The Iranian government is among the most oppressive regimes in the world. It is illegal to leave Islam and Christians face the constant threat of imprisonment and being falsely charged with “acting against national security” for owning Bibles or even talking about Christ. Many Christians gather in covert fellowships and receive teaching through Christian media smuggled into the country and through broadcast media.
Farid placed his trust in Christ six years ago, but with no church to attend, he had not been growing in his faith. While riding in a lift, a Christian woman gave him a magazine and said, “This is a gift for you.” Farid was startled and wondered if it was a special kind of advertising campaign. But after the woman left, he read it.
“I came upon a page that really touched my heart,” he said. “On that page, they interviewed believers who shared their stories of faith. One was a story about believers who, like me, had given their hearts to Jesus but then forgot that they even were Christian.”
Another story discussed a worship song that Farid remembered from a Christian satellite TV channel years earlier. “Right then I was encouraged to renew my forgotten faith with God,” he said. “The magazine reminded me that even if we forget God, He will never forget us.”
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