---Christian Persecution Update ~~
---[The Vine and the Branches/ Winter 2020]

--IRAN HAS FASTEST GROWING CHURCH~~

--The fastest growing church in the world is the underground church in Iran, according to Frontier Alliance International (FAI), which recently came out with a new documentary film on the church in Iran called "Sheep Among Wolves."--

Publically Iran is known for radicalized Islam, but FAI indicates many of the Iranians are disillusioned with Islam. There is a mass exodus from it, and Iranians are turning toward Christianity instead.

In the film, an Iranian leader says, "What if I told you Islam is dead? What if I told you the mosques are empty inside Iran? What if I told you no one follows Islam inside of Iran? Would you believe me? This is exactly what is happening inside of Iran. God is moving powerfully inside of Iran."

They say that efforts by the Iranian government to destroy Christianity have actually served to refine and purify the church. Approximately 55% of this new underground church is made up of women. They have no buildings or money, and no central leadership. The movement is based on disciple making, not convert making, using the Scriptures to bring personal transformation. ~~

--Source/ godreports.com
["Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them." --(Hebrews 13:3) --Please pray for our fellow brothers and sisters-in-Christ.]