{"id":36148,"date":"2021-04-15T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T04:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/?p=36148"},"modified":"2021-04-15T15:50:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T06:50:11","slug":"vomk-report-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/2021\/04\/15\/vomk-report-150\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTIAN AID WORKER IMPRISONED FOR HIS FAITH IN SUDAN, NEARLY KILLED BY ISIS CELLMATES: \u201cGOD HAD A PURPOSE\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”36158″ img_size=”full”][vc_custom_heading text=”In December 2015, Czech-born Christian aid worker Petr Jasek went on a 4-day visit to Sudan to check on burned church buildings and persecuted Christians. But what was intended as a brief stay turned into a life sentence for spying and an eventual 445 days in prison with hardened IS fighters as his cell mates.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:1.2em|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” el_class=”headline” link=”|||”][vc_column_text]Jasek\u2019s story is told in his new book,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Imprisoned with Isis<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The Korean language edition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was<\/span><\/span>\u00a0released\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this week<\/span><\/span>\u00a0by Voice of the Martyrs Korea<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and is available\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/product\/iwi-en\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”36154″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_custom_heading text=”Petr Jasek shown here in prison in Sudan with some of his fellow prisoners, Sudanese pastors.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:13px|text_align:center|color:%230f0f0f|line_height:1.45em” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span><\/span>For 20 years, Petr Jasek coordinated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Voice of the Martyrs\u2019 assistance to persecuted Christians throughout Africa<\/span><\/span>,\u201d says Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley. \u201c<\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was the son of persecuted Christian parents who had grown up under communism in the former Czechoslovakia, and so he was especially well suited to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>serve underground believers.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Representative Foley says that Jasek\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had coordinated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nearly 300 projects in 27 African countries<\/span><\/span>, frequently traveling to the countries\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interview persecuted brothers and sisters and arrange projects for their health.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Representative Foley says that Jasek\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had visited Sudan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>many times<\/span><\/span>, but in December 2015,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span>particular\u00a0<\/span><\/span>4-day<\/span>\u00a0visit in which he met persecuted believers and visited burned down church buildings, he was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stopped by the secret police\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at the airport\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even a<\/span><\/span>fter he had been issued the boarding pass for his flight home<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jasek\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>phone, camera,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>laptop<\/span><\/span>\u00a0were confiscated<\/span><\/span>, and<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interrogated for nearly 24 hours at the headquarters of the secret police. After that,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>says Representative Foley,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was put into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of five\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prison<\/span><\/span>s in which he would be confined over the following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>445 days<\/span><\/span>. Jasek was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ultimately sentenced to life in prison for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>alleged\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spy<\/span><\/span>\u00a0activity<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”36160″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_custom_heading text=”Petr Jasek\u2019s new book, Imprisoned With Isis, is available for purchase at https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/product\/iwi-en\/ .” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:13px|text_align:center|color:%230f0f0f|line_height:1.45em” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvomkorea.com%2Fproduct%2Fiwi-en%2F||target:%20_blank|”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span><\/span>Imprisoned with ISIS<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an amazing true story, one that Voice of the Martyrs Korea is excited to be able to bring to Korean readers\u201d says Representative Foley. \u201cOn the one hand, it is a story of great suffering:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Petr lost 25 kg within\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the first three months<\/span><\/span>\u00a0through internal bleeding. He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was in a cell with six members of Islamic State<\/span><\/span>, from<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Sudan, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Egypt,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>He was denied all contact with the outside world. And yet it is a story of great encouragement. Petr\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was able to lead many of his fellow prisoners to Christ. He learned personally what scripture means when it says that God\u2019s strength is made perfect in our weakness. And he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is able to<\/span>\u00a0testify how God used the prayers of believers around the world to keep him alive and even help him to sleep and experience peace. Petr says, \u2018God had a purpose for my imprisonment.\u2019 And Petr believes that when that purpose was complete, God opened the door and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had him released.<\/span><\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Representative Foley notes that t<\/span><\/span>oday,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jasek\u00a0<\/span><\/span>serve<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0as VOM\u2019s global ambassador, traveling around the world to tell\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>story and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>encourage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Christians\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remember those who are in prison for their faith through prayer, financial support, and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>other action projects coordinated by Voice of the Martyrs<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XMYB-1l8Ry0″][vc_custom_heading text=”Petr Jasek describes what it was like to be imprisoned with IS members in a Sudanese prison.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:13px|text_align:center|color:%230f0f0f|line_height:1.45em” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”|||”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FNkwfxh8Xk4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Petr Jasek reflects on his 445 days in prison and on God\u2019s sovereignty.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:13px|text_align:center|color:%230f0f0f|line_height:1.45em” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span><\/span>Whenever I was transferred<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to a different prison in Sudan<\/span><\/span>, I was heavily chained on my arms and legs and si<\/span><\/span>x<\/span><\/span>\u00a0heavily-armed soldiers accompanied me<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0says Petr Jasek, who appeared at a press conference for Korean reporters via Zoom on Thursday.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Petr Jasek says\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it was during those times he was reminded of II Timothy 2:9 which says, \u201cEven though I am bound as a criminal<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the Word of God is not bound.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Voice of the Martyrs Korea<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an NGO which ministers to persecuted Christians worldwide<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rMeVJUntymM”][vc_custom_heading text=”Petr Jasek tells his story about spending 445 days in a Sudanese prison.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:13px|text_align:center|color:%230f0f0f|line_height:1.45em” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”|||”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”36158″ img_size=”full”][vc_custom_heading text=”In December 2015, Czech-born Christian aid worker Petr Jasek went on a 4-day visit to Sudan to check on burned church buildings and persecuted Christians. But what …","protected":false},"author":659,"featured_media":36152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[857,235,869,140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-russian-special","category-special-column","category-china-special","category-vomk-report"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"en","enabled_languages":["ko","en","zh","ru"],"languages":{"ko":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"zh":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"ru":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}