Iran's Great Awakening
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 29 August 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Hormoz Shariat was among thousands of Iranian Muslims marching in the streets of Tehran during the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Today, he's "The Billy Graham of Iran" with a vision to reach one million Iranians for Jesus Christ. He tried Islam, but says it didn't work to meet the needs of his heart and life.
Hormoz's wife, Donnell, was born in America, yet she too was marching in those streets after moving to Iran—and converting to Islam—to marry Hormoz.
Today Hormoz leads Iran Alive Ministries, one of VOM's partners in spreading the gospel to the people of Iran. Listen as Hormoz and Donnell tell the story of how God changed their hearts—and saved their marriage—through the love of Jesus and the faithful witness of His followers.
Hormoz's new book, Iran's Great Awakening: How God is Using a Muslim Convert to Spark Revival, releases this week. As a VOM Radio listener, you can receive a complimentary copy when you make a donation of any size to Iran Alive Ministries. Donate online and request your copy here.
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| 0:00.0 | Dr. Hormos Charyat was raised in a Muslim family in Iran. |
| 0:04.4 | But he found himself one day talking with someone who loved Jesus. |
| 0:09.2 | Hormos peppered him with questions like this. |
| 0:12.8 | Is Islam from God? |
| 0:14.3 | Is a Quran written by God? |
| 0:17.0 | How about my grandma, a beautiful person, |
| 0:20.4 | just because she's Muslim? |
| 0:21.9 | Would she go to hell? |
| 0:23.0 | Hormose remembers this man didn't have a lot of polished responses, |
| 0:28.0 | but he did know Jesus. |
| 0:30.0 | He said, I do not know the answers to your questions. But I know one thing. Faith is simple, and it's based on what you do know, not based on what you don't know. |
| 0:44.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:47.3 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:50.8 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 0:53.7 | Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles, |
| 0:56.7 | and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers |
| 0:59.7 | around the world. |
| 1:00.9 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn |
| 1:04.4 | how we can help right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network. |
| 1:08.0 | Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs radio. My name is Todd Nettleton and |
| 1:12.4 | we are in the studio in |
| 1:14.0 | Bartlesville, Oklahoma today with two very very special guests. I am just |
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