St Theophane

Theophane’s family loved God very much; his older brother was a priest and his other brother was a Bishop in France. So when Theophane was old enough, he became a priest, too. He wanted to be a missionary so that he could share the good news of Jesus with people who didn’t know about Him yet. This made Theophane and his family very sad, because they knew that they would probably never see each other again. Even though it was hard for Theophane to leave his family, he knew that God wanted him to go and share the Gospel. He went to Hong Kong and learned how to speak the language of the people he would be teaching. Then, he went to Vietnam. Christians in Vietnam were put into prison and killed, so Theophane was always in danger. He also suffered because he was would get sick often. Even though it was very difficult to be there, Theophane kept sharing about Jesus and many people gave their life to Jesus. He was very well loved by the people that he served but, one day, someone betrayed him, just like Judas betrayed Jesus. Theophane was thrown into prison for 2 months. While he was there, he shared the Gospel with the guards and they gave their lives to Jesus, too. Even though everyone wanted to save his life, the ruler of Vietnam did not like Christians and he had Theophane killed. Theophane was martyred for his faith in Jesus