Iran: Church Leaders (Beaten) Arrested

Persecution.com ^ | 3/22/10 | Persecution.com

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Iran: Church Leaders Arrested

On Feb. 28, Hamid and Reyhaneh, a former-Muslim couple who led a house church, were arrested by secret police in Isfahan, Iran, according to Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN).

Twenty secret police officers arrested and assaulted Reyhaneh when she resisted. “Hamid was arrested when he returned home an hour later,” FCNN reported. “Other believers present at the time were threatened but not detained, though one was also assaulted when he protested [the arrests].”

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Police confiscated computers, telephones and literature, including many Bibles. On March 1, Hamid and Reyhaneh’s family contacted the authorities and were told their case would be referred to the Revolutionary Court once charges were finalized. The couple’s two teenage sons are being cared for by Reyhaneh’s sister.

The arrests of these Christians are the latest in a series in recent months. The Voice of the Martyrs encourages you to pray that Hamid and Reyhaneh will be released and reunited with their sons. Pray that their sons will be comforted by the presence and peace of Jesus, and pray that Iranian believers will be encouraged. Pray that officials involved will act justly and display mercy and that they might come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ.

[happygrl]

Thanks for posting!

I am praying for Hamid and Reyhaneh.

May they be strong in the Lord, and have his power and protection!

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Oh dear Father, we pray that Hamid and Reyhaneh will be released and reunited with their sons. We pray that their sons will be comforted by the presence and peace of Jesus, and pray that Iranian believers will be encouraged. Finally, we pray that officials involved will act justly and display mercy and that they might come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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[ilovesarah2012]

We Christians in America have it so easy - at least for now.

[newfreep]

The attack on Christians will increase since the world now sees America as a godless socialist nation.

The attacks in America will increase and we will have "hate speech councils" as in Canada to bar comments such "homosexuality is a sin in the eyes of God".

[pollywog]

I’m sure you are right, sadly America now has a leader who has total and complete disregard for God!!