April 22, 2013
Do you remember Katheryn Haddad’s Muslim student in the Far East who baptized his wife in the bathtub two years ago and she, in turn baptized him? Katheryn named him “John Mark.”
In spite of threats of imprisonment, John Mark has enrolled forty people in WEI. In March this year, he baptized his seventeen-year-old son who was a WEI student. A month later, he baptized a friend whom Katheryn has named “Andrew.”
Andrew was frustrated with Islam, and he began doubting that God existed. When he became a WEI student last December, he said he had never prayed to God. But as he progressed in his studies, he changed his mind. He said, “I have found, if we are faithful to God, God will answer our prayers. Now, I completely trust God.”
Later, he wrote, “I have learned that Jesus is the real Son of God, and I believe that Jesus is the only man sent by God. He really sacrificed his life for people. He is alive, and will be alive forever.”
Finally, he decided to be baptized. He said, “I have decided to be a Christian with my brothers for the remaining time of life. . . . In this country, if the Muslims know that I left my religion and accepted the Christian religion, they will kill me as soon as they know. It is a difficult choice for everyone, but I have decided to be baptized.”
On April 15, Andrew was baptized into Christ. The following day, he wrote to Katheryn, “I was baptized yesterday in the bathroom. You rescued me from the fires of hell. Now I swear on the Son of God that I’m a Christian. I have left Islam forever. I’m not Muslim.”
