Merciful Lord, we lift up “Puah” today and her ministry in Ahvaz, Iran. Thank You for the women’s teaching that she provides to house churches in her city and region. We ask for boldness and courage to be the guardrails of her work today. We know that she lives in a difficult environment, and ask that You would empower her by Your Spirit to multiply her work by sharing what she has learned about You with others, so they can pass it along to their family and friends.
According to Your Word in Deuteronomy 18:15, You have promised to raise up a prophet from among the people—from among their fellow Israelites. You have instructed Your people to listen to this prophet and Messiah, Jesus. We pray today for the same prophetic anointing to fall on “Puah.” Speak through her, we pray, and anoint her words. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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When I walk through the streets of Ahvaz, the air feels thick — heavy with dust, smoke, and sorrow. Our city, rich with oil, fuels much of the nation’s wealth, yet the very industry that sustains us also poisons the air we breathe. Many cough as they pass by the refineries, and the sky often hangs gray, as if even creation itself groans under the weight of our struggles.
Ahvaz is the capital of Khuzestan, a region once full of promise, now worn by hardship. Prices rise daily, jobs disappear, and hope feels distant. The government’s promise of an Islamic utopia has faded, leaving behind frustration and silence. People are tired — not just in body, but in spirit — and everywhere I go, I sense a deep hunger for something real, something pure.
And in that emptiness, God is moving. Quietly, powerfully, His Spirit is at work in the hidden places — in whispered prayers, secret homes, and hearts once hardened by despair. The Church here is small but alive, growing faster than anyone could imagine. In a city where the air is polluted, the breath of God still moves freely.
I am one of many in Ahvaz who have found new life in Jesus. Each day brings its risks — yet with every gathering, every whispered song, we feel the presence of the One who cannot be silenced. This suffering is not wasted. It is softening the ground, preparing hearts for the Gospel. And we pray with hope that one day, Ahvaz — and all of Iran — will breathe clean again, not just in the air, but in the Spirit.
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According to Your Word in Deuteronomy 18:15, You have promised to raise up a prophet from among the people—from among their fellow Israelites.
ReadIn Numbers 24:17, we read that “a star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel.”
ReadIn Genesis 22:18, You declared to Abraham that “through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Genesis 17:19, You will establish Your covenant as an everlasting covenant for all the descendants of Abraham and Isaac.
ReadAccording to the promise that You made to Abraham in Genesis 12:3, and confirmed in Galatians 3, we know that all peoples on earth will be blessed through the seed of Abraham, which is Jesus Christ.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Genesis 3:15, we know that You have sent Jesus to crush the head of the serpent, and so we ask that the same power be infused into “Peter” and his teams as they labor for You.
ReadIn Revelation 5:12, we learn this phrase: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and honor and glory.”
ReadIn John 5:22–23, You have declared that all judgment has been entrusted to Your Son Jesus.
ReadIn 2 Corinthians 5:10, we learn that everyone, one day, will appear before the judgment seat of Christ.
ReadYour Word says in John 14:6 that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life—that no one comes to the Father except through Jesus.
ReadAccording to Acts 4:12, there is salvation found in no one else but Your Son Jesus.
ReadIn Revelation 21:22–23, we see Jesus—You, as the Lamb of God—are the lamp, the light that shines in the city of God.
ReadIn John 17:5, You ask for the Heavenly Father to glorify You, Jesus, in His presence with the glory that You had before the world began.
ReadIn Revelation 1:8, You are described as the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the Almighty God.
ReadIn John 10:14–15, Jesus, You said that You are the Good Shepherd and that You lay down Your life for the sheep.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Matthew 16:18, You have promised to build Your church, and even the gates of hell will not overcome it.
ReadAccording to Colossians 1:18, we know that, Jesus, You are the head of the body, the church, and firstborn from among the dead.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Ephesians 1:22–23, all things have been placed by You under the feet of Your Son Jesus.
ReadColossians 1:19–20 declares that You have reconciled all things to Yourself, and this includes everything in heaven and on earth.
Read1 John 4:9–10 declares that God sent You, His one and only Son, to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
ReadIn Hebrews 9:12, we know that You have entered the Most Holy Place once and for all by the sacrifice of Your own blood.
ReadIn Romans 5:8, the apostle Paul urges us to remember that while we were still sinners, You died for us.
ReadIn Matthew 28:18, we have learned that all authority in heaven and on earth was given to You.
ReadAccording to 1 Peter 3:22, we know that, Jesus, You are at the Heavenly Father’s right hand. All angels, authorities, and powers are in submission to You.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Philippians 2:9–11, we know that our Savior, Your Son, has been exalted to the highest place, and that every knee will bow in worship of Him.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Ephesians 1:20–22, You have raised Christ from the dead and seated Him far above all rulers and authorities.
ReadIn Psalm 119:130 we read, “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Hebrews 1:2–3, we thank You that in these final days You have spoken to us through Jesus, and that He radiates Your own glory and expresses Your character.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Colossians 1:15–17, we know, Jesus, that You are the visible image of the invisible God.
ReadAccording to John 1:1–3, “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
ReadIn Psalm 119:130 we read, “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.”
ReadIn Romans 16:1–4, the Apostle Paul commends Phoebe to the work, and we are asking that You give these two families the strength to multiply women’s house churches.
ReadIn Acts 9:15, You spoke words of affirmation and direction, saying, “He is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles.”
ReadIn Deuteronomy 31:6, You declare: “Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
ReadIn Titus 2:7, we are instructed to give a good example by “doing what is good, and in our teaching, showing integrity.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Acts 9:36–39, we see "Misha" like the biblical character Tabitha, who was doing good and helping the poor.
ReadAccording to Luke 10:1, we know that You appoint and send people ahead of where You are about to go, to every town and place.
ReadWe pray according to Ephesians 6:18, “praying in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.”
ReadYour Word declares in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed, and the new is here!”
ReadAccording to Isaiah 52:7: “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring Good News, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, and who say, ‘Our God reigns!’”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Acts 8:30–31, when Philip asked the eunuch if he understood what he was reading, the eunuch replied, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?”
ReadIn this moment of severe persecution, may these strong believers rest on Your words found in Acts 4:29–30
ReadIn line with Your Word in Acts 16:25, where Paul and Silas were “praying and singing hymns to God,” we ask that You would favor "Ayan" and his family with joyful hearts and songs of praise. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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