God’s Perspective in Persecution: Equipping the Church to Endure
**This podcast is taken from our Global Video Report: EMPOWER CONNECT May Edition**
In this episode, Ron Pearce shares a timely and challenging message drawn from his conversations with national church leaders in Vietnam, India, China, and Ethiopia. When asked how they prepare believers for persecution, these leaders responded with a unified theme: teach God’s perspective.
Ron unpacks how believers around the world are learning to step back, see their suffering in light of eternity, and stand firm through hardship. You’ll hear a gripping story from India, where new Christians were driven from their village and forced to live on the edge of the jungle — infested with biting flies — yet still refused to renounce Jesus. Why? Because they were equipped with the Truth of Scripture and a clear understanding of what truly matters.
This episode challenges us in North America to shift from shallow responses to suffering toward a deeper, biblical foundation that prepares us for what’s coming. It’s not about escaping hardship — it’s about seeing it from heaven’s view.
