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Prayer Vigil For Pastor Saeed Abedini, Imprisoned In Iran

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A special service of devotions and prayers will be held at Salam Christian Fellowship for Pastor Saeed Abedini who is detained and tortured in Iranian jails.
Abedini, an American citizen who has worked setting up churches in Iran for nearly a decade, was arrested in 2012 “on charges related to his religious beliefs,” according to the State Department. Abedini has been subjected to torture and was told that if he converts back to Islam, he would be set free.
Program:
Presentation: Persecution and the Church. Dr. Roy Oksnevad
Q & A, Comments.
1- Scripture Readings on Persecution in Arabic, Farsi, and English
2- Prayers in Farsi, Iranian Believer (Salam member)/ Prayers in Arabic, Pastor Hicham.
3- Prayers in English, Brother Richard Fick (member of Faith Lutheran, Geneva, IL), and President of Cyrus Ministries.
4- The Lord’s Prayer in Farsi, Arabic, and English.
5- Benediction, Pastor Hicham
6- Middle Eastern Lunch (FREE).
Where: Peace Lutheran Church, 21W500 Butterfield Road, Lombard, IL 60148
When: Saturday Dec. 21, 2013, 12: 30 PM
Please RSVP to hicham.chehab@gmail.com if you intend to come.
All are welcome.
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Hesham Shehab

Hicham [pronounced HESHAAM] grew up in a world of bitter animosity between Muslims and Christians, which he experienced personally in a physical attack when only about 7. By age 13 he was recruited by an extremist Muslim group and later fought against Christians in the 1975 war in Lebanon. He was preparing to become a Muslim Preacher (Imam) when a car accident laid him up for a year. In 1980, in his first semester in college, his brother was killed by Christian militia. Hicham's response was to study by day, and by night take out his revenge in attacks on Christians. However, hearing the Sermon on the Mount, in a course of cultural studies (in college), brought him to faith. Later, Hicham earned an M.A. in the history of the Arabs and did Ph.D studies in the history of Islam. Hicham finished his pastoral education at Concordia, Fort Wayne, IN, and is currently in the Ph. D program there. Presently, Hicham, and ordained LCMS minister, pastors Salam Christian Fellowship and works as a missionary to the Muslims with the Lutheran Church in Illinois.

One Comment

  1. Don Lawrence

    I asked the Lord to continue to strengthen the faith HE has given this pastor, to protect him and his family and to open the eyes of his persecutors. We have no idea what this man and his family are going through here in the US.

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