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were passionate as they discussed and
debated about the Word of God.
John gave talks including a series on Romans,
and others on the prophecy of Habakkuk, an
introduction to John’s Gospel and the difficult
subject of Repentance, Forgiveness and
Reconciliation. The temperature outside has
been well below freezing earlier in January
and there was thick snow on the ground when
we arrived, but it was a little warmer whilst
we were there and the snow had begun to
melt.? The accommodation was comfortable
and the food was adequate (although we did
get tired of grated beetroot at almost every
meal!). Our abiding memory will be of
brothers and sisters – many of whom live in
difficult circumstances – sharing a love of God
and of the Lord Jesus Christ”.
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with us photos published by the state of his
head and torso after the execution. Vahid
faces possible deportation back to Hungary,
where he first entered the European Union, so
we are praying this doesn’t happen. He is
sorely needed in the expanding group in the
UK.
As we travelled around the inner cities of the
UK, in the areas where most of our new
brethren live, the process of Islamization and
decline of traditional British culture was
evident everywhere. It is not much apparent
outside of the inner cities, but there it is clear
enough. Even in the one time bastions of
Protestantism in South Wales, church after
church has been turned into a mosque, with
the crosses replaced by crescent moons, the
stained glass with prayer turrets directed
towards Mecca:
T
here is an explosion of interest in the
Iranian community within the United
Kingdom. In various parts of the UK, with assis-
tance from various local brothers and sisters
and ecclesias, we're pleased to report the
baptisms of Seyed, Mohammad M, Reza,
Motchtaba, Mohammad J, Ezzatallah, Farhad,
Hossen, Mojtaba K, Rebar, Sako, Omid,
Hassan, Hawsar, Farnoush, Amin and Alireza.
We pay tribute to the great work of brother
Vahid of Liverpool for coordinating things
throughout the United Kingdom, from Wales to
Scotland. Vahid’s brother in Iran was executed
for his Christian activities, and Vahid shared
B
rother Graham, whose baptism we
reported in July, fell asleep in the Lord
recently. Our brother was wheelchair bound
and was baptized with great difficulty- a
testament of his sincerity. Thank you to all
who sent him cards, he loved them, and
now sleeps waiting for the fulfillment of his
various dreams of what he would do in the
Kingdom of God on earth.