Homayoun was arrested on 8th February 2012 in Shiraz as
part of a raid on a house church. He and three others were sentenced to 3 years
and 8 months in prison.
Homayoun was released on bail on 10th November 2014, but
in January this year his bail conditions were cancelled and he was recalled to
serve the remainder of his sentence, which was due to be completed in October
2015. The three other prisoners were released in December 2014 and January
2015.
In April Homayoun's family were disturbed to find that
they were unable to visit him or make contact as he had been transferred to a
notorious punishment ward in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz, possibly on account of
his evangelistic activity in prison.
Homayoun was transferred back to the general ward on 1st
June and released on Sunday 28th June.
Homayoun and his family thank all who have been praying
for them and advocating for his transfer out of the punishment ward and for his
early release.
Iranian Christians rejoice with Homayoun and his family,
praising God for his release. They request our continued prayers for Homayoun
and those who are still imprisoned on account of their Christian faith and
activities.
Please pray that:
a. Homayoun will recover quickly from the trauma of his
imprisonment, experience healing and adjust to normal family life
b. those
awaiting a court hearing or an appeal will know the Lord's presence, comfort
and peace, and that the Lord will guide the judges in their decisions
c. those
serving their sentences will be encouraged and strengthened in their faith and
experience the love of God and the presence of Christ
d. the intimidation of
Christians in Iran will not result in fear, but instead that faith will be
strengthened and a clear witness maintained
e. all prisoners in Iran will be
treated with respect and dignity, as beings created in the image of God, and
that those imprisoned unjustly on account of their faith in Jesus will be
released soon
f. all officials involved will love mercy, act justly, learn
about Jesus and choose to follow Him
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Middle East Concern
www.meconcern.org
URL for this prayer request: http://meconcern.org/index.php/en/prayer-requests/909-iran-christian-released-after-40-months-in-prison
