“I am Norhamsa. I am of those created by Isa al Masih (Jesus the Messiah), and I am one of His believers now. I witnessed and experienced that paradise is true.”
These words are straight from the heart of a Muslim man, from the Miga people group, who recently surrendered his life to Jesus.
(Norhamsa's name and people group have been changed for security reasons.)
As a teenager, Norhamsa was caught up in many vices. Following the lure and empty promises of the world, he became a slave to drugs, alcohol, and sexual lust. When Norhamsa recently met a Team Hope worker, he told the story of how he had once become so desperately sick, he was hospitalized and stood face-to-face with death. In his unconscious state, Norhamsa had heard the voices of children playing and speaking in many languages. He told of a brilliant light he had seen, and a figure reaching out his hand, as if inviting him to come. Doctors were amazed, when after several hours with no signs of life; Norhamsa revived and awoke to the sound of his brother’s voice.
When Norhamsa shared his story, the worker shared the gospel with him, and they began studying the Scriptures together. After about two weeks, they reached the passage where Jesus calls himself the “Light of the World.” Norhamsa immediately recognized Jesus as the brilliantly lit figure who appeared to him in the hospital, inviting him into eternal life in heaven. Upon this realization, Norhamsa made a decision to receive the invitation of Jesus and become his follower.
Norhamsa was immediately filled with an insatiable hunger to know more of God’s Word. Since his decision, Norhamsa has been showing up nearly every day at the home of the man who first shared the gospel with him to study more about the person of Jesus.
Since Norhamsa has discovered Jesus, his wife and one cousin have also followed him in that decision. They are now meeting weekly to study God’s Word and fellowship together. Pray for families like Norhamsa’s to be the catalyst of bigger movements of Muslim families and people groups to Jesus in this Southeast region of Asia.
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