In Part 2 of our interview with Pastor Hassan Abduraheem Taour he shares how his heart remained upbeat, even as the judge pronounced him guilty and sentenced him to 12 years in prison. He'll talk about how reading the Bible is different inside prison than when you're free. Hassan says he experienced persecution as a blessing from God—a blessing that brought him to weep tears of joy. "It is really a privilege to be persecuted," he says.

Your faith will be encouraged, and you'll be challenged to pray for Sudan as you hear Pastor Hassan's amazing testimony this week on VOM Radio.

Hear Part 1 of our conversation here.

Pastor Hassan was imprisoned with VOM's Africa regional director, Petr Jasek. You can hear Petr's side of the story here.