IRAN: Faith in Christ Spreading Through Acts of Mercy
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 31 January 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Protests have been going on for weeks across the nation of Iran. The Islamic government has cut off communication networks and attacked protestors; thousands have been killed.
Dr. Mike Ansari, a board member of the World Iranian Christian Alliance and the outgoing CEO of Heart4Iran, joins VOM Radio this week with an update on the current situation in Iran and how persecuted Christians are still demonstrating Christ's light and loving their neighbors even as the entire country is in turmoil.
As happened during previous protests in Iran, Christians were among the first to be targeted by authorities. The Revolutionary Guard and Iranian government leaders see followers of Christ—especially those from a Muslim background—as apostate traitors to their nation and the Islamic Revolution.
Dr. Ansari says despite being targeted for Christian persecution followers of Jesus are boldly serving and spreading the light of Christ. Some Christians are even risking arrest to bring injured protestors into their own homes to care for them. Learn what life is like for Christians in Iran right now, and how the government is using this organic uprising to target and persecute Christian believers.
Dr. Ansari will also introduce listeners to the World Iranian Christian Alliance, and share how this movement is uniting Iranian Christian leaders to increase unity, cooperation and serve as a voice for Iranian Christians. He'll also give us specific ways to pray for our Iranian brothers and sisters in Christ right now.
You can get a copy of Dr. Mike Ansari's book entitled Heart4Iran: The Forbidden Stories here.
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| 0:00.0 | Yes, we are beaten. Yes, we are persecuted, but we are stronger than ever before. |
| 0:06.2 | Yes, Iranian Church right now is dealing with this existential threat, but we feel that God is at work. |
| 0:15.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 0:24.8 | Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles, and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 0:31.9 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the Voice of the Martyrs |
| 0:38.2 | Radio Network. Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. My name is Todd Nettleton, |
| 0:42.5 | and we are connected across the internet today with Dr. Mike Ansari. I will share with you a little |
| 0:47.7 | bit about him. I want to let you know. I told you last week that we would be talking this week |
| 0:52.5 | about persecution in Latin America. |
| 0:54.8 | We're actually going to call an audible. |
| 0:56.8 | We're going to change gears because of what is happening in Iran right now. |
| 1:00.9 | I just felt like it was so important and it's such a pivotal time in that country that I wanted to share what's happening. |
| 1:07.1 | And Dr. Mike Ansari is one of the great experts who can help us unpack what's going on, |
| 1:13.3 | help us unpack how it is affecting our Christian brothers and sisters in Iran. So we are going to |
| 1:19.4 | talk about Latin America, but it's going to be next week. It's not going to be this week. |
| 1:22.9 | Please be back then to hear that, but we want to talk about Iran today. Dr. Mike Ansari is the outgoing |
| 1:28.8 | CEO of Heart for Iran. So he has been with us before representing Hart for Iran. His season |
| 1:35.5 | of service there is about to come to an end. And he's moving into new things. He is also a board |
| 1:41.9 | member of the World Iranian Christian Alliance. And we're going to |
| 1:46.2 | talk about what that is, how it came to be, how it is helping the church in Iran. And he is also |
| 1:52.9 | an independent business and development consultant. So he's helping foundations, helping ministries |
| 1:57.4 | in development and organizational health. His book is called Heart for Iran, |
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