A Vision of Jesus Leads Muslim Woman to Christ

The following news is an inspirational story to me personally, and yet I wonder how many of us American Christians would be able to stand under the persecution and harassment this precious Muslim convert to Christ has.  Read part of Yasmin's story...Here's the full article.

Yasmin became a Christian after receiving a vision of Jesus during the difficult birth of her son. She tried to keep her faith a secret from her family, but eventually told her mother.

"When my mother found out I had become a Christian she went to the local mosque and told them that I had gone crazy," Yasmin told Release International, which serves the persecuted church in 30 nations.

"She went to get some holy water to heal me of my madness. A campaign was set up against me; people would come and bang on the door every ten minutes during the night."

Yasmin eventually was able to relocate and her husband found her and did the following.  The article continues...

She says: "He continually intimidated and harassed me and hired someone to beat me in the street. Wherever we went there would always be a car following us and watching us."

Talk about terrible intimidation.  In America this would be considered stalking.  The article continues...

"Everyone in the local Muslim community knew I was a Christian and didn’t want to know me. People would cross the street rather than greet me and often spat in my face. They tried to pressure me to leave town. But I had already been chased out of one town so I was determined not to let them intimidate me."

Yasmin is now working to support other Muslim background believers who are experiencing the same pressures and persecution.

She adds: "One of the most difficult things about becoming a Christian from a Muslim background is losing your family. There are such tight family networks in our communities. If someone becomes a Christian then they are considered to bring shame on the whole family and the only response is to cut them out of the family."

Please remember Yasmin and other Muslim converts to Jesus in your prayers.