IRAN: "They Couldn't Stop My Father"
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 19 January 2019
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Rashin Soodmand was 13 years old when her father, Pastor Hossein Soodmand, was executed in Iran for the crime of apostasy. His body was quietly buried in an unmarked grave in a part of the local cemetery reserved for "the cursed."
Yet only three days later, Rashin wrote a letter to God promising to follow Christ boldly, just as her father had—even if it meant great sacrifices. Today she is living out that promise, including ministering to the church inside Iran.
Her father wasn't the only martyr of the Iranian church Rashin knew well. In this second part of our conversation, Rashin shares some of the things she remembers about the other martyrs she knew personally: Haik Hovsepian, who preached at her father's funeral; Mehdi Dibaj, who encouraged her to attend Bible school; and Pastor Mohammad "Ravanbakhsh" Yusefi.
This is Part 2 of our conversation with Rashin; if you missed Part 1 of her amazing testimony, listen here. To learn more about the current ministry activities of Rashin and her husband, Amir, visit the Torch Ministries web site.
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| 0:00.0 | Rachin Sudman was close to her father. |
| 0:03.0 | As a girl, she thought she couldn't live without him. |
| 0:07.0 | I always thinking and telling to myself, |
| 0:10.0 | if one day I lost my father father I can't live anymore. |
| 0:14.0 | But when she was 13, Rachine's father was martyred for his faith in Jesus, |
| 0:20.0 | executed by the Iranian government, and she discovered the strength of her heavenly father in a whole new way. |
| 0:28.0 | When I heard that news, I clearly remember that a caring hand was actually swan me and after three days I wrote a letter to God and promised him to follow my father's |
| 0:49.6 | good step and serve him as my father did. |
| 0:55.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:58.0 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 1:02.0 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 1:05.0 | Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles and they're still coming true today |
| 1:09.7 | in the lives of his followers around the world. Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories |
| 1:15.6 | and learn how we can help. |
| 1:17.2 | Right now, on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network. |
| 1:20.6 | You know, Rachine Sudman could easily be a vengeful, bitter person right now. |
| 1:26.4 | Her father, Hossein Sudman, was a pastor in Iran. |
| 1:30.7 | When Rashine was 13 years old, her father was arrested for his faith in Jesus. |
| 1:36.0 | In the weeks that followed, her and her family were able to go and see him, |
| 1:41.0 | but then they heard tragic news. |
| 1:44.4 | Rashine's father had been executed, giving up his life for the sake of the gospel. |
| 1:51.8 | But instead of becoming bitter after losing her father, Rashine is spreading the same |
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