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In the Market with Janet Parshall
November 24, 2025
Hour 1: The Shadow of His Hand
Anita Dittman was just a little girl when the winds of Hitler and Nazism began to blow through Germany. By the time she was twelve, the war had begun. Abandoned by her father when he realized the price of being associated with a Jewish wife and family, Anita and her mother were ultimately left to fend for themselves. Anita’s teenage years were spent desperately fighting for survival, yet learning to trust in the One she discovered would not leave her.
Hour 2: God’s Hostage
After more than two decades of missionary work in Turkey, Pastor Andrew Brunson was arrested in October 2016 and accused of espionage. Join us as he describes ministering to marginalized people in a Muslim land; the attention, suspicion, and risks he and his wife, Norine, felt but accepted; and his story of imprisonment, brokenness, and eventual freedom. Don’t miss this fascinating story of what it means to say, “Yes, Lord.”
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Anita Dittman
Anita M. (Dittman) Rowden went to be with the Lord on October 13th, 2020 at the age of 93. Born on May 28, 1927 in East Germany, Anita was a survivor of the WWII Nazi Holocaust. Anita endured much persecution and hardship at a young age. She escaped from a forced labor camp and began a difficult journey to her mother's concentration camp, not knowing if she would find her alive. They were reunited and immigrated to America in 1946. Some years later Anita was introduced to author Jan Markell who coauthored her story of the Holocaust and how her Christian faith sustained her throughout. The book, "Trapped in Hitler's Hell", is still being published after 40 years, here and around the world. Through her book and public speaking Anita touched millions of lives.
Jan Markell
Jan Markell, Founder, President and Host of Understanding the Times. She was saved under Jewish evangelist Hyman Appleman when she was a child. In Jan’s early ministry years she was a part of the Messianic movement, worked for pro-Israel agencies, and for Jewish evangelism ministries. In 1982, Jan incorporated Olive Tree Ministries. Jan has written eight major books, produced a dozen DVDs and at one time she traveled full time across America as a speaker. In the year 2000, Jan launched a radio branch of the ministry starting first on AM980 KKMS, Minneapolis/St. Paul. In 2004, the program was syndicated nationally and is heard internationally on the Internet. “Understanding the Times” radio is interview and commentary-driven and has been received well as a source of news and information hard to find.
Pastor Andrew Brunson
Andrew Brunson is an American pastor. He holds a PhD in New Testament from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Andrew and his wife, Norine, were involved in starting churches, training believers, aiding refugees, and a house of prayer in Turkey for twenty-three years until being falsely accused of terrorism in October 2016. Following this, Andrew was held for two years in Turkish prisons. Due to a worldwide prayer movement and significant political pressure from the US government, he was finally sentenced to time served and dramatically released in October 2018.
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Janet Parshall
Janet Parshall has been broadcasting from the nation's capital for over three decades. Her passion is to "equip the saints" through intelligent conversation based on biblical truth. When she is not behind her microphone, Janet is speaking across the country on issues impacting Christians. She has authored several books. Parshall and her husband, Craig, live in Virginia and have four children and six grandchildren.
