DENVER (AP) _ The pastor of the Iranian Christian Church of Colorado says Iran’s hardline Islamic regime has caused many Iranians to turn their backs on Islam and become Christians.
The Rev. Ashton Stewart, who grew up in Iran, says God also has been converting Iranians through miraculous healings and visions of Jesus Christ.
While many Iranians hoped for the defeat of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Stewart says his main prayer is that the post-election crisis will help grow the church in Iran.
He’s also asking American Christians to “pray for the persecuted” in Iran, where he says “there are many Christians in jail today, and some of them are being treated very, very brutally.”