‘Even in war, God is moving’ 4 ways to pray for the Iranian Church
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David Yeghnazar2025-06-18T14:52:00
A Christian in Iran shares her story of God at work even among the chaos of conflict in the Middle East. She asks believers around the world to stand with the underground Church in Iran as they pray for peace and an end to the war with Israel
Hanieh* walks the streets of her city, Tehran, at dusk. For days now, conflict has raged with Israel.
From all around, Hanieh is bombarded with noise. Horns blare along heavily clogged highways as fearful people in slow-moving cars attempt to flee. An explosion rings out in the distance. A missile has struck another district. As usual, no siren gave warning of its approach. People shout. Children cry. Engines rev.
To block out the cacophony, she puts in her earbuds to listen to Christian worship music. Hanieh is one of Iran’s growing number of house church Christians. She is on a prayer walk around her beloved but now-besieged city.
As she walks, Hanieh worships and prays. Four themes are heavy on her heart - four needs that she wants believers around the world to join her in praying:
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