Thank you for praying for Christians suffering for their faith in Iran using our monthly Persecuted but not forsaken resource. We are delighted to report good news regarding three individuals.

In April, we asked you to pray for Homayoun and Sara, a married couple preparing for retrial. Sara was serving an eight-year sentence while Homayoun, who suffers with severe Parkinson's disease, was serving two years because of involvement with house churches. Wonderfully, they were both acquitted and released on May 9th by the appeal court.

In May, we asked you to pray for Christian leader Joseph who was serving a ten-year sentence for "acting against national security by promoting Zionist Christianity." On May 24th, at a Tehran appeal court, Joseph had a retrial. His sentence was reduced to two years, and his internal exile was also revoked. While any sentence at all is unjust, we do rejoice at this reduction.

Please pray:

• For Homayoun and Sara as they rebuild their lives

• For Joseph as he remains in prison: for peace and for full acquittal

• For favor, wisdom and endurance for the lawyers and advocates working on cases like these

• For others in prison using June's Persecuted but not forsaken resource