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God Hears Her Podcast

135. Our Sisters in Iran (with Lily Meschi)

God Hears Her Podcast

Our Daily Bread Ministries

Society & Culture, Bible, Womensministry, Womensbiblestudy, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Women, Female

4.9689 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Guest Bio: Lily Meschi is a director of Partners Relations at Iran Alive Ministries, a ministry with the mission to transform Iran into a Christian nation one soul at a time. Lily’s convinced that her experiences have shaped her to be a strong woman of God while standing for what is true, right, and just. Her passion is to help others, especially women, to realize their identity in Christ and become an agent of transformation. 

 

Show Summary: Have you been paying attention to the news in Iran? Women are being devalued and oppressed in rising numbers with full governmental support. Lives are at stake and in need of Jesus. Elisa Morgan and Eryn Adkins are excited to sit with Lily Meschi, an Iranian American who works with Iran Alive Ministries to bring the knowledge of Jesus and the Gospel to Iranians with 24 hour broadcasting. Lily has an inspiring story about how God brought her out of her difficulties and pursued her heart. Sit with Lily and learn more during this conversation on God Hears Her. 

 

Notes and Quotes: 

  • “I felt trapped…” —Lily Meschi

  • “I didn’t want to be a burden on anyone else, really telling them my true feelings of what… I [was] feeling right here and right now.” —Lily Meschi

  • “For the first time after forever I felt like oh my gosh I’m actually accepted and loved without any strings attached.” —Lily Meschi

  • “I was filled with supernatural faith right then and there which I would call it a Holy Spirit encounter right then and there.” —Lily Meschi

  • “I held no knowledge of Jesus, of His deity, of Trinity, of—nothing. I knew nothing about Jesus other than He was one of the greatest prophets… But when she read that to me, John 1:1 and John 1:14, there was a sense of knowing imparted to me that tears started rolling down my cheeks.” —Lily Meschi

  • “I was a new person. I knew that I was blessed, I was chosen, I was accepted, and I was loved by the Creator of this universe.” —Lily Meschi

  • “I don’t know why this was part of my story… I trust that [God] had something planned out that He will unfold for me in future years. ” —Lily Meschi

 

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Transcript

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Honestly, I was just numb to myself.

0:04.4

I was very distrusting too.

0:06.5

Even of my own closest family members,

0:09.6

I felt like I was betrayed, stumped upon,

0:12.9

taken advantage of, and didn't really have a future

0:16.6

to look forward to.

0:22.9

You're listening to God Hears Her, a podcast for women, where we explore the stunning

0:27.6

truth that God hears you, he sees you, and he loves you because you are his.

0:32.5

Find out how these realities free you today on God Hears Her.

0:37.5

Welcome to God Hears Her. I'm Erin Atkins. And I'm Lisa Morgan. Have you been keeping tabs

0:43.6

with this stuff happening in Iran? Well, things can seem dark or hopeless. But today's guest

0:50.7

works with Iran Alive Ministries to bring hope and salvation to the people of

0:55.9

Iran by broadcasting 24-hour Christian programming.

1:00.7

Lily Meshie is a strong and resilient woman who came to work at Iran Alive Ministries

1:06.6

after facing many personal struggles in Iran, Germany, and eventually America.

1:12.1

Join us to hear Lily's inspiring story of God's pursuit for her heart

1:16.8

during this conversation on God hears her.

1:21.2

I was born and raised in Iran into a nominal Muslim family, as you know, because Iran is an Islamic nation after the

1:31.7

revolution of 1979. Anybody who's born in that country is automatically a Muslim. And so I was born

1:40.2

into a family like that. We were practicing the basics of Islam in our family as our way of connecting to God.

1:49.4

My family was very God-honoring, and they wanted to do anything that they could do in their

1:56.0

power to stay connected with a supreme being.

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