tim cat is like easter and christmas all wrapped into one. the most imptant holiday of the year. these women will be out here worshipping, sinng songs, praying. this is a special place and special time. >> next morning they continue celebrating with songs and dances. it is a fascinating look into old testament style worship that can't be found any other place in the world. at the end of the day, there is no way to know for certain if
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the ark is here or not, one thing is for sure, no doubt whatsoever in the minds of these christians. >> ielieve they have a replica so convincing they believe it to be the ark of the covenant for more than 2,000 years. >> chuck holton, cbn news, ethiopia. thanks, chuck. that is our report for this week. thanks for joining usyou can find more reports on our websitnietzsche and darwin are thosin the pantheon of the gods of atheism.
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