Secret belief in Afghanistan
April 1, 2009
A year ago, a teacher in Afghanistan gave Ahmed a Bible. He read at night, hiding the book under his mattress when he went out. But when his mother found it, she told his father, who beat him and threw him from the house, flinging his clothes into the street behind him. Later they forced him to marry a Muslim girl, hoping that might change his path. His young bride has no idea of the truth -- he secretly meets with a group of expatriate Christians, willingly facing the possibility of further persecution or even death.
Pray that his family will turn to Jesus. "Then they will know that I am the LORD."
A year ago, a teacher in Afghanistan gave Ahmed a Bible. He read at night, hiding the book under his mattress when he went out. But when his mother found it, she told his father, who beat him and threw him from the house, flinging his clothes into the street behind him. Later they forced him to marry a Muslim girl, hoping that might change his path. His young bride has no idea of the truth -- he secretly meets with a group of expatriate Christians, willingly facing the possibility of further persecution or even death.
Pray that his family will turn to Jesus. "Then they will know that I am the LORD."
