Stand with the Persecuted

Firsthand accounts from persecuted believers are key to understanding their suffering. It is a privilege for you and me to listen to their stories and feel compassion for their plight the way our Heavenly Father does.

People like Ali, Zahra and their sons know pain intimately.

They were forced to leave their home country of Iran when the persecution and oppression they endured simply became too much to bear.

Members of this family were:

• Spied on, harassed, interrogated, threatened …

• Tricked, handcuffed and blindfolded by agents …

• Whisked away “to a jail cell with no lights, toilet or blanket” …

• Forced to suffer verbal, psychological and physical torture.

“If there was a way, we would have been in Iran now,” Ali told one of LRI’s partners. “We had two choices: to stay and suffer, especially our children, or to [leave] and reach a relative peace.”

The family ended up in Turkey. But even there, they are unable to work legally, don’t speak the language fluently and “need police permission to travel more than a few miles from their home.”

But Ali’s mind is set—and his faith is beyond inspiring: “When I became a Christian, I said to myself, my family, my country and everything are behind me.”

What inspirational devotion!

As you stand with Liberty Relief International with a generous gift today, you’ll also be standing with fellow Christians like Ali and his family by helping local, on-the-ground partners meet their most urgent needs … as well as provide tangible, desperately needed hope through trauma counseling, spiritual and emotional support and much more.

“The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,” Psalm 9:9 says, “a stronghold in times of trouble.”

Your generous support right now will remind our persecuted family of the stronghold they have in God the Father … and in the support of fellow believers in distant lands.

As Christians, we are called to help the suffering.

Please pray for Ali and his family—for their protection—that their burdens will lighten as they live in an Islamic country not their own.

You have my deepest gratitude for your generosity and prayers!

Mat Staver

Liberty Relief International is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

*Representative names and photos used for security reasons.