News reports claim Muslims in the Middle East are turning to Jesus in unprecedented numbers.
The news comes as the Islamic State has been filling the headlines for a long time and filling the hearts of many people in the Middle East with fear. But in the midst of all this, the church in the Middle East is showing the love of Christ to those who fled their homes.
Before the war, it was rare that a Muslim would become a follower of Jesus Christ. But the web site, Open Doors, says the war has changed everything.
According to one of the Christian workers of a church in Lebanon, many new converts say they had their doubts about Islam before they converted because of the harsh worldview.
One family that asked not to be identified fled from Homs. Shortly afterwards they had a baby girl and gave her the very Christian name of Christina.
The life of this family was and is still hard, but recently they found light in their life. The wife said “About three months ago, she was given a vision of Jesus Christ,” She told open doors. “I was sleeping and all of a sudden I saw Jesus Christ in white. He said ‘I am Christ. You will have a beautiful daughter.’ I was eight months pregnant, and a month later we received our beautiful daughter.” At about the same time the husband had a dream, too. “I saw Jesus Christ. He was dressed in white. He said to me ‘I am your Savior. You will follow me.’”
Both made a bold decision after their dreams.
Their financial situation is bad. Now, because they are Christians, others don’t want to help. But the church is helping as much as is possible.