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Breaking through the Darkness
Abdu’s Story
We sat under a shade tree in the heat of the day with the tribe’s most influential man. Generations of Muslim tradition and faith in Allah guided him. But God’s Spirit was working. Abdu’s father, a man of power and authority, didn’t turn us away, but welcomed us with curiosity. Over time, as we shared stories of Jesus and prayed God would open his heart, we built trust.
“I want my children to go to school,” the man said one day. “Can you help?”
“We can,” we told him. “It’s a Christian school,” we explained. “We teach from the Christian Bible and tell the stories of Jesus.”
He didn’t hesitate, but told us, “That is not a problem.”
Weeks later, Abdu, a serious young boy, shy and a little nervous, showed up at the school with seven of his brothers and sisters. True to his faith, he refused even to enter our chapel. “It’s pagan,” he insisted. “I will not go in.” Faithful to Allah, he continued to pray as he was taught.
The staff was concerned and wanted him to come to chapel. “Be patient,” I told them. “Let God’s Spirit do its work.”
I told our team to let God’s light shine through with kindness. And as the light of love began to work, the walls of tradition and fear began to crumble. In just a few weeks, Abdu’s curiosity got the best of him and he walked into the chapel service on his own.
The teachings of Jesus caught his attention. He had many questions. “How could Jesus be Allah’s son? Allah had no children?” He was earnestly searching for the true God and we answered him with God’s Word from the Scriptures.
Then one afternoon, Abdu came to us quietly and said, “I want to follow Jesus.”
He immersed himself in Bible study, joining our Sunday discipleship classes. He learned that Jesus invited us to be baptised by water as a commitment to follow Him. He wanted to be baptised. But there was a catch. We could not baptise him without his father’s permission.
Bravely, he wrote a letter to his father and asked one of his father’s wives to deliver it. He was afraid, but trusted Jesus. We prayed with him. And then we waited.
At last, a letter arrived. We opened it eagerly and fearfully. “If this is the way God is working in my son’s life,” the letter read, “who am I to stop it?”
With his brothers and sisters watching and his father’s approval, Abdu was baptised.
God’s light, clear and confident shines in Abdu’s life as he continues to grow in his faith. His father accepted a gift of the Bible and welcomes us to his village. Abdu is the first believer in his family, but he will not be the last.
The light of Jesus, burning strong in Abdu’s life will spread, turning the darkness into light.