IRAN – A nation in urgent need of our prayers
Dear brothers and sisters, please take a moment to watch the video below and pray for Iranian Christians, those being persecuted. the nation and leaders of Iran Known as Persia until 1935, today’s Islamic Republic of Iran is predominately Muslim (98%), mostly Shi’ite. With its proximity to Arabic speaking countries, it is often perceived to be Arabic, but Iran is Persian. The Elamites, descendants of Noah’s son Shem, first settled in the area and were followed by the Medes and Persians who established an ancient civilization and world empire The Bible records the names of some of its most famous: Cyrus the Great, Darius, and Xerxes. Over the centuries, the Persian language (Farsi) and culture have prevailed even with many conquerors crossing through this land Persians comprise over sixty percent of the 79 million people in Iran and it’s as ‘Persians’ that many identify themselves With coastlines on the Caspian Sea in the north and the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in the sou...