Abraham* was furious when he discovered his oldest son listening to Christian radio programmes on a small MP3 player being shared in their community.
Each time he heard the name of Jesus, his anger burned hotter. As an Imam and respected religious leader, his entire life revolved around his religion and its traditions.
In frustration, Abraham seized the MP3 player and forbade his family from ever using it again. But that night, as the village slept, a quiet, insistent voice stirred within him: Listen.
Hesitantly, Abraham pressed play. In the darkness, one sentence broke through everything he believed: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
Those words of Jesus struck deep into his heart. The next morning, Abraham stood before his congregation for the 5:00 AM prayer, but he couldn’t speak. His certainties had been shaken.
Over the next two weeks, Abraham secretly listened to the programmes and the audio Bible. The more he heard, the more he longed to know the truth.
Finally, he arranged to meet the evangelist who had left the MP3 player in the village. For two hours, they talked. Abraham’s questions were many, but his heart was open. That day, he chose to follow Jesus.
A week later, he stepped down as Imam. His community assumed it was because of his age, but Abraham knew it was because of a new faith taking root in his heart.
Today, he meets regularly with the evangelist, studying the Bible and learning more about the One who gave His life so that Abraham could be free.
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