{"id":6509,"date":"2018-07-24T11:12:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T02:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/?p=6509"},"modified":"2019-06-19T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T06:53:25","slug":"vomk-report-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/2018\/07\/24\/vomk-report-19\/","title":{"rendered":"MISSIONARY TO THE MIDDLE EAST SAYS, THERE WILL BE YEMENIS IN HEAVEN DUE TO KOREAN TREATMENT OF REFUGEES."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;MISSIONARY TO THE MIDDLE EAST SAYS,&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:1.3em|text_align:center|line_height:1.5em&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1533796456221{margin-top: 1em !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;&#8220;THERE WILL BE YEMENIS IN HEAVEN DUE TO KOREAN TREATMENT OF REFUGEES.&#8220;&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:1.5em|text_align:center|line_height:1.5em&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1533796445144{margin-top: 1em !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;A recent influx of Yemeni refugees to South Korea has sparked questions of how asylum seekers from the Middle East should be handled. Best-selling author on Muslim evangelism and Voice of the Martyrs Korea\u2019s ministry partner, Pastor Tom Doyle, has experience with ministering to the Yemeni Muslims. 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No Bibles are allowed. No house churches are allowed. But, by the grace of God, He has allowed 600 Yemenis to come to South Korea.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGod can work anywhere and through anyone,\u201d Voice of the Martyrs Korea board chair Hyun Sook Foley adds, \u201cso it is a blessing that God has entrusted more than 600 Yemeni hearts to the Korean church.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Doyle has spoken with Muslim refugees in Europe who left their faith and become followers of Jesus. He says each of these refugees had a similar story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said the only people that were concerned about them as they went from their country through Europe were Christians.\u201d Pastor Doyle explains. \u201cAnd this changed their heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then adds, \u201cOne of these days, there\u2019s going to be Yemenis in heaven because of your prayer, your efforts to meet them, and your efforts to share Jesus with them.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6517&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.25em;\"><em>Pastor Tom Doyle and his wife JoAnne Doyle, both missionaries to the Middle East, visit the Voice of the Martyrs Korea office.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;project-body&#8221;]On Monday evening August 20 at 7:30PM, Pastor Tom Doyle will be traveling to the Voice of the Martyrs office in Mapo to speak about his experience as a missionary in the Middle East. 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