{"id":2174,"date":"2024-01-01T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionsreport.webbplats.dev\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/testimonies-from-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T18:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:09:01","slug":"testimonies-from-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionsreport.se\/en\/testimonies-from-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonies from Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was born in Balkh province in northern Afghanistan into a Muslim family and grew up with three sisters and two brothers. I lost my mother when I was a child and my father married another woman. After my father’s marriage, my siblings and I were left alone, and nothing could reduce our loneliness, and this event had many destructive effects on me, who was the youngest. <\/p>\n\n

Due to the breakdown of my family and the lack of guidance and purpose in life, I started smoking and drinking alcohol at the age of fifteen. Since I was a teenager, I started working as a tailor and after a short time I made great progress in my work and earned good money, but I spent all my money on drinking with my friends. Throughout my life I tried to help this and that, but it was not for the sake of God, but to attract the attention of others and show off. <\/p>\n\n

I was drowning in the sea of misfortune without realizing it, but Jesus rushed to my aid.<\/p>\n\n

One day when I was on my way to the small market in our town to do some shopping, I met an Afghan Christian on the road whose behavior and speech fascinated me and we talked a lot on the way. He asked me to give me his number so that we could talk and introduce ourselves more. I gave it to him and this was the beginning of a great revolution in my life. <\/p>\n\n

After talking for a while, he made a suggestion and asked me to read a few lines of the book he had sent me for mental peace. But that book had no meaning for me at first because I could not understand its meaning properly. <\/p>\n\n

But a few days later, that was not the case. I became very interested in reading that book, which I later realized was the Bible. <\/p>\n\n

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I met many brothers and made many friends in Christianity. And I always liked to be with them. <\/p>\n\n

One day, two Christian friends came to visit me and talked to me about God. They asked me: Do you accept Jesus Christ as God? I could not answer and I was also in a very bad mood. They continued and said: Repent and accept Jesus Christ so that Satan will come away from you. <\/p>\n\n

Although it was difficult for me at first, I finally said out loud: “Jesus Christ, you are my God. I give myself to you. Satan, in the name of Jesus Christ, I command you, go away from me!”<\/p>\n\n

I was dizzy for about half an hour and in a bad mood, but in the end the devil left me.<\/p>\n\n

Now I try regularly to be with the word of God. It has been my experience that with God’s word and prayer the devil will stay away from me. The lack that I felt in myself for many years since I was a child has been filled by the merciful God with His love and presence. I am eternally grateful to my heavenly father for his grace and mercy! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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