 In a statement to CBN News, Todd Nettleton, vice president of message for Voice of the Martyrs, said, quote, the growth of the church in Iran is wonderful news for Christians around the world and a great reminder of God's ability to grow his church in spite of anything that any government might do to stop it. Nettleton also noted, however, the dangers that Christians face in that country with punishments of imprisonment and possibly even death for conversion.