Leader of a local House Church in Isfahan was Murdered by Plain Clothes Officers
ICC Note
Mr. Amiri, a convert from Islam to Christianity, was martyred following a beating by Iranian security officers. Iranian Christians need our prayers and support as they go through persecution.
08/03/2008 Iran (FCNN)-According to Farsi Christian News Network, and our news sources from Malek-Shahr in Isfahan, following the incident of the arrests of several Christians on Sunday night, July 17, 2008, at a house-church gathering whose members had gathered together to worship the Lord, Mr. Abbas Amiri, who had made his home available for the believers of the town to gather and to worship the Lord together, was attacked and beaten up plain clothes security officers. Unfortunately, our brother, due to his old age and the extent of his injuries, died at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at a hospital in the city of Isfahan , and went to be with His Lord.
Based on reports from fcnn.com, plain clothes security officers, after attacking and entering the house of Martyr Amiri, became even more furious when they discovered that this man, who had been hosting house-church meeting at his house, had visited the Muslim holy city of Mecca and had become a ranking and honored “pilgrim” or “Haji” when he was a practicing Muslim. Also, he, who had also fought in the Iran-Iraq war as a devoted fighter, had now become a Christian and was organizing and conducting gospel meetings at his home.
May his honorable spirit and blood water the seeds of Christ’s heavenly church in Iran .
