When the coronavirus pandemic began, Aref and his wife, Liana, were happy to follow Iran’s lockdown because their age put them at risk.
One day while getting some fresh air in a local park, they were approached by a man who talked to them briefly about God and gave them a Bible. Aref gave it a quick look and, when he got home, placed it on a bookshelf.
Months later Aref had a dream about a light shining brightly from the bookshelf and a voice saying, “I will reveal the true way to you. You will find Me there.”
“The next morning, I thought about my dream,” he said, “and then I went to the bookshelf and grabbed the Bible after eight months. I opened it with more passion and, curiously, I remembered also the guy who gave me this book.”
After reading some passages in the Bible, Aref returned to the first page and found contact information for the man who had given it to him. “I grabbed my phone and called the number to ask about my dream and questions that came to mind about God,” Aref said.
Today, Aref is connected to a ministry that answers his questions and prays with him, leading him closer to Jesus Christ.
Praise God for the amazing ways in which He moves to draw people to Himself!
Awesome! It’s encouraging to hear that God is working powerfully in the lives of the Iranian people.
Thank God for Aref and his wife and thank to the missioners working in Iran. We believe in Jesus and his work amongst the Muslims in Iran. It is the time for them and I hear more and more Iranian Muslims embracing Christianity in and outside of Iran. Amen
Oh, fabulous – Praise the Lord!!
We pray for people such as yourself.
The Lord is good! Give thanks for the Lord works His purposes in His ways and His times using His means and especially His people. Thank you Blessed Lord Jesus for bringing Aref to yourself through the powerful work of your Spirit. We urge you to strengthen his faith and grow his knowledge of you and to use him to be fruitful and effective in his service of you. Thank you Father for your Son the progress of the Gospel across the globe. Please bless your people in Iran and pour out your Spirit on all people and leaders as they hear and see the Lord Jesus in the lives of your servants. Have mercy Lord, have mercy.
Wow -Praise you Lord Jesus – A Bible in your hand is food for the soul , living water that drinking from never goes dry , blood that cleanses and washes away sin and pays for everything you will ever need. Wow