Pastor Andrew Brunson and his wife, Norine, lived in Turkey for 23 years, where he was the pastor of Izmir Resurrection Church. In 2016, he was arrested and imprisoned on false charges of participating in a coup attempt against Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

After spending two difficult years in Turkish prison, Brunson was eventually released with intervention from the Trump administration.

He believes the hardship he experienced in prison helped him learn perseverance so that he could also help others to persevere.

Speaking at the Global Prayer for U.S. Election Integrity, Brunson said the “pressures” against those who adhere to Jesus’ teachings and shamelessly stand up for Him will intensify, CBN News reported.

He said he had been feeling “an urgency” since he returned to the U.S. more than two years ago.

“I believe the pressures that we’re seeing in our country now are going to increase, and one of these pressures is going to be hostility toward people who embrace Jesus Christ and His teaching, who are not ashamed to stand for Him,” Brunson said.

“My concern is that we’re not ready for this pressure. And not being prepared is very, very dangerous on a number of levels,” he added.

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