123. “. . . I began to sense that this journey was not about developing discipleship materials, but about walking with Jesus in hard places. I felt drawn to this life that Dmitri had lived: knowing Jesus, loving Jesus, following Jesus and living with Jesus. I met many other believers on that trip to Russia. Hearing Dmitri’s story must have inspired Victor too. He became almost feverish in networking and finding people who we needed to talk to, unearthing stories that we needed to hear. After years of discouragement over the lostness of Somaliland, these Russian stories of spiritual endurance in the face of persecution filled me with a sense of hope. . . .” ~ Nik Ripken
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