IRAQ: "Jesus film saved my physical and spiritual life”

Malo

“I went to a medical clinic, but I did not know that this clinic was in Christian hands. When I was waiting there, I saw some Christian books in the waiting area. I was uneasy about it, but I had to wait since I wanted my treatment. When I left, the doctor gave me the Jesus film and like all taxi drivers do I put the film on my dash board in front of me”, shares Malo, taxi driver in Iraq, who was a fanatic Muslim, but is a Christian now. “Around 2 hours later I came back to the clinic with a pale face and shivering from fear, telling the doctor that the film had saved my life.” 

Malo continues: “I was driving and I got myself into an illegal checkpoint where fanatic Shia Muslim were carrying guns, getting people out of the car and killing them instantly. I was stuck, could not escape and started to panic. I saw people in front of me being murdered. And then it was my turn…!

The Shiite gunman looked into my car and his eye was on the Jesus film on my dashboard. He said: “This is a filthy Christian, not Sunni, so we can let him go.” I went straightaway to my home, shaking and trembling from fear. I watched the film and I was saved by the testimony and story of Jesus Christ. Today I try to give the Jesus film to all taxi drivers and I gather all kind of materials to distribute.”

Hamza’story

“When I became a Christian, I was separated from my wife for 4 years and praying for her all the time” starts Hamza, sharing his story. “Then the miracle happened that my wife came to the Lord. From that moment we were reunited again and we were doing well. Until that one day, when fear came into our life. My wife's brother came with a gun and was aiming at her. He asked her to renounce her faith in Christ. She walked over to him and put the gun to her mouth. She said: “You might as well just shoot me now, because I won’t renounce Christ.”  After saying that, they left her.

Now she is very afraid and we have already moved seven times. People say that we are a neighborhood disturbance. I am so discouraged that I am just sitting at home doing nothing and feel depressed. Please pray for me and my wife.”

Gamil’s testimony

Gamil from Baghdad tells: “Many years ago I came to know the Lord and was arrested and interrogated. They asked for a lot of money to release me. You might as well kill me, I said, we (my family) just don’t have this money and I’ll go to heaven anyway. They took me to the center of the town and I thought they’d let me go, but they shot me in the head. Somebody found me on the side of the road and brought me to the hospital. They saved my life. As I was shot and lying on the street I had a vision of an angel. He gave me so much peace and I knew God was with me."