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  • Reaching Iran

    The story of a trained Iranian church planter

    Thursday, April 13th, 2017
    Behrouz* was trained through Elam’s three-month leadership and church planting course, in a country near Iran, during 2016. The day after he returned to Iran, Behrouz went to a park to pray, asking the Lord for an opportunity to share the Gospel. A stranger soon approached him, asking for a cigarette. Instead, Behrouz bravely handed him a New Testament. Intrigued, the stranger revealed he was disillusioned... Read more
  • Influential Institutions

    Presidential elections approaching: prayers needed

    Thursday, April 06th, 2017
    In May, Iranians will go to the polls to elect their president for the next four-year term. Although the president has less authority than the Supreme Leader, he does have significant sway in some areas. So the pending vote could profoundly affect the lives of ordinary Iranians, including underground Christian believers. Each presidential candidate will be vetted by Iran’s Guardian Council during... Read more
  • Suffering But Growing Church

    House raided: Iranian Catholic mom and son missing

    Thursday, April 06th, 2017
    On February 20, a mother and son, both converts to Catholicism, had their home in Urmia raided and they were taken into custody by the Revolutionary Guard. The whereabouts of the pair, known as Veronika and Augustine, are currently unknown, but it is believed that they may have been detained at the intelligence building of the Revolutionary Guards, where detainees often suffer very abusive treatment.  Please... Read more
  • Reaching Iran

    Kids TV show: reaching children for Christ all over Iran

    Monday, February 13th, 2017
      Playful. Dynamic. Full of truth. Elam's TV show 'Garden of Friendship' teaches young Iranians about Jesus and the Bible. Very little is available to reach and disciple Iranian children, so this show fills a serious void. Please join us in praying for: The show to be useful and effective for Iranian churches and families as they disciple children; 'Garden of Friendship' to reach... Read more