Afghanistan: Violence, hunger and HOPE
Afghanistan can be called the land of invasions and a forbidden land. People of Afghanistan were away from the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the last 1500 years. Christian Media is a key to spread the Good News in Afghanistan. Afghans experienced violence and hunger for generations and lost hope in their religion. Jesus Christ is the only HOPE for Afghans inside Afghanistan and for millions of Afghans around the world including Canada, Ontario.
Background
• Born in Kabul, Afghanistan.
• Worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Uzbekistan.
• Immigrated to Canada in 2000.
• Holds multiple diplomas and degrees in Law, Accounting, Leadership and Management from
institutes in Uzbekistan, India, Germany and Canada; completed a master’s degree (MA) in Biblical
Theology at the Canadian Mennonite University.
• Volunteer Associate Pastor at Persian Church of Winnipeg.
• Holds his ministerial credentials through the Pentecostal Assembly of Canada.
• Was instrumental in establishing the CHAI Immigrant Centre (Christians Helping All Immigrants) in
2007 to help refugees and other newcomers settle in Winnipeg.
• Became a missionary with Pamir Productions, a division of Operation Mobilization that shares
the Gospel with Afghans through media and discipleship, in 2009. Hosts a weekly live evangelical
telecast that airs in Afghanistan, Iran and the Middle East. Has been part of the effort to produce a
Dari translation of the Bible.
• Became the Executive Director of Square One World Media in 2016.
• In recent years: has spoken in many churches, partnered with “Voice of the Martyrs, USA” to work with
persecuted Afghan Christians; hosted a live evangelical telecast for Afghan refugees living in Germany
and Europe; was a keynote speaker at Missions Fest Alberta in 2018 and Missionfest Manitoba in 2022;
and was the first Afghan Christian to speak at an Open Doors Conference in the Netherlands