Like many baby boomers of my generation, growing up in the 70s and the 80s, Christianity was not very relevant to me personally. Even though I attended church on a regular basis – it was through meeting people who were passionate about Jesus and making him known that I made a commitment.
Andrew Berry (Director of Outreach Uk OM)
A Somali lady in Kenya became a believer after speaking to Christian friends. Although fearful of being rejected by her community, she received a dream from the Lord in which He told her that the truth was more important than the respect of her community.
After her conversion she had to leave home for her own safety.
This year, we’ve uncovered a whole bunch of students praying. Praying in new, different ways for their universities, friends and cities. Praying through the night, sacrificing sleep. Praying instead of studying or partying.
Students stepping up and following God’s gentle whisper.
24/7 Prayer International
Glenn told the world during his 1998 shuttle mission, “To look up out at this kind of creation and not believe in God is to me impossible. It just strengthens my faith.” He told reporters that he was praying every day in orbit. He made public his faith across his career in the military, NASA, and public service.
Amy Orr-Ewing
“Plenty & comfort in this life are not promised in the kingdom. Instead, those who are crying tears because they have been excluded and insulted as a result of a firm allegiance to Christ have this nearness to God within their time if crisis. This is a profound and mysterious truth.
I witnessed this myself when worshiping with 250 leaders of the underground church in China. many had suffered beatings and persecution because of their faith in Jesus. Yet I never experienced such joy in worship.”
There is a direct , dynamic link between the persecution of God’s people and the church growing rapidly as God’s kingdom advances. this is a Biblical principle.
Akbar was a Muslim-background believer from Afghanistan. Like many Pushtun people, Akbar’s life had been torn apart by war. After the 2012 US invasion, Akbar joined millions of refugees who streamed into Pakistani slums and refugee camps. It was in Pakistan that Akbar met a Christian family who discipled him. I asked Akbar to tell me how he had come to faith in Jesus.
‘My name at birth was Muhammad Akbar, which means “Muhammad is the Greatest”. Between the wars, I was in an open country looking for a job. One day I came upon a cinema showing a movie about the life of the prophet Isa (Jesus). I watched the movie alone, and learned many things that I did not know. I saw how they beat Jesus and nailed him to a cross. I said to myself, “Now Isa will call down fire from heaven to destroy them!”
‘Instead, Isa looked down at them with compassion, and said, “Father, forgive them. They do not know what they are doing.”
‘In my heart I said, “That is for me.” That is when I became a follower of Isa, and changed my name to Akbar al-Masih (the Messiah is the Greatest).’
(taken from christian premier magazine)
Thank God Jesus met me.
It was about 10 yrs ago during my last prison sentence. I was on suicide watch and the prison officers thought I was going to end my life.
That was until a little old lady came into my pad. She told me that Jesus died for me. All the pain I was carrying he put on the cross for me. I thought she was a nut job at first. But when she left I opened the Bible and discovered it was true. I read Psalm 23 with new eyes. I heard him say to me that he was all I needed. I knew this the love I was looking for. so that day I asked Jesus to come into my life.
Straightaway I could feel a change in my heart. I lost the desire to do drugs and the self-harm stopped to.
Life story from “the message summer 2016” CW team member
“We had a big celebration attended by about 35 people, , for our atrea that a large number for one meeting. There were many healings, including a boy aged 11yrs with diabetes.
Source: Release
“We started the year with a three-day service , fating and praying for revival in Turkmenistan and for the Government. Six people became Christians on the first Sunday service.
One woman cane who was very ill.. She had not walked for the past three years: as soon as she heard the Word of God she got up & started walking”
Source. Release
The first time I saw Jesus Christ I was surprised. I was sitting on the stairs when he appeared, wearing a white robe that wasn’t a robe – it was light. I told my husband ” I saw Jesus” but he said that I was always talking about Christians and that it was probably just an illusion. But I knew it was Him. I just knew .
Fatima- not her real name- has a testimony that is increasingly common today. Born into a Sunni family in Northern Iraq, she is one of countless Muslims whose lives were transformed following a supernatural encounter with Jesus.
With half a smile and a matter of fact delivery, she explains how her first vision of Jesus was followed with a second the very next day. This time she shared it with a friend who was a Christian, who told her that it was a miracle as Jesus does not appear to just anybody.
The third time I saw Hi I was sick. he came and held my hand and said ‘My daughter, do not worry, I will take care of you’ I did not know how to pray but I said ‘I want my life to change’ There were some struggles that I was going through in my life at that time’