A film about evangelicals under duress in Ukraine has sparked a plethora of intrigue as the Eastern European nation continues its battle against Russia.
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Colby Barrett, executive producer of “A Faith Under Siege,” told CBN News he became involved in the project after a friend called and asked if he wanted to visit Ukraine.
At first, Barrett was reluctant and offered up a litany of reasons why he couldn’t go.
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“I’ve got four kids,” he said. “There’s a war there. … Life is busy.”
However, despite these roadblocks, something sparked Barrett to disregard his reasons for not visiting — and seize the opportunity.
“God sometimes doesn’t follow our logic, and I really felt called to go over there to do a humanitarian aid mission and then also to document what was happening to Christians in the Russian-occupied territories,” Barrett said. “So we traveled the entire length to the front lines … interviewed over 30 people who had directly suffered in this conflict.”
While the filmmakers spoke to Christians of many denominations, they primarily interacted with evangelical Christians, whom Barrett said have been the most targeted throughout the dispute.
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Overall, at least 47 religious leaders have died, with claims of Russian soldiers killing and torturing Christian leaders. Christian heritage sites have also been caught up in the chaos and destroyed.
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