{"id":188,"date":"2013-11-14T19:16:44","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T19:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/index.php\/2013\/11\/14\/a-letter-from-prison\/"},"modified":"2013-11-14T19:16:44","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T19:16:44","slug":"a-letter-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/index.php\/impact-news\/a-letter-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"A Letter from Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fkYXX06hGU0\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-187\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;\" alt=\"letter-from-prison-1\" src=\"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/letter-from-prison-1.jpg\" height=\"243\" width=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/letter-from-prison-1.jpg 375w, https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/letter-from-prison-1-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a>Today Christian believers in Iran are going through fiery trials simply because they are followers of Jesus.&nbsp; Many are being threatened and arrested.&nbsp; Some are kept in filthy, dangerous prisons where harsh interrogation is a daily routine.<\/p>\n<p>These Christians who are suffering because of their faith in Christ need our special prayer.<\/p>\n<p>We also need to be reminded that we must never respond to Muslims with the spirit of hatred and revenge.&nbsp; To do so is not the way of Christ.&nbsp; Instead, we need to respond with compassion, pray for them and lovingly share with them the message of salvation through Jesus Christ and His finished work on the Cross.<\/p>\n<p>Hovsepian Ministries has produced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fkYXX06hGU0\">this special music video, &#8220;A Letter from Prison,&#8221;<\/a> to call attention to persecuted believers and encourage the church to pray for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today Christian believers in Iran are going through fiery trials simply because they are followers of Jesus.&nbsp; 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