183:, Africa in 1995. In 1996, Iris took over an orphanage housing 80 children, which had previously been run by communist leaders. However, when the number of children grew from 80 to 320, the previous government leaders put a price on Heidi's head. The government also banned the singing of Christian songs in the orphanage, prayer, and the unauthorized distribution of food and clothing.
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In 2015, Iris Global has expanded its work to provide food, clothing, and shelter to thousands of orphans. The organization has networks of church-based orphan care in all ten provinces in
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The Bakers have claimed that prayer has restored sight and hearing, which was assessed and confirmed by researchers in a peer-reviewed article published by the
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Iris initially established churches in
Indonesia, Hong Kong, and London, and later one in Mozambique. By June 2001, Iris had initiated 1,800 churches, including about 1,200 in Malawi. In 2015 Iris has networks of churches throughout Mozambique as well as bases in main cities. Two thousand churches
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Iris leaders pray for the healing of those with hearing and vision impairments during village outreaches in rural
Mozambique. Iris bases include medical clinics from which the poor can receive free care. Iris workers sometimes pay for life-saving medical care for others, and the organization has
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