An ISIS fighter turns to Jesus!

Thank you to our friends at Jesus Film for the following amazing story

IRAQ—The phone rang. When a JESUS film staff worker answered, he heard a deep voice saying, “I am an ISIS fighter in Syria. I heard your phone number on the radio” [he had been listening to an audio broadcast version of the JESUS film].

“My name is Fareed. I am part of an ISIS militia. Our commander sent us to a neighborhood to attack and kill Christians. We hid in a burned-out church. Everything in the church was destroyed, blackened. Waiting for our orders to attack, I sat, exhausted, and leaned against a wall. With my headphones on, I began listening to your broadcast and fell asleep. 

He Saw Jesus

“Like in a dream, the burned-out church began to turn white. Color returned. The lights came on. I saw rows of benches. Suddenly a Man in brilliant white was in the aisle walking towards me. The man said, ‘Follow Me’.

“Everything was white, and then in full color,” Fareed continued. “The Man touched me on the shoulder and said, ‘Fareed, don’t worry. Follow Me.’ Just then the phone rang. Our commander cancelled the mission! All the rage and bitterness inside me was gone! I was peaceful and knew I could not fight anymore. So, I turned in my weapon and came to Baghdad. I’m calling you. What shall I do?”

The JESUS film staff member who took Fareed’s call explained the Gospel to him and directed him to a church in the city, which Fareed joined, and where he grew in his faith.

He has since been actively witnessing to others about the love and power of God, and using the JESUS film to help him.

In his latest update about that former ISIS fighter, the staff member said, “I speak with him often and have given him equipment and support to help show the film to many others. He is a transformed man.” 

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Originally published by the JESUS film people, “a Christian media ministry bringing millions face-to-face with Jesus in their heart language”.
You can visit their website here:  Jesus Film Project.