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Showing posts with label death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death. Show all posts

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Death of a Saint

This summer has been quite different from other summers. I attended more funerals this summer than in a course of last five years.
A couple of faithful saints, who were a part of my current church, passed away. A sister of one of the faithful ladies died also. Many families of our church lost their loved ones.
I went to the funeral services. I went to the graveyard. However, their deaths didn't affect me as much as the death of Nabeel Qureshi, who passed away after losing a battle to cancer. He was only 34 years old. Nabeel had a wife and a daughter, who is only two years old.
I have never met Nabeel in person, but I have been following his ministry since 2013. He was a part of RZM ministries. Nabeel's testimony has touched many people across the world, including mine. Even though I haven't met Nabeel Qureshi in person, I had a chance to interact with him through twitter. I know that it was one of Nabeel's many social media interactions but for me, it was one of its kind. I am eternally grateful for it.
Nabeel Qureshi became a Christian after thoroughly studying Christianity. His parents immigrated from Pakistan to the USA. Nabeel was a Muslim. His beliefs were challenged at the college by a Christian roommate.
After becoming a Christian, Nabeel dedicated his life to follow Jesus Christ. He became apologetic. Nabeel did a lot of work. He is missed by many. The impact was great. I cannot wait to meet him in heaven someday. 
 "Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." John 12:24




Thursday, April 14, 2016

Judith, Martyred Missionary of Russia 's (Book Review and Author's Biography)

Over a year ago on of my most dearest sisters in faith, Kinuko, introduced me to the bookJudith, Martyred Missionary of Russia A True Story by Nikita Ignatievich Saloff-Astakhoff. The book describes the story of  a Jewish girl who became a Christian. Her faith had a very high cost: family, fiance, cultural identity, and ultimately her own life. The Russian name of the book is Невеста Христа (Юдифь)—Bride of Christ (Judith). You can get free version in Russian by clicking on the title.
The book consists of six different chapters: happy days of childhood, refugees, seek and you shall find, persecuted for Christ's sake, dedicated to the Lord, the youthful martyr. Each chapter has it's own style.