Iran: "We Have a Big Family"
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🗓️ 15 July 2016
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
What does it mean for Christians in prison to get letters from Christians around the world? It means that they are part of a family, and they are not forgotten.
In Part 2 of our interview with Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh they share more of the story of how God used them inside Iran's notorious Evin Prison, where they spent 259 days.
Listen as they share the heartbreak of seeing children born in prison and later taken from their mothers. Maryam and Marziyeh share how their treatment in prison changed when letters from around the world began arriving, and they'll give ideas about how we can talk to Muslims about our faith in Christ.
You'll be inspired by the faith of these two women who consider it an honor to have been allowed to suffer for Jesus.
Write letters to Christians still in prison today at www.PrisonerAlert.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Remember the New Testament story of Paul and Silas in prison? |
| 0:04.0 | After being beaten for their faith, Paul and Silas were locked in a dungeon in the stocks |
| 0:10.0 | where they sang and worshipped in the middle of their suffering. |
| 0:15.0 | A dear sister named Miriam had the opportunity to literally follow the example of these |
| 0:20.4 | apostles. She was in Iran's notorious Evan prison, feeling far from the Lord and |
| 0:26.8 | discouraged. So she decided to sing. There was a rule in that building and no one is allowed to even speak loudly and my cellmate was so worried and she told me Marian please be quiet the guards will come and they will punish you. |
| 0:42.0 | I didn't care. I just wanted to feel the presence of |
| 0:45.1 | God and I continued singing. I remember I sang for hours and very |
| 0:54.3 | presence of the Holy Spirit in the cell. |
| 0:58.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 1:01.0 | In fact, he told his disciples the world would hate them. He sent |
| 1:05.2 | them out as sheep among wolves. Jesus's words came true in the life of the |
| 1:09.6 | Apostles and there's still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 1:15.0 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on |
| 1:20.4 | the Voice of the Martyrs radio network. Welcome to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. |
| 1:22.8 | Welcome to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. |
| 1:24.5 | Last week we heard part one of the story of Merriam Rostimpur |
| 1:29.2 | and Marzia Amrazada, authors of the book Captive in Iran. These two women were imprisoned |
| 1:36.4 | inside Iran for sharing their faith in Christ. They entered the notorious |
| 1:41.4 | Evan prison known as a place of torture and abuse, |
| 1:46.1 | but amazingly, they saw God at work even inside the prison, |
| 1:51.7 | and they watched as he used them in the lives of their fellow |
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