Tuesday, 20 December 2011
This Christian convert is one of the hundreds of believers who was raised in a Muslim family, but despite knowing the hardships Chrisitans had to endure from the Iranian Islamic regime consciously and willingly, converted to Christianity.Iranian Christian News Agency, Mohabat News – Abbas Sarjalou-Nejad trusted Christ in 1387 (Persian Calendar) (i.e. 2008), while his wife converted a little earlier in 1385 (i.e.2006). Abbas, together with his wife and 9 year old child were forced to leave their hometown for unknown territories in order to save their life and be secure. The story of the hardships that Abbas Sarjalou-Nejad and his family have gone through shows only a small fraction of the noble people in whose hearts Jesus' light has risen. But the darkness and ignorance of the government of Iran has made the situation so difficult that they were forced to leave their homeland.
Abbas Sarjalou-Nejad, 39, spoke to Mohabat News about his conditions. He said "... I believed in Jesus Christ 3 years ago through my wife. We were happy in our faith. We were going to the church and wanted to share our joy with others. So, we were evangelizing and everything in our life had taken on a new color of life and truth. Everything was good until my family learned about our conversion to Christianity. That was when everything changed tremendously.
Abbas' Family learns about their conversion
Mr. Sarjalou-Nejad's 9 year old child had received a Christmas gift from the Sunday School of their church. The little boy showed the present to the family who had come for a visit and said that he received it from the church. That was when the visiting family suspected that they had converted to Christianity. Another reason that caused them to suspect their conversion was that Sarjalou-Nejads no longer participated in any of the Islamic ceremonies that were held in their family's house from the time they trusted Christ. And the childish words of Sarjalou-Nejad's son about his Christmas gift made the visitors almost sure that Sarjalou-Nejad's family had turned away from Islam.
Threats from the Family
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