Honestly, I was just numb to myself.

I was very distrusting too.

Even of my own closest family members,

I felt like I was betrayed, stumped upon,

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

to look forward to.

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

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

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

Iran by broadcasting 24-hour Christian programming.

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

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

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

during this conversation on God hears her.

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

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

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

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

power to stay connected with a supreme being.

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