Iran Captives Released

RELEASED! Maryam and Marzieh set free after 259 days in prison

Praise the Lord! Maryam Rustampoor and Marzieh Amirizadeh were released from Evin prison in Iran today, Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 3:30pm, without bail. However, they may yet have to face a court hearing and still need our prayers.

“Words are not enough to express our gratitude to the Lord and to His people who have prayed and worked for our release,” they said.

Maryam and Marzieh were arrested because of their Christian faith on March 5, 2009. Though their health has suffered greatly while in prison, they are doing as well as could be expected, and are rejoicing in the Lord’s faithfulness to them.

“Maryam and Marzieh have greatly inspired us all. Their love for the Lord Jesus and their faithfulness to God has been an amazing testimony,” says Sam Yeghnazar, Director of Elam Ministries in London, England. Sam is an Iranian Assemblies of God minister and has worked for years in partnership with Assemblies of God World Missions.

We hope to share more details soon.

In the meantime, please pray:

For their health to be fully restored.

For their continued safety.

For their full acquittal.

Thank you again for all your support and prayers.

Mark and Amy Renfroe

The information above was provided by Elam Ministries; London, England.

HT: Dr. Warren F. Larson