07.07.2025 | Online Gathering Recap
In a time of intense conflict and biblical proportions, One for Israel hosted a powerful online gathering featuring Iranian-born believer Ramin Parsa. Now a follower of Yeshua and a resident of Israel, Ramin shared a deeply moving account of God’s work in both Israel and Iran amid war, oppression, and spiritual hunger.
“We’ve seen miracles,” Ramin shared, recounting the miraculous evacuation of a hospital wing moments before a rocket strike. He highlighted how Iranians—oppressed by decades of tyranny—are looking to Israel with admiration, hope, and even love. “They are the most excited,” he said. “They see this as the hour of their freedom.”
From Tehran to Tel Aviv, God is moving. While the Iranian regime intensifies its threats, many Iranian citizens express solidarity with Israel and an openness to the Gospel. Videos from within Iran show citizens celebrating Israeli military actions—not out of vengeance, but in longing for liberation from their own government.
✝️ The Spiritual Shift
Ramin also emphasised the spiritual awakening in Iran. Decades of oppression under radical Islam have created a deep spiritual vacuum. “They tasted Islam and found it bitter. Now they’re searching,” he said. Many Iranians are ready for the Gospel, longing to encounter the God of Israel and the Messiah Yeshua.
He described a future vision: believers from Israel going into a post-regime Iran with aid, compassion, and the Good News. This prophetic reconciliation between Israelis and Iranians is already beginning—fueled by prayer, love, and courage.
🙏 Prayer Points
- Thank God for His protection, like the hospital evacuation before the rocket strike.
- Thank God for the shift in Iranian hearts—from regime loyalty to openness to truth.
- Pray for continued miracles and protection over Israel during the war.
- Pray for comfort for those suffering on both sides of the conflict.
- Pray for the Iranian people, many of whom admire Israel and long for freedom.
- Pray for the fall of the Iranian regime, which has executed and impoverished its people for over 40 years.
- Pray for justice for the regime’s crimes, including during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement.
- Pray for the underground church in Iran to grow in strength and courage.
- Pray for the spiritual hunger in Iran—that it leads to widespread acceptance of Christ.
- Pray for the West to discern truth and support the Iranian people’s cry for freedom.
- Pray for teams to be ready to enter Iran when the time comes—with aid and the Gospel.
- Pray for Israeli believers to be among the first to bring the Gospel to Iran.
- Thank God for the mutual love between ordinary Iranians and Israelis that defies politics.
The gathering closed with a powerful reminder: God’s covenant with Abraham stands firm. “If God were done with Israel,” Ramin said, “why is Jesus returning to Jerusalem?” God has not forgotten His people—and He has not forgotten Iran.
In the spirit of Esther 8, just as the Jews were given the right to defend themselves, today Israel stands under that same covenantal authority. And through all of this, God’s love is reaching across borders to restore, redeem, and reconcile.
