Martyrs: Iranian Christians Taken

Pastor Vahik Abrahamian and his wife Sonia Keshish-Avanesian were with their friends, Arash Kermanjani and his wife Arezo Teymouri, when all four were detained on September 4, 2010.

For the first 40 days, they were held in solitary confinement and reportedly suffered physical abuse and psychological pressure. Pastor Vahik’s wife Sonia, who was pregnant when she was arrested, is said to have suffered a miscarriage – her fourth.

Sudden Death: Exploding House

SUFFIELD, Ohio — A home exploded into flames early Wednesday, killing a woman and her grandson and throwing them from the house in a blast that was heard miles away and left nothing at the site but a large crater filled with debris. Read the rest from Fox News here.

Encouraging Guest E-vangie Tales

The homework for my evangelism class includes handing out one Gospel tract—only one Gospel tract—on the second week. This can be an absolutely terrifying experience for those who have never done this, or don’t do it regularly. Here are some encouraging testimonies from those who wrote about their adventures at my latest class’s “What’s Your E-vangie Tale.”

From Jennifer:

Last Friday night I picked up my husband’s Aunt from work. When she got in my car, one of the first things she said to me was “What is that?”. I told her that they were tracts. (I had my whole stack of tracts on my center console.) I pulled one out and handed it to her. She has really bad eyes and couldn’t read the small print. I told her a little about what it said and asked her to read it later when she got home; she said she would.

The next day I got a text message from her saying that my million dollar tract was “SO inspirational that she wanted to go to church on Sunday.” She went to church that Sunday and told me that she would like to start coming to church with me and my family.