“We can’t openly celebrate Christmas and sing Christmas songs here in Iran because of terrible oppression”, shares Keyvan from Iran. “If we celebrate Christmas openly the government will find out and they will cause problems for us. Any investigation by the authorities would soon reveal a believer’s Christian faith and almost certainly lead to persecution. These believers can celebrate Christmas without fear of a neighbour, or even someone within the group, reporting them to the authorities. This Advent, pray for the people of the Middle East and North Africa by ordering our free Advent prayer guide: sat7uk.org/advent-prayer

Source: The North Africa Journal November 27, 2023 11:53 UTC