Preparing my daughter for persecution in Iran – Open Doors USA – Open Doors USA

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05/13/21

 

Being incarcerated for your faith is one thing. But what would happen to your child if you were taken away? A mother in Iran (No. 8 on the World Watch List) shares how she prepared her daughter for the day persecution arrived at their door.

I knew the day would come … the day they would knock on the door and take me and my husband to prison. Although everyone around me thought I was a housewife, I was, in fact, involved in full-time ministry. The authorities were bound to find out.

We started preparing our daughter Lily* for persecution when she was still in primary school: “When they come and take mom and dad away, don’t worry,” we told her. “The Bible tells us it is normal to be persecuted as believers. They will take us to prison, ask us some questions, and hit us. Then we will come back.”

The knock on the door

 

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