Indonesian Students View Persecution as Training

OneNewsNow has a great article today that highlights VOM's Todd Nettleton.  Click here to read the full article.

According to Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), students at the school in Jakarta began facing persecution when it was violently attacked by radical Muslims in July 2008. Neighbors complained, asking government authorities to evict the students due to supposed safety concerns. Now students at the Arastamar Bible School face eviction from a west Jakarta mayor's office building, where they were living temporarily.
 
Todd Nettleton of VOM says persecution is commonplace in Muslim nations.
 
"It's interesting to also note the response of the students," notes Nettleton. "These are theology students. They're future pastors and mission workers in Indonesia, and they see this very much as a part of their training.  As they look ahead to their ministry life, they know that they'll face persecution. They know that they'll face hardships, and so they simply say, 'Hey, this is great preparation because when we go out and begin to minister, we're going to face situations like this all the time.'"