Over 200 Iranians came to Robin Hood’s city of Nottingham to hear the Good News that Jesus Christ delivers us from fear. Facing uncertainty both in Iran, and in new countries where they have settled, Iranians often grapple with a debilitating fear of the future, so the whole conference focused on practical spiritual principles to conquer fear. One speaker stressed how the Bible says that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of love, power and self-control, and how Christians can claim this verse as they face difficult situations.
The conference also heard from Creegor, a Turkish pastor. As a young father Creegor lost two of his young children and was at first very angry with God...but then through this devastating experience, he came to faith and is now a passionate preacher of the Gospel.
There are now hundreds of Iranian Christians in the north of England, but most of them attend English speaking churches and so receive their teaching through translation. Iranians have been very blessed by these churches who are doing an outstanding job, but also they really enjoy being able to come to a completely Persian speaking conference.