Iran is currently hosting over 700,000 refugees who fled Afghanistan, stretching the country’s resources thin. In addition to the ongoing refugee situation, Iran is also one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian. It’s illegal to own a Bible there, so Iranian Christians often lack access to God’s Word. If Christ-followers do meet with each other, it has to be in secret — if discovered, they could be arrested and sent to prison.
Despite intense persecution, the church in Iran is among the fastest growing in the world, and there is a huge demand for more Bibles.