I am an Armenian born and raised in Iran in a persecuted family and church. My father who was a pastor in Iran was martyred with 26 stabs of knife when I was 17 years old. Shortly after that, I was persecuted in many ways. I spent 3 months in prison and was beaten brutally.

I was full of hatred towards Iranians and Muslims because of all they did to me and my family, as well as my church (they killed 5 more pastors who were like uncles to me). It was a true miracle that by God’s grace I was able to forgive the enemies. It didn’t take long for the forgiveness to turn into love and passion towards the same nation that took my lovely dad away from me. (https://youtu.be/gRxiJypoae4)

I shared the gospel with many inside of I*** but persecution didn’t allow me to continue the work there, and I had to come to the US as a refugee.

I have been very active in sharing the gospel through satellite TV back to Iran and have received threatening messages from them. I also travel to Turkey 4 months a year along with my wife and 3 kids, as there are thousands of Iranian residents in Turkey, and 2 million Iranian visitors each year. (https://youtu.be/b_zM25tFRs0)