Source: Baptist Press News, January 16, 2014
Born into a strict Islamic family, Perkasa’s journey of faith began two years ago when, in town on business, he encountered [a couple who were] Christian workers.
He heard the gospel presentation during the visit, and an inner wrestling began in his heart. He decided to follow Christ and renounced his Islamic faith.
His family, learning of his conversion, called him to dinner and a fight ensued. Perkasa was beaten and struck in the head with a pistol. To this day, he insists God protected him, as he “did not feel any pain.”
Perkasa began visiting the [missionaries] daily, studying the Scriptures in their home.
“There was a time I didn’t know if I could go on, but after I was baptized, I had boldness,” Perkasa said. “I was not afraid anymore … I prayed, ‘God, what should I do? I want to share your glory.'”
The answer to his prayers came when people began seeking him for healing. His father was a famous herbal medicine doctor in Southeast Asia, working everywhere from Malaysia to China. The youngest son, Perkasa traveled and learned the craft from his father. But [also] trained as a businessman, Perkasa had not practiced medicine in many years.
“Praise God he brought what I studied when I was young back to my mind,” Perkasa said.
God began sending people to Perkasa from all over the country, and in [one] year alone, Perkasa said, he shared the gospel with over 1,500 people.
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