Timothy Harris

And a few years ago, we met this delightful couple from Baghdad, Iraq. And this man, Sammy, and his family were refugees, you know, there in Jordan and trying to immigrate to, you know, Western country. And we asked him what his story was. How did he because he had become a follower of Jesus from a Muslim background. And I love to hear these stories.

And a few years ago, we met this delightful couple from Baghdad, Iraq. And this man, Sammy, and his family were refugees, you know, there in Jordan and trying to immigrate to, you know, Western country. And we asked him what his story was. How did he because he had become a follower of Jesus from a Muslim background. And I love to hear these stories.

And so Sammy said, well, he said, I was I went to the mosque, to a mosque in in Baghdad. And I heard the imam, for your readers, that's the leader of the mosque, the teacher. I heard him in the mosque speak favorably about Isa. Now, Isa is the Arabic word that Muslims use for Jesus that is in the Quran. And so he read as much as he could find about Jesus in the Quran, and he was intrigued by

And so Sammy said, well, he said, I was I went to the mosque, to a mosque in in Baghdad. And I heard the imam, for your readers, that's the leader of the mosque, the teacher. I heard him in the mosque speak favorably about Isa. Now, Isa is the Arabic word that Muslims use for Jesus that is in the Quran. And so he read as much as he could find about Jesus in the Quran, and he was intrigued by

and he wanted more he was he was thirsty he was hungry but he had to be careful and somehow some way i don't remember what he said somehow he got a new testament in arabic and he read it voraciously to learn as much as he could about this messiah this this jesus and and then he became a follower of jesus

and he wanted more he was he was thirsty he was hungry but he had to be careful and somehow some way i don't remember what he said somehow he got a new testament in arabic and he read it voraciously to learn as much as he could about this messiah this this jesus and and then he became a follower of jesus

And oh my goodness, I wish that your listeners could just witness the love for Jesus that filled his soul. And he had such a childlike wonder that it was hard for him to contain it, that he had been in Iraq a secret seeker and then a secret believer. And when we say a secret believer, it doesn't mean they don't tell anyone about Jesus, but it does mean that

And oh my goodness, I wish that your listeners could just witness the love for Jesus that filled his soul. And he had such a childlike wonder that it was hard for him to contain it, that he had been in Iraq a secret seeker and then a secret believer. And when we say a secret believer, it doesn't mean they don't tell anyone about Jesus, but it does mean that

that they are careful, they try to be wise and judicious in who they share with. And so, yeah, that's just two examples. But yes, there are definitely Muslims right now around the world who are secretly seeking and wanting truth.

that they are careful, they try to be wise and judicious in who they share with. And so, yeah, that's just two examples. But yes, there are definitely Muslims right now around the world who are secretly seeking and wanting truth.

You know, I think it goes back to that real old saying, it's been around for decades. People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. And as my dear wife, Miriam, says to me very often, her love language is that I listen to her. And I, wow, after 46 years, I'm still learning and still often failing at listening. But listening means love. Listening means caring.

You know, I think it goes back to that real old saying, it's been around for decades. People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. And as my dear wife, Miriam, says to me very often, her love language is that I listen to her. And I, wow, after 46 years, I'm still learning and still often failing at listening. But listening means love. Listening means caring.

Listening means the other person is important and valuable. And so not only should we do that with Our loved ones, but in this case, in evangelism, listen to them. Find out, you know, ask questions. And in our book, in the appendices, we have a lot of questions that followers of Jesus can ask Muslims just to get to know them, just as people, as fellow humans.

Listening means the other person is important and valuable. And so not only should we do that with Our loved ones, but in this case, in evangelism, listen to them. Find out, you know, ask questions. And in our book, in the appendices, we have a lot of questions that followers of Jesus can ask Muslims just to get to know them, just as people, as fellow humans.

made in the image of God, and then other questions that are conversation starters regarding faith. Yeah. And so, yeah, sometimes people just want to unload biblical truth all at once and The eye of that Muslim person is usually going to get their eyes are going to glaze over because, yeah, it's just.

made in the image of God, and then other questions that are conversation starters regarding faith. Yeah. And so, yeah, sometimes people just want to unload biblical truth all at once and The eye of that Muslim person is usually going to get their eyes are going to glaze over because, yeah, it's just.

I can't imagine that really.

I can't imagine that really.

Muslim refugees that have become dear friends to us in our city, in the Midwest. And in the beginning, when I was with the very first one that came here. And then it was just a succession of relatives and friends who followed him. But I remember when I first met him, I would have my phone in my hand.

Muslim refugees that have become dear friends to us in our city, in the Midwest. And in the beginning, when I was with the very first one that came here. And then it was just a succession of relatives and friends who followed him. But I remember when I first met him, I would have my phone in my hand.