Source: International Mission Board, January 26, 2021
Amita tells her story: how her family’s travels as refugees had been riddled with harrowing difficulties since leaving Afghanistan. Her father’s declining health added to her daily burden. Amita’s brother, a recent convert to Christianity, told her of a hope that went beyond this natural world. Struggling to understand, she found it difficult to believe. She was lonely, scared, and tired.
Over the weeks, Amita thought about her brother’s words. Little by little light broke into her darkness and she soon started to think this must be true. Jesus must be reaching out for her. She talked with her brother again and asked how she, too, could follow Jesus.
Upon arriving in Europe, after watching God deliver her father not only from earthly death, but also eternal death, Amita and her family sought out a believing community [and] started attending gatherings regularly.
As this desire grew in Amita’s heart, an IMB worker and a national partner also began praying that God would gather a group of Afghan teen girls, an often overlooked demographic in circles of new believers. As God answered this prayer, Amita agreed to invite other girls and bring her 14-year-old sister along.
Today Amita passionately shares what God has done for her. Never missing a meeting, she encourages girls who have not yet committed to follow Jesus to seek his Word and trust him with their lives. Will you ask God to extend her influence among this young generation of Afghan girls, orchestrating a spread of the gospel and changed lives?
» Full story includes a short video providing a good introduction to greater Central Asia.
» For other articles related to refugees and immigrants, see Jordan Becomes First Country to Vaccinate Refugees (INcontext Ministries) and US Travel Ban Lifted, New Mission Field Takes Shape (Mission Network News).