Help Serve the Persecuted, Underground Church in Iran!
Anooshavan Avedian, a 61-year-old Christian pastor in Tehran, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for planting a house church and leading worship services. (Sources: Christianity Today, Christian Post)
From the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel through the recent fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the Middle East has been undergoing tremendous upheaval. History teaches us that such times often give rise to movements that shape the future for better or worse. At the center of this turmoil is Iran, presenting us with a unique opportunity – to pray for and support the persecuted underground church in Iran.
Iranian church leaders desperately need practical, seminary-level training in their language (Farsi) to plant and grow healthy churches that transform lives and communities. Just as we've equipped underserved, persecuted church leaders in China with high-quality resources in their language, we’ve begun to do the same for the underserved, persecuted church leaders in Iran.
In 2024 we completed our first Farsi church planting book, videos, and audios. In 2025 we plan to use these resources to create our first Farsi church planting course which will be designed for cell phones, tablets, and laptops. Looking ahead, we plan to use these resources as a foundation to translate and develop many more books and courses in Farsi.
The images above of the cover of the Pathway Learning Vision Book in English and Farsi symbolize our dedication to delivering the same high-quality training available in English to Iranian church leaders. This cover will be used in the upcoming Farsi Pathway Learning Vision Course in 2025, equipping leaders to plant and grow churches in even the most challenging environments.
Iranian church leaders risk imprisonment and worse for their faith, yet they remain steadfast in their mission to share the gospel and build God’s church. Your support can provide these leaders with the tools they need to persevere and flourish. Would you prayerfully consider making a gift to help support the Farsi Project in 2025?
How You Can Help
At Pathway Learning, we are committed to serving the persecuted church in Iran with the training the church leaders desperately need to plant and grow healthy churches. But we can’t do it without your support.
Your gift today will help Pathway Learning serve:
The persecuted church in Iran
The persecuted church in China
The resistant unreached in Japan
The rural poor in Muslim West Africa
The secular in post-Christian Europe (Italy)
The urban poor in North America (Baltimore)
Every dollar you give this December will sustain this vital work throughout 2025. Give now to help underserved church leaders worldwide.
Thank you for standing with the persecuted church and helping us advance God’s kingdom in the most challenging places. Together, we can bring lasting hope and transformation to lives and communities around the world.
For the King!
Steve
Steven L. Childers
President, Pathway Learning
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