Pastor Anooshavan Avedian
Pastor Anooshavan Avedian
Feb. 01, 2024 | Iran

Pastor Faces 20-Year Sentence

[250] prayers in [17] nations have been posted for Pastor Avedian.

On Sept. 18, 2023, Pastor Anooshavan Avedian, who is 61 years old with a wife and two children, was summoned by police to Evin prison to begin a 10-year prison sentence. Pastor Avedian was arrested on Aug. 21, 2020, when approximately 30 security agents raided his home while family and friends gathered to pray and worship. The group met in his home because the government closed their church several years earlier. Government agents confiscated Bibles and mobile phones, taking Pastor Avedian and two Christian converts to Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. The converts were released two days later, but Pastor Avedian was held for 26 days and harshly interrogated. Pastor Avedian was tried on April 11, 2022, before an Iranian judge and sentenced to 10 years in prison for engaging in “propaganda contrary to and disturbing to the holy religion of Islam.” Avedian faces an additional 10 years of “deprivation of social rights” upon his release.

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  • they bear fruits meet for repentance including releasing this brother to thy glory and the joy of believers. I pray in the name of LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ, amen.
    Devin C - USA
  • Dear LORD, may thy word go forth by the persecution of this brother according unto the King James Bible. I pray the Iranian government would realize it worships a false god and it is against thee and thy body of believers. May they be convicted by thy word and be made ready to believe on it after Godly sorrow which worketh repentance of sins. I pray
    Devin C - USA
  • Abba, Father I pray for our beloved brother Pastor Avendian. Your Word declares that ALL things work together for good for them that love You. I pray You would grant brother Avendian favor and reverse these charges that he may be set free and Your Name Glorified! Let it be so I pray in Yahusha's Name. Thank You Adonai in advance.
    Yahleah M - USA
  • Dear Lord, Please protect and deliver Pastor Avedian and his family and other Iranians Christians from the snares of the enemy. They are Your purchased possession through Jesus Christ, Your Son. Please meet their needs and release Pastor Avedian from prison for Your Name's sake and the love of the Holy Ghost. In Jesus name, Amen.
    Sarah A - USA
  • Dear Lord, Please protect and deliver Pastor Avedian and his family and other Iranians Christians from the snares of the enemy. They are Your purchased possession through Jesus Christ, Your Son. Please meet their needs and release Pastor Avedian from prison for Your Name's sake and the love of the Holy Ghost. In Jesus name, Amen.
    Sarah A - USA
  • Dear Lord, Please protect and deliver Pastor Avedian and his family and other Iranians Christians from the snares of the enemy. They are Your purchased possession through Jesus Christ, Your Son. Please meet their needs and release Pastor Avedian from prison for Your Name's sake and the love of the Holy Ghost. In Jesus name, Amen.
    Sarah A - USA
  • Dear Lord God Your people are being attacked so viciously please put an end to this, please protect them, please give them Refuge, please hide Your people from the enemy!!
    christine s - USA
  • Lord,
    We continue to pray for Pastor Avedian and his family. May You provide for all of their needs. We know that Your plans are great and that You are all powerful and we can trust You for every good thing. It is hard to be joyful in the midst of Pastor Avedian's suffering and Iran's hostility to the gospel. May You be glorified through his trials.
    Lysander S - USA
  • Father help this pastor to celebrate Easter joyfully today. As he reflects on the injustice done to Jesus, may he find solace, knowing that Jesus is with him and understands, and that he will be victorious.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Father in heaven, our hearts hurt for this man who is suffering for the good cause of the message of Jesus. Please, Lord, help him, sustain him, give him peace within those walls, and provide a way for his faith to not fail. Please Lord in your good time, release him and allow him the joy of strengthening others with his testimony.
    Joshua D - USA
  • Lord I lift up Pastor Avedian to you. I pray he will find peace and rest in you while serving this harsh sentence. May he physically,emotionally, and spiritually be strengthened for this trial. May his family find comfort in knowing he is suffering for you. Give them strength to endure, provide for their needs, and if possible shorten his time. Amen!
    Colleen S - USA
  • Dear Jesus, please do give strength to Pastor Avedian. Please also comfort his wife and children. Please allow him to be released. Please guard his health.
    Patrecia J - USA
  • Dear Jesus, we beg You for the life of Pastor Avedian. Please allow him to be released from prison as you released Paul and Silas. Please give him favor with the prison guards. Please preserve his health. Thank you for this precious man of honor.
    Patrecia J - USA
