{"id":336975,"date":"2026-04-22T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pastor-martens-refugees-last-hope-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:00:44","slug":"pastor-martens-refugees-last-hope-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pastor-martens-refugees-last-hope-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Martens: Refugees&#8217; last hope? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RZka1Vl0tSc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pastor Martens: Refugees' last hope? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RZka1Vl0tSc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In Berlin, Pastor Gottfried Martens supports refugees who have converted to Christianity \u2014 even offering church asylum to protect them from deportation. 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