Farrah,* a woman deeply rooted in her Islamic faith, stood strongly against other religions. One day, our team conducted a Discovery Bible Study (DBS) in her village, and her children attended. When she discovered they were there, she called them home and beat them badly.
Despite that, her children continued to come back to gatherings, day after day. We visited her at her home when we realized her children wanted to come but were being hurt at home.
We took some food as a gift, but she was furious with us. We humbled ourselves and essentially begged her to allow us to explain. After a while, she relaxed and welcomed us. We told her we were not bad people, but that we all belonged to God, and we just wanted to share God’s Word with her.
God opened her heart, she relented and allowed her children to take part in the Discovery Group. After a couple of days, we went back for a visit. This time she eagerly welcomed us. We did a Discovery Bible Study (DBS) in her home, which interested her. She invited us to return to share more.
We did this, and as our relationship with her grew stronger, she became obedient to the Word of God. Later, she attended DMM trainings and gave us land to build a church building. She continues to lead a DBS in her home today.
*Names and regions have been changed for security purposes.
This post originally appeared at: From Resistance to Resonance – New Generations