IRAN PRISONER: "By God's Grace I Endured"
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🗓️ 2 May 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Ebrahim Firouzi, a Christian convert from Islam, has been in and out of prison in Iran since 2011. Last year he completed his most recent prison sentence, but instead of being set free and allowed to go home, Ebrahim has been banished to internal exile in Sarbaz, a city near the border with Pakistan. All of these punishments are a direct result of Ebrahim's conversion from Islam to follow Jesus and his faithful witness for Christ.
This week, speaking from exile, Ebrahim shares his testimony and gives an update on his life today and God's faithfulness during his time in prison. Multiple times, Ebrahim was given the opportunity to renounce Christ and go free; each time he refused to compromise. "I could never turn my back on my faith," Ebrahim says. "By God's grace I endured a few years in prison in exchange for an eternity with Him."
This interview was originally conducted in Farsi by Joseph Hovsepian, the son of martyred Iranian church leader Haik Hovsepian. We are thankful to Joseph and our friends at Hovsepian Ministries for allowing VOM Radio to broadcast this interview and share Ebrahim's testimony.
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| 0:00.0 | In the book of Genesis, a former prisoner named Joseph says, |
| 0:04.4 | You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good. |
| 0:10.0 | Brother Ibrahim Ferruzzi, a former prisoner in Iran, says the same thing. |
| 0:17.0 | Authorities there imprisoned him for his faith in Christ, but God used it for good, letting him share the good news with other prisoners. |
| 0:28.6 | And if their intention from imprisoning us was to discourage us from sharing the message of the gospel with |
| 0:34.7 | others it worked quite the opposite because once you're inside prison you |
| 0:39.8 | realize the value of freedom from bondage even more and everyone is more open to receive the good news. |
| 0:47.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:51.0 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:55.2 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 0:58.2 | Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles, |
| 1:01.1 | and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 1:05.0 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 1:10.0 | Right now on the Voice of the martyr's radio network. |
| 1:13.0 | When you're forced into a situation you don't like, do you complain? |
| 1:18.0 | Or do you say, how can God use this for good? |
| 1:23.4 | I know it's tempting for all of us |
| 1:25.7 | to focus on our problems. |
| 1:28.2 | But our guest today here on Voice of the Martyrs Radio |
| 1:31.3 | is gonna show us how to focus on God instead, using each tough |
| 1:36.6 | thing as an opportunity to watch him work. |
| 1:41.6 | My name is Todd Nettleton. Usually I'm the one asking the questions here on |
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