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Arrested at the hospital where he worked, he turned the prison into a pulpit
Eritreaยท 2010s
Dr Berhane, a new believer, was jailed 11 months in Eritrea for his faith. He smuggled in three Bibles, leaned on the Psalms, and turned his cell into a place to share Jesus.
A soldier who should have died in battle walked into a demon's shrine
Myanmarยท 2010s
Pastor Dano, a former soldier, fasted three days and confronted a demon tormenting a chief's son in a Buddhist village in Myanmar. In Jesus' name it left, and the village turned to Christ.
They locked the pastor in a psychiatric ward. He led a hundred men to Jesus
Astanaยท 2013-2014
Kazakhstan jailed elderly pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbaev in a psychiatric ward in 2013. Expecting to lose his mind, he instead felt the risen Lord cover him and led nearly 100 inmates to Christ.
Locked in a cell a meter wide, he prayed one desperate sentence
Kurdistanยท 2010s
Nihad, a Kurdish man from Iraq, was in a Syrian prison cell a meter wide when he prayed, Jesus, if You are real, help me. A figure in white walked in, and everything changed.
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.
Paul Algeo โ From a Police Standoff to Freedom in Christ
Paisley and Ayrshire
Paul Algeo dealt drugs, cycled through prison, and ended one chapter in a four-hour standoff with armed police. A stranger handed him a card, and a vision of the crucified Christ set him free.
Derek LaFleur โ He Met Jesus in a Jail Cell and Never Went Back
Beaumontยท Contemporary
Derek LaFleur was an active Bloods gang member when he was wrongly arrested at 14. Alone in a cell, he laid a Bible on his chest and cried out to God for the first time. He has been following Jesus ever since.
Still in Prison, Still Worshipping: The Iranian Christians Behind Bars in 2026 Who Refuse to Stop
Tehran (Evin Prison)ยท 2026
Dozens of Iranian Christians remain imprisoned for their faith in 2026, enduring Evin Prison and worse. Yet they refuse to deny Christ, lead secret worship gatherings behind bars, and smuggle out letters that are becoming some of the most powerful testimonies in the underground church.
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.
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.
Otiti Jasmine โ A 21-Day Fast Broke What 8.5 Years of Fear Could Not
Germanyยท 2024
Otiti Jasmine from Germany suffered debilitating fear and anxiety for 8.5 years after a stress attack โ a fear so severe it destroyed her ability to cook. During a 21-day fast in January 2024, the spirit of fear broke completely. Her passion for cooking returned, her health improved, and she no longer needed supplements.
Dominique Okonkwo โ A Daniel Fast Healed What a Decade of Medication Could Not
Miamiยท 2024
In 2011, Dominique Okonkwo was diagnosed with a pinched nerve in her neck โ shooting pain from shoulder to fingertips that required Motrin every four to six hours for over a decade. After her best friend persuaded her to join a 21-day Daniel Fast, the pain began to fade. Within months, she was completely off medication.