RELEASED! Maryam and Marzieh Set Free after 259 Days in Prison

Aimee Herd : Nov 18, 2009
Elam Ministries

"Words are not enough to express our gratitude to the Lord and to His people..."

(Iran)?BCN received the following bulletin this morning, from Elam Ministries. We are rejoicing that Maryam and Marzieh have been set free from prison in Iran today!

Praise the Lord! Maryam Rustampoor and Marzieh Amirizadeh were released from Evin prison in Iran today, Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 3:30pm [local time], 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.

We hope to share more details soon.

In the mean time, 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.

The Elam team