Muslim immigrant to UK led 600 Iranians to Jesus
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS -- December 5, 2016)
-- He was uncertain and purposeless when he immigrated to the UK from
Iran as a Muslim. But eight years later, God is using Shapoor to build
His kingdom among the refugee population.
“When
I was a Muslim I didn’t believe God could talk to ordinary people and
have any relationship or use ordinary people,” Shapoor told a ministry
leader with Pioneers.
When
Shapoor began to read the Scripture for the first time, it changed his
life. “When I came to Christ and read the bible I found out God has a
heart for sinners and everybody,” he says.
After
Shapoor first believed, God filled him with a contagious zeal to spread
the Gospel. “When I saw this unconditional love and the grace of God in
my life I couldn’t keep this Good News to myself,” he told Pioneers.
“Because we came from darkness to light we don’t keep this to ourselves.
As you receive freely, give freely to other people.”
He began to share in the refugee camp, populated with immigrants from Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Africa, many of them Muslim.
“I came here every Saturday to give them food. Also during the week we came and evangelized and talked about Jesus.”
With God’s help, Shapoor has led over 600 Iranians to faith in Jesus.
“One
of the exciting things is to pass the Gospel on to the next
generation,” he says. “As Paul said we try to find the people who are
faithful and teachable and teach them.”
Photo captions: 1) Shapoor. 2) Prayer gathering. 3) Mark Ellis.
About the writer: Mark Ellis is Senior Correspondent for the ASSIST News Service (www.assistnews.net), and also founder of www.GodReports.com, a website that shares stories, testimonies and videos from the church around the world.
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