Timothy Harris

And I really felt when I heard that voice that that was what was going to happen, that I was going to go to southern Iraq where people don't go. And I remember going to get a visa at the Iraqi consulate, and a Christian was in there, and he said to me—he was a pastor— A Christian pastor from a Christian background, he said, so what are you doing in here?

And I really felt when I heard that voice that that was what was going to happen, that I was going to go to southern Iraq where people don't go. And I remember going to get a visa at the Iraqi consulate, and a Christian was in there, and he said to me—he was a pastor— A Christian pastor from a Christian background, he said, so what are you doing in here?

You know, because I was the only white guy in there with Miriam. And he said, so why are you in here? I said, well, I'm going to Iraq. And I told him why. And he said, what are you thinking? He said, they'll kill you. He said, I would not go back to Iraq again. for a million dollars. He said, they'll kill you. They have to kill you. It's in their book.

You know, because I was the only white guy in there with Miriam. And he said, so why are you in here? I said, well, I'm going to Iraq. And I told him why. And he said, what are you thinking? He said, they'll kill you. He said, I would not go back to Iraq again. for a million dollars. He said, they'll kill you. They have to kill you. It's in their book.

And he literally, Brandon, got up and walked out of the consulate. Wow. It was just the strangest thing. And Miriam and I are looking at each other like, what just happened? Was this guy sent here as a warning? Or was he sent here, you know,

And he literally, Brandon, got up and walked out of the consulate. Wow. It was just the strangest thing. And Miriam and I are looking at each other like, what just happened? Was this guy sent here as a warning? Or was he sent here, you know,

kind of like when Peter told Jesus, pulled him aside when Jesus said he was going to go to Jerusalem and die, and Peter, you know, pulls him aside and says, Lord, this will never happen to you. And Jesus, you know, rebuked him and said, you know, get behind me, Satan. You are speaking about man's interests, not the interests of God.

kind of like when Peter told Jesus, pulled him aside when Jesus said he was going to go to Jerusalem and die, and Peter, you know, pulls him aside and says, Lord, this will never happen to you. And Jesus, you know, rebuked him and said, you know, get behind me, Satan. You are speaking about man's interests, not the interests of God.

And it took real time, but Miriam and I prayed about it, and we realized that peter had a human love for jesus and did not want him to die but that human love was getting in the way of god's mission for jesus and this man had a human care for me but it was getting in the way of a calling that god had for me to go to iraq share my condolences and and share the gospel

And it took real time, but Miriam and I prayed about it, and we realized that peter had a human love for jesus and did not want him to die but that human love was getting in the way of god's mission for jesus and this man had a human care for me but it was getting in the way of a calling that god had for me to go to iraq share my condolences and and share the gospel

And just to finish up that story related to your question about how afraid have I ever been? Well, I went to Iraq, and I was in Jordan the night before I was to fly into Iraq, and I felt incredibly sick to my stomach out of fear. And I called Miriam in the States, and I don't even know what she prayed about. But whatever she prayed for me over the phone, that fear just went down.

And just to finish up that story related to your question about how afraid have I ever been? Well, I went to Iraq, and I was in Jordan the night before I was to fly into Iraq, and I felt incredibly sick to my stomach out of fear. And I called Miriam in the States, and I don't even know what she prayed about. But whatever she prayed for me over the phone, that fear just went down.

It just totally went away to where I had maybe a little bit of normal anxiety about the unknown, but I didn't have paralyzing fear anymore.

It just totally went away to where I had maybe a little bit of normal anxiety about the unknown, but I didn't have paralyzing fear anymore.

Yeah. And I went to Iraq and my mom, who was at that time in her 80s, she's now about 99. She was about 40. 80 something then. She prayed that while I was in Iraq, that people wouldn't notice me in that city. Brandon, it's the wildest thing. I walked around that huge city of Basra, Iraq, with the relatives of my friend Ali, who died.

Yeah. And I went to Iraq and my mom, who was at that time in her 80s, she's now about 99. She was about 40. 80 something then. She prayed that while I was in Iraq, that people wouldn't notice me in that city. Brandon, it's the wildest thing. I walked around that huge city of Basra, Iraq, with the relatives of my friend Ali, who died.

And I did not see a single, not just an American, I didn't see a Westerner anywhere. And yet no one ever stared at me, looked at me, nothing. It was like I was invisible, just like my mom prayed. Wow. Yeah. And God took away that paralyzing fear of not just danger, but of death and gave me a peace while I was there.

And I did not see a single, not just an American, I didn't see a Westerner anywhere. And yet no one ever stared at me, looked at me, nothing. It was like I was invisible, just like my mom prayed. Wow. Yeah. And God took away that paralyzing fear of not just danger, but of death and gave me a peace while I was there.

And I, brother, I got to share the gospel and even give New Testaments in English and Arabic. to my friend's family and his wife's family. It was amazing.

And I, brother, I got to share the gospel and even give New Testaments in English and Arabic. to my friend's family and his wife's family. It was amazing.