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SummaryIโm Brother Shakir, and after ten years of hearing debates between my Christian and Muslim friends, I was shocked when my friend became a Christian in 2011. I struggled to accept that God could come in the flesh, but as I compared Islamโs principles to the love of God in the Bible, I found freedom and joy in Jesus ๐. Choosing Christ led to family pressureโmy mother demanded โme or Christโโbut I stood firm and later saw God soften her heart โค๏ธ. Now I share the gospel in North Africa, knowing suffering for truth is beautiful like an athleteโs discipline ๐ . I pray for believers facing economic hardship, for church maturity and unity, and for mental and physical health under the Holy Spiritโs guidance ๐.
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For ten years, Shakir heard his Christian friend and his Muslim friend discuss, debate and argue about their different faiths. Shakir tried to ignore their discussion; he didnโt want to get involved. After all those years, Shakir was shocked when his Muslim friend told him that he had become a Christian. Shakir urged him to reconsider and return to Islamโbut as his friend shared about the things that led him to follow Christ, Shakir himself began to consider that Jesus might indeed be the Way, the Truth and the Light.
Brother Shakir struggled to grasp the idea that God would come in flesh, show himself and save from sin. Comparing the principles of Islam against the Bible revealed the character of God to Shakir and the truth of Godโs Word. Seeing in the Bible Christโs personal display of Godโs love ultimately led Shakir to follow Christ.
โThat day I was saved,โ Shakir said, โI was free, and I was really happy and filled with the Holy Spirit.โ
Just like Shakir tried to sway his Muslim friend back to Islam, friends and family tried to convince him to renounce his faith. The most difficult pressure came from Shakirโs own mother. Shakir remembers her demanding, โMe or Christ. You have to choose.โ Shakir did not deny Jesus.
Today, Shakir knows those he witnesses to and leads to Christ will face trials. New believers are encouraged by hearing the experiences of persecuted Christians like Shakir; their stories prepare young-in-faith Christians to stand up under pressure and persecution.
Shakir also shares how we can pray for the church in North Africa, and for his family and ministry.
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Time Chapters
ย 00:02 Interview begins โ Faith and suffering 00:30 Shakir introduced and testimony start 03:34 Moment of Salvation 05:33 Family confrontation: motherโs ultimatum 09:10 Encouraging new believers 14:07 Approach to evangelism 16:09 Ministry highs and lows 18:01 Prayer requests shared 20:20 Closing encouragement
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