Voice of the Martyrs (Australia) raises awareness of persecuted Christians, learns from their experiences, and mobilises prayer and funding to support them. This enables them to share the gospel of Jesus Christ in their own nations.
IRAN: After 58 Days of Torture, "I Didn't Deny Christ"
War persists in Iran, and Christian persecution is ramping up against believers who face interrogation, beatings and imprisonment.
Joe and Dawn, front-line workers in the Middle East, are helping deliver God's Word into the Islamic Republic of Iran. When one of their Iranian co-workers disappeared, they began to mobilise prayer from believers around the world. They were at a church when the brother called after 58 days with no contact. His first words were joyful: "I didn't deny Christ!" Barely recognisable after so much mistreatment, he found joy standing firm for Christ.
Joe and Dawn will share more stories of believers who have been persecuted in the midst of the Iran war, the state of Bible smuggling into Iran, and how they process putting others at risk to continue providing God's Word to Christians in Iran.
Yet the work continues, and Joe and Dawn will share what the Lord has been teaching them in this season. Pray for our brothers and sisters in Iran who are imprisoned and beaten for their faith, and for the encouragement of the church there in the middle of upheaval and great economic challenges.
13 Oct 2026
From Parliament to Persecuted Christian: Standing Firm in Jesus
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Finland found Päivi Räsänen guilty under a legal statute concerning "War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity." Räsänen has been a member of Finland's parliament since 1995 and is a former Minister of the Interior for the nation. Her "crime" was writing lessons for her church clearly communicating what the Bible says about human sexuality.
The criminal case against Räsänen – a medical doctor, wife and grandmother – began in 2019 when she posted a picture to social media showing her Bible open to Romans 1:24-27, with a caption asking why her church's leaders had signed on to co-sponsor a "Pride" event. A police investigation recommended no charges be brought; the prosecutor brought charges anyway and then appealed not one but two lower-court findings of innocence.
Listen as Räsänen shares her incredible story of Christian persecution in a Western democracy that claims to protect religious freedom and where a majority of the people identify as Christians. She will also share how God has encouraged her through the Scriptures and through fellowship with other members of the Body of Christ.
6 Oct 2026
“We have goodness in us that we need to share with other people; that’s beneficial in every way.”
This week, Noah continues his conversation with Daniel Sheyesteh, the founder of Exodus from Darkness [www.exodusfromdarkness.org] and a former Muslim from Iran.
Daniel shares how the Lord revealed Himself through the amazing conduct and speech of the Christians he met once he began attending church. “These people are free, fully free; they respect their wives… they are friends with their wives … these are lovely people, heavenly people, but we have called them infidels.”
Daniel encourages Christians in the West to speak out about the problems of Islam in the West and take every opportunity to share the blessings of Christi with our Muslim friends and neighbours.
Daniel’s book, The House I Left Behind [The House I Left Behind - Voice of the Martyrs], is available as a hard copy or Kindle edition.
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