Christians facing increasing persecution in Iran
Iran (MNN) -- Iranian secret police arrested house church leaders in four cities in what many are calling a crackdown on the house church movement in that Islamic nation. Evangelist Sammy Tippit beams Christian television programming into Iran via satellite. "We estimate that there's probably been, this year, 100 people who have been arrested, who've been interrogated and released. Just in the last week or so it has increased even more." Tippit believes the government's trying to figure out how big it is and what to do about it. Tippit tells us why so many people are coming to Christ. "One Iranian told me, 'Here in the Persian world, we've had a form of Islam forced on us. We know what Islam really is and we've rejected it. And so, our people are saying, 'what is the answer?' And, they're looking for an alternative. And, many of them are turning to Christ.'" Pray for safety and that more will turn to Christ.

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