Interest in Christianity surges in Iran during COVID-19

From WND.com (April 25):

The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc in Iran, but it is accompanied by a surge in interest in Christianity.

Hormoz Shariat of Iran Alive Ministries explained, "More people are staying home, so our daytime viewership has increased."

He said that due to "the suffering and how they feel about the Islamic government and Islam itself, the good news is that we are seeing a surge in the number of salvations."

"It looks like a veil has lifted from the eyes of Iranians, and now they see the light of the Gospel and are attracted to it," he said.

Another insider, Mike Ansari of Heart4Iran, said groups meeting online due to the lockdown are growing.

"Just because we are home does not mean that we are ineffective. I believe the first and foremost thing is that we realize the power of prayer," he said. "We don’t have anything else to do but get on our knees and pray."

He said the church in Iran has survived persecution because of prayer.

"They are prayer warriors, and they pray for the situation at hand, and they pray for their enemies and for God’s will to be done," he said. "The power of prayer in isolation is multiplied, and we can fill that." [read more]

Nice.

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