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He found a Bible in a secondhand shop and thought he was the only Christian in Yemen
Yemenยท 2000s
Mohammad found a Bible in a Yemeni secondhand shop and gave his life to Jesus, sure he was the only believer in the country. God proved otherwise and gathered a hidden house church around him.
He survived the killing fields. Then he baptised the man who ran a death camp
Cambodiaยท 1980s-1990s
Christopher LaPel survived the Khmer Rouge killing fields and met Jesus in a refugee camp. He became a pastor and later baptised Comrade Duch, the man who ran the S-21 death camp.
He put a baptism invite online. 170 people came from across the UK
Bigbury-on-Sea
Merlin Kraft posted a baptism invitation online. 170 people travelled from across the UK to a Devon beach to be baptised. All the glory to Jesus.
Kia Hadaeghi: The Fake Christian Jesus Made Real
Birmingham
A Muslim asylum seeker faked Christian faith to stay in the UK. Reading John's Gospel in Farsi, he met Jesus for real, confessed his lie, and now serves Iranians.
From New Believer to House Church Leader in Six Months: How Iran's Church Is Training at the Speed of Revival
Iranยท 2026
Iran's underground church is training new believers to lead house churches in as little as six months, combining digital theological education with person-to-person mentorship. The rapid-deployment model is a direct response to growth that outpaces available leadership.
Iran Arrested More Christians in 2025 Than Any Year This Decade. The Church Grew Faster.
Iran (Tehranยท 2025-2026
Iran's 2025 crackdown on Christians was the most aggressive in over a decade โ more arrests, raids, and imprisonments than any recent year. Yet every metric of church growth surged simultaneously. Persecution scattered the church, and the scattering multiplied it.
The Farsi Bible App That 2 Million Iranians Downloaded in Secret
Iranยท 2025-2026
By 2026, Farsi Bible apps have surpassed 2 million downloads, while digital discipleship platforms allow Iranian believers to receive seminary-level training from their phones โ all in secret, all encrypted, all free. The regime's internet censorship cannot keep pace.
The Stigma Is Breaking: How Churches Are Becoming the Safest Place to Say 'I Am Not Okay'
Global (USAยท Ongoing since 2019
A global cultural shift is transforming churches from places where mental illness was stigmatised into some of the safest spaces to say 'I am not okay', with churches now hiring counsellors, running mental health ministries, and leaders openly sharing their own struggles.
2026: The Year Iran's Underground Church Became Impossible to Ignore
Iranยท 2026
By 2026, Iran's underground church reached an estimated 1.5-3 million believers โ up from fewer than 500 Muslim-background Christians in 1979. Digital house church networks, intensified persecution, and global attention make this the year the movement became impossible to ignore.
The Women Who Lead Iran's Underground Church When the Men Were Taken to Prison
Iranยท Ongoing
When Iranian authorities imprison male house church leaders, women step forward to lead, teach, and multiply the underground church โ making them the backbone of the fastest-growing church movement in the world.
The Lee University Chapel That Would Not End: When the Holy Spirit Fell on a Tennessee Campus in 2024
Clevelandยท 2024
A routine Wednesday chapel at Lee University in 2024 turned into an extended outpouring โ the Holy Spirit brought healings, deliverances, and reconciliation across campus.
A Friendship Destroyed by Betrayal โ Until the Holy Spirit Convicted Both of Them on the Same Day
Australiaยท 2024
A five-year friendship ended when one friend betrayed the other's trust. They had not spoken since. On the same day โ without coordination โ both felt the Holy Spirit convicting them. Both reached out. Both were met with grace.