Apr 10, 2019 | Iran, Middle East, News, Prayer, Testimonies
Esther’s dark hair falls well below her shoulders. She’s petite, wearing a dark blue dress with brown leather shoes. She is reticent and shy and carries herself across the room like a whisper. We just finished a meal of ghormeh sabzi, a traditional Iranian stew of...
Dec 13, 2018 | Iran, Middle East, News, Prayer, Testimonies
Can you imagine what it would be like to celebrate Christmas in secret? No tree, no gifts, no carol service. Twenty-one-year-old Nava* is an isolated believer from a Muslim background from Iran, who celebrated Christmas for the first time last year. “From the...
Nov 28, 2018 | Iran, Middle East, News, Prayer, Testimonies, Turkey
Iranian ex-prisoner Wahid now pastors a church of 200 in Turkey In Iran’s infamous prison systems, convicted Iranian Christians are jailed and treated as “prisoners of conscience.” Iranian ex-prisoners report being forced to endure intense physical and emotional...
Oct 31, 2018 | East & South East Asia, International Day of Prayer (IDOP), Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, News, Nigeria, Prayer, West Africa
What is IDOP? IDOP stands for International Day of Prayer, which is an annual prayer day for the persecuted church. Christians around the world set aside a day in November to unite in prayer for our brothers and sisters who are persecuted for their faith. This year...
Jun 19, 2018 | Arabian Peninsula, Colombia, Egypt, Iran, Latin America, Mexico, Middle East, Nigeria, North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, West Africa
The World Cup opening ceremonies kicked off in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Russia is hosting the month-long tournament to decide which country’s football skills come out on top, with 32 countries set to compete. But before we get caught up in all the hype, let’s not...
Apr 12, 2018 | Iran, Middle East, News, Prayer, Testimonies
Ex-prisoners praying for Christians currently imprisoned at a Trauma Awareness Training for ex-prisoners. Morad* spent six months in prison in Iran for his faith in Jesus Christ. During this time, he was physically abused, locked up in solitary confinement and...
