Anchored in Christ
Secret meetings continue among Afghan believers.
Amir (not his real name) is a 27-year-old Christian from eastern Afghanistan, who had a divine encounter with Christ six years ago. He was frustrated in life, due to his failure to get a university admission. He contemplated committing suicide, but God intervened through a dream. Amir saw a man with a radiant face, wearing a white robe and his feet not touching the ground. The man said, “Do not be afraid. Follow me.”
That divine encounter led him to Christ, whom he gladly acknowledged as his Lord and Savior. He has followed Him ever since. When his family found out about his conversion, they put pressure on him to revert to Islam, but he refused. At the same time, his 14-year- old sister also accepted Christ.
When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, Amir knew it was no longer safe to stay in the country. He took his sister in hopes of going to Pakistan. Unfortunately, he could not bring his sister with him due to safety reasons along the way. He decided to leave her to a trustworthy family so he could return for her later. However, his family found the girl and gave her to the Taliban in marriage.
Amir made it safely to Pakistan. Still angry, his family sent him a message saying that they would come after him and kill him. He said he was not afraid.
He had openly professed his faith since he received Christ, which is why he does not have many friends.
Let us pray for Amir’s safety as he waits to be relocated to a third country. Pray for his sister to miraculously get out of captivity from the Taliban.
Amir is one of many Afghan Christians, who frantically ran to Pakistan and neighboring countries for safety when the Taliban took over. Many left behind have gone ‘underground’ to avoid being captured by the Taliban, who have offered financial compensation to anyone who turns in any Christians. They are working to eradicate Christianity. Christians are not safe in Afghanistan, but praise God for those who are deeply rooted in the Word. They do not give up their faith despite the terror they are facing. They know where to put their anchor. The light of Jesus shines forth in darkness. Secret prayer meetings continue. As the nation plunges into deeper uncertainties, some Muslim Afghans have grown weary, and their hearts have become open to the Gospel. Although risky, believers reach out to them, especially those in rural and mountainous areas.
Continue to remember our Afghan brethren. Pray that they will remain strong as they fix their eyes on Jesus; God’s peace, protection, and supernatural provision be upon them, and God will use them to harvest countless lost souls to God’s Kingdom.
Pray also for our country team to make the right connections to send help to our Christian brethren inside Afghanistan.
“Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.”
