Fatima was in her early twenties and lived in a strong
fundamental town in Saudi
Arabia Fatima had been raised in Islam, but
couldn’t make a connection with God. Seeking
Him out through the internet she found that other Muslims were having dreams
and visions of Jesus and had converted to Christianity. She began to pray that she, too, would have
dreams and visions of Jesus. She read
all that she could and met other Christians on line and became a follower of
Christ and was even maturing as a Christian through mentoring on the net. All of this took place while never being able
to attend a regular church service.
Once we submit ourselves to Jesus, our physical countenance changes due to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in us. The fruit of the Spirit becomes very evident…even to non-believers. See Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians 4:22-24
One day, her brother, who was a member of the secret police, began to be suspicious of her. While she was gone to work, he began to search through her computer and found that she had been frequenting Christian websites. He then confronted her, asking her if she had become a Christian. She told him that she had become a follower of Jesus Christ. He took away her phone, told her to go to her room and in two hours he was going to kill her in the presence of her family. She went to her room and wrote a poem on her computer, which he had left in the room. (A Martyr’s Final Poem is halfway down the page on the linked page.) At the end of the two hours, her brother dragged her into the street and killed her but not before doing terrible things to her.
Here in the States we are persecuted, but not anywhere near the degree to which some Christians are persecuted around the world. It makes the persecution here look like child’s play compared to a martyr’s death! Don’t shrink back when the Holy Spirit is leading you to share about Jesus. The persecution we might receive is nothing compared toFatima ’s death…and so
many others like her. Remember that
eternity in Hell is nothing that you should want for anyone. Share Jesus with as many as you can.
Fatima ’s faith and trust in
Jesus are awe inspiring! I look forward to meeting her in Heaven some day.! She’s quite an inspiration!
Once we submit ourselves to Jesus, our physical countenance changes due to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in us. The fruit of the Spirit becomes very evident…even to non-believers. See Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians 4:22-24
One day, her brother, who was a member of the secret police, began to be suspicious of her. While she was gone to work, he began to search through her computer and found that she had been frequenting Christian websites. He then confronted her, asking her if she had become a Christian. She told him that she had become a follower of Jesus Christ. He took away her phone, told her to go to her room and in two hours he was going to kill her in the presence of her family. She went to her room and wrote a poem on her computer, which he had left in the room. (A Martyr’s Final Poem is halfway down the page on the linked page.) At the end of the two hours, her brother dragged her into the street and killed her but not before doing terrible things to her.
She, no doubt, is in Heaven with Jesus now. She inspires me to be even more devoted to
Jesus than ever.
Here in the States we are persecuted, but not anywhere near the degree to which some Christians are persecuted around the world. It makes the persecution here look like child’s play compared to a martyr’s death! Don’t shrink back when the Holy Spirit is leading you to share about Jesus. The persecution we might receive is nothing compared to
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