The Will Spencer Podcast LANA SILK - Iran's Secret Revival: 3 Million Christians in an Islamic Regime
Lana Silk serves as Transform Iran's Chief Executive Officer, leading efforts to bring freedom to the Iranian people through ministry and humanitarian aid. In this conversation, she shares her family's supernatural calling to flee Iran in 1988 and establish a missions organization from outside the country. The episode explores Iran's explosive underground church growth, with potentially 2-3 million Christians in a nation of 89 million, and the strategic preparation needed for Iran's anticipated freedom.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Iran may have fastest growing church globally with 19.6% growth rate
- Transform Iran operates in 19 countries supporting underground house churches
- 78+ people groups in Iran need Bible translation beyond Farsi
- Government paranoia post-12 Day War has intensified Christian persecution
- Revival concentrated in Farsi-speakers while ethnic minorities remain largely unreached
- Iran's geopolitical influence could transform Middle East if turned toward good
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