“A Fire In My Heart”

 

“A Fire In My Heart”   Meet our Afghan brother, Said Musa, a former orthopedic therapist in Kabul.  Living in a neighborhood where landmines and bombs are commonplace, Musa was all too familiar with their destructive power. When he was a young man, he accidentally stepped on a landmine. Although his life was spared, one of his legs was damaged beyond repair and had to be amputated.  Constantly wary of hidden landmines, he cautiously went about his daily business. One day, after a bomb exploded near his home, he observed two expatriate women helping the injured – injured people the women didn’t even know. Fascinated and confused that they would help those unrelated to them, Musa began asking questions. When he learned the women were Christians, he tracked down what he knew to be their “book,” the Bible. Musa could not stop reading, and as he read, he realized that this book spoke the truth. “It was like there was a fire in my heart,” Musa exclaimed. Hungry for more, Musa began meeting with small groups of believers and diligently studied everything he could find about Jesus.  He learned how to worship and pray, and cautiously shared his faith whenever possible. Eventually, his newfound faith was discovered, and in 2010, Musa was arrested and imprisoned. He vividly recalls the day when the harsh treatment and suffering, that he initially encountered, brought him to a place of total despair and discouragement. In the midst of Musa’s despair, Jesus miraculously appeared to him in a dream and assured the suffering believer that He was always with him. God used that dream to spark a transformation in Musa – so much that other prisoners soon began to notice Musa’s peace and his positive spirit. Even the guards began to listen to him and seek him out.   Musa recalls a time when he was asked by the guards to speak to two boys who were drug users. Out of 500 people in the prison, they chose Said Musa to counsel them. Someone else even confided boldly, “What you say is the truth! If people would have a fair choice, 75% of them would follow Jesus.” One With Them Today, Musa is no longer in prison, and he and his family have been relocated to another country. They continue to serve Christ, even as they struggle to adjust to the new culture and language. Stand One With Them by praying for Musa and his family as they serve Christ in this new country, and as we all serve wherever He calls us.      4/18/2013

The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.  (Psalm 145:18).