Iran Alive MinistriesP.O. Box 702925 • Dallas, TX 75370-2925(214) 932-0995 • www.IranAliveMinistries.org
March1,2017
What Is Iran Alive Doing With Your Money? Dearxxxxx,
Asvaluableteammembersandpartners,youshouldknowwhatwearedoingandwhereweareheading.ItrulywanttothankallofyouwhoprayandgivebecausetogetherweAREmakingahistoricalimpactfortheLordintheMiddleEast.
Becauseofyoursupport,weareseeingthepersecutedchurchinIranandsurroundingcountriesgrowbothnumericallyandspiritually.Yes,thenewsthatyoudidn’toftenhearamongreportsofthenuclearagreement,sanctions,andterrorismisthattheLordisbusyworkingtotransformIranintoaChristiannation!
BelowisanoverviewofthemanywaysthatGodisusingIranAlivetoaccomplishHismission.OurSaviorischangingtheheartsofMuslims.IpraythatyoucansharethisinformationaboutwhatGodisdoingwithyourfriendsinyourchurch,office,andneighborhoodandinvitethemtogetinvolvedinthisgreatwork.
Whom Are We Serving? AtIranAlive,weusemediafirsttoevangelizeover100millionMuslimsandsecondtoservethe1-3millionChristiansinsideIran.Sowearebothreachingouttothepersecutorsandalsoservingthepersecuted.OftheseChristians,97percenthaveneverbeentoachurchofanykindevenonce.Withoutourhelp,thesebelieverswouldbeisolated,fearful,anduseless—indeedprisonersintheownhomeswithnoChristiansupport.
How Do We Serve Them? Weusemedia(satelliteTV,internetandsocialmedia)tomakeavailablethefullservicesofachurchtoeveryhomedaily.Theseservicesincludeweeklychurchservices,prayermeetings,Bibleclasses,marriageprograms,youthprograms,children’sSundayschoolprograms,andavarietyofotherprogramsbothtapedandlive.
InAmerica,televangelismoftenhasapoorreputation.ThatiswhyitissoimportantformetoexplainthateventhoughwebroadcastonTV,wearenottelevangelists!Theseprogramsaren’tpassiveentertainment.Ourgoalistransformation,andasweprayandserve,weseelivestransformedbyJesus.Oneofourviewerswrotethefollowing:
“Iusedtolaughatpeoplewhosaidthatthedeadwouldraise.TodayIlaughatmyselfbecauseIwasindeeddeadandJesusraisedmefromthedead.”
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Annual satellite airtime costs $250,000. We have raised about $175,000 so far for 2017. We are praying and trusting the Lord for $75,000. Would you pray and ask how God wants you to help?
How Do We Train Leaders? Wedon’twantaone-wayconnectionwithourviewersthroughTV.Wewanta2-wayrelationshipsothatwecanidentifyandequipleaders.ThatiswhyweuseSocialMediadailytointeractwithourviewersandglobalchurchmembers.Anincreasingnumberofpeopleareusingthesocialmediatocommunicatewithusandwatchourprograms“ondemand”attheirconvenience.Herearesomestats:
a. Currently,thereareover46,000membersonourvarioussocialmediavenuessuchasFacebook,Instagram,andasecureappcalled“Telegram.”
b. In2016alone,over9,630,000videoswerewatchedanddownloadedviaoursocialmediavenues.Oncedownloaded,thesevideosareusuallysharedwithfriendsandfamilies,sothenumberofpeoplereachedisevenmore.
Myfriends,thestatsrepresentnotnumbersbutsteadfastfollowersofChristwhooftenarereadytoliveanddieforJesus.Oncewehelpthemfindtheircallingandequipthem,nothingcanstopthemfromservingsacrificiallyandfearlessly.Hereisatypicaltestimony:
WeencouragethesenewleaderstogatherwiththeirfamilyandfriendstoformUndergroundHouseChurches,participateinourweeklychurchservice,andprovidemutualsupporttoeachother.Manyfamiliesdothat.Therearehomeswhere10–25peoplegathertohavechurchwithus.Theyevensettheirchairslikeachurch(seepicture).
In2016,thenumberofundergroundhousechurchesthatareconnectedtousdoubled.Socurrently,409groupsgatherasachurchunderourdirectionandguidance.Thesegroupsexistinadditiontoanetworkofover400housechurchesthatwehadpreviouslyplantedandthatarecurrentlybeingledbyourspiritualsonsanddaughters.
MembershiptoourGlobalChurchcalled“ChurchSEVEN”alsomorethandoubledin2016.Now,wehave3,908memberswhoarecommittedtothegoalsofourglobalchurch:“Tobetransformedandtobeanagentoftransformation.”
Theanswertotheworld’sdifficultiesisnotpoliticalbutspiritual.IamaskingtheLordtocallyoutoseizethishistoricalopportunityandjoinmetotransformtheMiddleEastforChrist.
“BeforeIwassaved,Iwasveryconfusedaboutlife.Ihadmanyquestions:‘WhoamI?Whoismycreator?Whydidhecreateme?Whatarehisplansformylife?’ButnowthatIamsaved,withyourhelp,IknowwhoIamandwhyIwasborn:IamachildofGodandIwasborntobeafisherofmen.”
P.S.Please prayerfully invest in Iran Alive so we can continue for another year. We need
another $75,000 for airtime costs and $50,000 for Internet based leadership training. Support this ministry at www.IranAliveMinistries.org
HormozShariat,Ph.D.President&Founder,IranAlive
YourpartnerfortransformingIran,
We are currently raising $100,000 for training leaders using internet and social media. We have raised about $50,000 and still need another $50,000. Whether $10 or $10,000, every gift builds His Church.
