Iranian Christians request prayer for at least fourteen
believers from Muslim backgrounds who were arrested earlier this month in
Varamin in Tehran Province. Relatives of those arrested have requested that
this incident be made public and that as wide a prayer network as possible be
engaged on behalf of the victims.
On November 1st security agents raided a house church in
Varamin, south-east of Tehran, and arrested at least thirteen of those present,
including Poorkaveh, Simmin, Bahram, Amin, Leyla, Zahra, Mehdi and Farzaneh,
Shayan, Sara, Nazanin, Elnaz and Mohammad.
The following day another Christian connected with the
house church was arrested at his home in Tehran.
Many of those arrested were formerly members of Emmanuel
Protestant Church in Tehran, which was forced to stop its Farsi-language
services in 2012, resulting in the formation of several informal house
churches.
The present whereabouts of those arrested is unknown to
family and friends, who are concerned for their safety. They request our prayers
that:
a. those arrested and detained will know God's strength
and love, that they will answer their interrogators with patience and wisdom,
and that they will be released soon
b. the families and friends of those
detained will know the Lord's strength, peace, protection and support
c. all
prisoners in Iran will be treated with respect and dignity as beings created in
the image of God
d. all officials involved will love mercy, act justly, learn
about Jesus and choose to follow Him
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Middle East Concern
URL for this prayer request: http://meconcern.org/index.php/en/prayer-requests/974-iran-believers-arrested
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