No Stranger to Iran, with Tat Stewart (Encore)

When you think of Iran, what comes to mind? Troubling thoughts and fears? That would be understandable, given recent headlines from the Middle East.But there is an encouraging story that’s playing out in Iran. It’s about the miraculous growth of Christianity in a countrywhere it has been suppressed and persecuted.Tat Stewart has a unique vantage point to share that story. Tat grew up in the land of Iran. He later served there as a missionary and pastor. He knows and loves itspeople. He also knows what the Church in Iran was like before the Islamist Revolution in 1979, what it went through during that turmoil, and how it persevered in the following decades. Tat had a front row seat to recent Christian history!Tat joins the Christian Emergency Podcast toshare these valuable insights. Those lessons will help you better understand our Christian history and cross-cultural missions. They will also help you better understand the dynamics at play in the present day.Tat recently wrote a memoir titled No Stranger: toIran, its People, and its Church. His insights are more fully captured in those pages, so you should get your hands on a copy. Listen, read and learn from this fascinating perspective; a perspective few westerners or Christians possess.If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights.To learn more about resources mentioned in thisepisode, see the following.No Stranger: to Iran, its People, and its Church (Book), by Tat Stewart - https://www.amazon.com/No-Stranger-Church-Observations-Muslims/dp/B0CJ4LVBV1 Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/ Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter):@ChristianEmerg1Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergencyThe Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.