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Joy in the Darkness: Iranian Christians Choose Hope Amid War
Posted on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Joy in the Darkness: Iranian Christians Choose Hope Amid War “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame.” — Romans 5:3-5 (ESV) The News This week, as military strikes rocked Iran and the supreme leader was killed, something remarkable happened in the underground church. According to Christianity Today’s reporting, despite near-total internet blackouts and satellite TV blocks, messages from Iranian Christians began slipping through to diaspora ministries.