Encouragement From Pastor Youcef

We have received confirmation that brother Youcef Nadarkhani is still alive and is in prison in Gilan province, Iran. In August we published an encouraging letter that he wrote from prison. In it he encourages us to bear fruit for God. He writes, “The Word of God tell us to “expect to suffer hardship” and dishonor for the sake of His Name.  Our Christian confession is not acceptable if we ignore this statement, if we do not manifest the patience of the Lord in our sufferings. Anybody ignoring it will be ashamed in that day.”

As we have seen the Iranian regime publishing propaganda against him and seeking to bring him to shame for the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ by saying he ran a house of corruption where every type of evil is performed. If we are walking with God by faith we will suffer shame for His name.

Youcef goes on to write, “Let us remember that sometimes the leap of faith leads us towards some impasses. Just as the Word led the sons of Israel leaving Egypt toward the impasse of the Red sea. These impasses are midway between promises of God and their fulfillments and they challenge our faith.  Believers are to accept these challenges as a part of their spiritual course.”

Continue in prayer for brother Youcef, his family and the Christians suffering in Iran. You can read the letter in it’s entirety here.