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  "path": "/2026/05/22/surrounded-by-a-great-cloud-of-witnesses-faith-that-endures-suffering/",
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  "textContent": "By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” Throughout this series, we have seen a pattern emerge across the pages of Scripture. From Abel, whose blood cried out from the ground, to the prophets who were rejected by their own people; from Job’s mysterious suffering to the suffering servant of Isaiah;…\n\nThe post Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses: Faith That Endures Suffering  first appeared on International Christian Concern.",
  "title": "Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses: Faith That Endures Suffering"
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