Persian Diaspora Partnerships Update (Quest and Mehrdad Sajadi) February 2025
The Outreach Foundation’s Persian Diaspora Partnership supports a wide variety of ministries sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ among the Persian-speaking population living throughout Europe and in their home countries. We are pleased to connect U.S. congregations and donors with their work through visits to Türkiye, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium, and Greece. In 2025, we will be hosting a November visit to Türkiye and Greece in the footsteps of Paul, and our lead ministry partner will be Mehrdad Sajadi of Quest.
Mehrdad Sajadi has an incredible testimony that begins with him being a Muslim believer from Iran. He was arrested for his church activities, witnessed boldly while in prison, and emigrated to Germany. Now, he leads the Persian-speaking ministries of Quest. Recently, he provided an energizing update to his ministry, which we are glad to share.
In September and October 2024, Mehrdad led an outreach seminar in Istanbul, Türkiye. The work brought together 30 Muslim background believers (MBBs) and resulted in several baptisms, some from home-country locations. They have been learning about the Christian faith for many years and have shown their fidelity, trustworthiness, and courage as bold witnesses in difficult situations. Mehrdad’s seminars deepen the knowledge and understanding of Christian faith among MBBs, resulting in stronger and healthier church witness in home countries.
A key feature of Mehrdad’s work is providing encouragement and prayer support for refugees who have been waiting for answers to their asylum cases for 10 years or more. In October, Mehrdad visited their communities across five cities of Türkiye. He knows from experience their broken conditions, depression, moral woundedness, and hunger to know that Jesus remembers them. He serves as the face of Jesus to these communities and continues his encouragement through online teaching, worship, and prayer support.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Please join us in praying for Mehrdad and his dear family as they are challenged by isolation living in Germany. We invite you to consider joining our team in November, which will come alongside Mehrdad and the people he serves! The Outreach Foundation encourages support for Mehrdad’s work with Quest. All gifts of any size are welcome to support Mehrdad in this incredible work that spreads the gospel of Jesus Christ among Muslims and strengthens MBBs. You may make a gift by sending a check to the address below or by giving online via the link below.