Koorosh, a Muslim working as a journalist for a prominent cultural magazine in Iran, is tasked with uncovering why many Iranians are choosing to become Christians right now. The magazine's editor believes that Koorosh is the ideal writer for the story because he comes from a very strict Muslim family.
Koorosh infiltrates the iranian underground church
Koorosh spends a few months trying to find an approach to his new journalistic topic, but with no luck. "But then, out of the blue, I met a woman who was distinctly different from everyone else I knew. I had a suspicion om that she was possibly a Christian", says Koorosh. Koorosh strikes up a friendship with her and his suspicions are confirmed. She is is Christian. The woman tells him about Jesus, gives him a Bible and takes him to church.
Koorosh reports: "But my greatest achievement was that I persuaded her to take me to a church that meets in secret. When I entered the church for the first time, I was dismayed to see a large group of Christian converts. I was filled with a mixture of disbelief, fear, anger and disappointment. How could all these people have left our religion?"
Koorosh's life turned upside down
Even though the church's story of Jesus is at odds with everything Koorosh has learned, he has to show up to church every week for many months to get enough material for his story. But going to church does something to him. "Gradually, my heart began to soften. I began to read the Bible myself. It was no longer just an academic exercise. In the Gospel of John, I saw that God is truly love and that He proved it by coming to earth to die for me. In that moment, my heart was completely transformed. The next time I went to church, I went up front and knelt down to repent and give my heart to Jesus. Since that day, I have followed him. I quit my job at the magazine and never wrote the article", concludes Koorosh.
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