Mabuhay!!!

Narito ang isang patotoo ng isang dating Muslim na naging Kristiano.

Amina shared her conversion story to us: 

“I grew up as a Muslim girl and was very happy to belong to a Muslim family. It seemed normal to be a Muslim, and I followed all the beliefs and pillars of Islam. I also went to Madressa regularly.One day a friend asked me the following question: …imagine you die today – where will you go thereafter? Intellectually I had the right answers, but in my heart, I felt unsure …and sensed that I had no assurance. I started to compare Islam to Christianity and wondered if Allah in the Qur’an is the same as God in the Bible. Especially during the yearly fasting month, Ramadan, I had many questions and longed to know the truth. I was reading the Quran and also some parts of the Bible. As I was reading, for instance, Psalm 84, it was as if God would speak to me. The words in verse 2 described my situation perfectly: “My soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the LORD, my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God”.I was somewhat confused: should I pray to Allah or the God of the Bible? …or was it the same God? To which God should I keep the fast? It also troubled me, that Allah does not give assurance of going to paradise – not even a formula was offered in Islam. Many Muslims believe that you can get favour with Allah by doing good works – but there is no assurance of entering paradise. I was eagerly seeking the truth and desired to follow the right way. I read further in the Bible, and words such as “…all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory” made me realised, that I was a sinner and could not make it up with good works. There must be another way by God to heaven.Then something wonderful, yet strange thing happened to me – it was like a vision, and I was directed to read in the Bible John 3:16: “For   God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This verse spoke to me, and I realised, that the only true God was speaking to me and showing me the truth and the right way. In the same vision, the voice directed me to a certain Church. The pastor preached about God and how we can have forgiveness of sins and follow the Lord Jesus Christ. In the end, the pastor asked those who like to accept the truth in Jesus should raise their hands and come forward. I desired to go and commit myself, but it was a spiritual battle – by God’s guidance, another lady took my hand, and we went forward. That day I committed myself to Jesus and became a Christian. It was a new experience – somewhat strange and exciting.The question – of how I should tell my Muslim family and how they would react – made me nervous. I decided not to tell my family about my new faith. However, my father soon discovered what happened at the Church and forbade me to leave the house. Some days later, my father brought the Imam, and he questioned me and asked me what had happened and why I turned to become a Christian. God made me strong, and I found the right words to explain to them what happened and how the voice in the vision directed me to find the truth. Thereafter my family and the Muslims in my village persecuted me. I became an outcast. They also questioned me about the Bible – but each time, the Holy Spirit of God helped me by quoting the correct verses. This was a miracle since I did not yet know the Bible very well. Despite the persecution, I was filled with joy, and the Holy Spirit disciplined me and guided me on the right way. God gave me new friends in the Christian church, and I was very happy there.It was also painful for me to be separated from my family, especially from my dear mother. Perhaps she did not understand what happened, and she was hoping that I would return to Islam sooner or later. But my decision was final, and I was convinced that following the truth in Jesus was the right way to heaven and eternal life.I witnessed my new faith on various occasions – such as at a Muslim wedding. It was so wonderful how the Holy Spirit helped me, and the Muslims were amazed that I could speak with great authority. God gave me strength, and I love my Muslim people and pray that all who search the right way will find the truth in Jesus Christ as their Saviour.” 

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