Mural leads woman to Christ in western Asia

After a 12-year journey towards faith a lady in West Asia has made a commitment to Christ and been baptized.

‘Nadia’s’ interest in Jesus began more than a decade ago, when her husband at the time allowed her to explore Christianity despite their Muslim faith.

After a decade of dreams and continued exploration on her own, Nadia, now widowed, eventually met WEC church planters, who studied the Bible with her.

“A pivotal time for Nadia was when she visited a family member in England and went to a church while she was there,” said WEC church planter ‘Natalie’.

“In the church was a mural on which people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds were represented.”

“It was then that Nadia realised Christianity wasn’t just for ‘Westerners’, and that she could be a follower of Jesus despite being from a Muslim country where it is assumed you will be Muslim.”

Nadia only began reading the Bible a year ago, when she first met up with WEC church planters.

“Since then she has been baptised and is a passionate follower of Jesus!” said Natalie.

“She is always handing out Bibles and telling others about her faith, although she faces persecution from some family members concerned about her.”

In the last three years Natalie’s team has seen four people come to faith. They say there may be many more who, like Nadia, have begun a journey but have not yet come in contact with other believers or read a Bible.

Natalie’s husband ‘Luke’ continues to disciple a local believer who faces abuse from family members angry that he has turned away from Islam.

‘I’ve been discipling Jacob for two years now, and we continue to pray for his wife who has not made a commitment yet,” said Luke.

“But praise God Jacob’s nephew has become a believer.”

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