  • In the strong Jesus, our heavenly Father, El Sali, God of strength, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for Pastor Avedian. We praise You that he is strong and works. We ask for a hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Almighty Father God, have mercy on Pastor Avedian and his family. Lord Jesus, protect him in prison and provide for his needs. Give him and his family the peace of the Holy Spirit. Use him to preach the gospel and we pray for the gospel to spread to all in prison. In Jesus Precious name, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit Amen.
    Alvin A - USA
  • In the gracious name of Jesus, heavenly Father, El Shaddai, God Almighty, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You that Pastor Avedian belongs to You. We ask for a hedge of protection and angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Please precious father free my brother Pastor Avedian, please comfort his family with a piece that transcends all understanding. I pray for his immediate release, and please drop all charges in the Mighty Name of Jesus, Amen.
    AMANDA Y - USA
  • Father God, I lift up Pastor Avedian to you who is enduring harsh persecution. I ask that you will cover him with your protection. Please encourage and strengthen him during this time. I pray that he will see evidence of your Holy Spirit at work all around him. I ask that you will provide for all of his needs. Please also provide for his family. Amen.
    Julia F - USA
  • Father, you love Pastor Avedian dearly. Please give him courage and strength at this time. Provide for him and protect him and his family who no longer have him close. Please release him at the time you know is best. May he, his family, and the church trust Jesus fully and be led by the Spirit. Thank you for how you will work mightily. Amen.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • In the agape love of Jesus, our heavenly Father, God of love, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for Your compassion to Pastor Avedian. We ask for provision, for healing, for a hedge of protection, and angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Heavenly Father, We're lifting up to you Pastor Avedian. Visit him in a miraculous way in prison. Renew his spiritual strength, grant him joy that surpasses explaining and a peace that passes all understanding May His life be a testimony to those who are opposing him. Jesus touch hearts and draw them to you. In Jesus name Pat US
    Patricia S - USA
  • Lord, I pray for my brother, Pastor Avedian. I pray that you give him strength and courage for what he is facing. I pray that he will not grow weary but continue to trust and place his faith in you. I pray for his family and friends, that they will hold on to the truth, and You would protect them against harm. Help them feel and see Your love.
    Taneisha O - USA
  • Lord God, I pray that You would comfort and uphold Pastor Avedian and his family as they suffer. May they trust You and believe that You are with them and You will reward them for what they endure for Your sake. Keep them unified as a family and may they continue to seek You and have opportunities to proclaim the gospel because of this trial.
    Danielle H - USA
  • Father, we intercede on behalf of our imprisoned bother in Christ, Pastor Avedian, and ask that You protect his spirit, soul, and body during captivity. Strengthen Pastor Evedian, moment by moment, day by day as he wages war against the world, the flesh, and the devil. Help Pastor Avedian's wife and two children to not become discouraged or lose heart.
    Patrick V - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Pastor Avedian, his wife, 2 children & church: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Give the Pastor favor with authorities so he'll be freed from prison & reunited with his family & church.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Pastor Avedian, his wife, 2 children & house church: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Give the Pastor favor with authorities, enabling his prison release & reunion with family & church.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord, you ask us to remember those in prison as if we were there with them. Please encourage and strengthen Avedian during his time in prison; give him faith to praise you. Give him courage, and through him show Yourself to prisoners and guards alike. Provide for and protect his family and church. Show Yourself stronger than the oppression. Comfort him
    Lydia S - Uganda
  • Holy Father,
    I pray for Pastor Avedian and the two new converts! Give them all strength and wisdom to stand for you! I pray they will have access to the Word! Wrap Your arms around them so that they are not alone. I pray the guards would also trust Christ! Help them to be faithful! Be with their family! Provide for them spiritually & physically!
    Peggy S - USA
  • The Lord bless you and keep you;
    The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
    The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6-24-26
    June W - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Pastor Avedian, his wife, 2 children & house church: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Give the Pastor favor with authorities so he may be freed & reunite with his family & church. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
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