The Gospel in Iran

Josh Harris:

The other day I had the privilege of being on a conference call with a man who has pioneered church planting and evangelism all over Iran (learn more about this work here). He encouraged me and the other people on the call to help spread this information about what God is doing in Iran. (I'm indebted to my friend John who took the following notes from the conference call).

Since Christmas, the government of Iran has been cracking down on evangelical Christians, most of whom are involved in "underground" or house churches. The authorities have attacked and plundered Christians' homes in over 17 cities. He told the story of one man who was recently dropping his daughter off at school, when the authorities showed up at his house and had a message sent to him, ordering him to come home immediately. He didn't run away but instead dialed another believer, expressed his trust in God and willingness to suffer for Christ. He then went home to be arrested.

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