Arafat and I were walking to school today to attend a meeting of Scripture Union (these are our high school students who meet for Bible Study; singing; and preparing for go out into villages and do evangelism.) On the way, I was just making conversation, asking Arafat about his family - who are Muslim. Although Arafat lives with us, he visits his family usually about every week. His parents are dead, but he has an aunt, uncle, cousins, and 3 siblings. He was telling me that one of his brothers tells him to keep believing in his Muslim faith - that he should not believe in Jesus. As Arafat was sharing this, his voice became louder! He said "I told my brother that I am Christian; that I believe in Jesus because Jesus is in heaven and He wants me to be in heaven. I told him I am Christian!" WOW - this coming from a 12-year old boy, standing up for Jesus. Praise the Lord.
from Dr. Brenda in Uganda