Prayer Request

I am Afsana Afshang, and I am from Afghanistan. I am a follower of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In my country, I was born and grown in the middle of violence and sorrow; in fact, I have been witnessing war since I was a child. War and brutality are all I recall from the past. Being a girl or a woman in a war-torn and underdeveloped country is too challenging, if they live in a Muslim country like Afghanistan definitely it is a living hell for them. I’ve had a lot of obstacles in my social and educational life due to the presence of male-dominant attitudes in a conservative environment,

Because of the Taliban’s persecution and the entire collapse of my family’s economy, we were forced to flee our homeland and settle in Pakistan. I was only ten years old at the time, so I didn’t have the capacity to understand my parents’ agony and suffering as migrants in a developing country. Now I know that my parents were in desperate financial and emotional situations during our time in Pakistan. Whatever we have gone through in our lives has been as a result of Islam as a deadly cult and its followers who, like ISIS and the Taliban, are following Islamic doctrines one by one.

My parents returned to Afghanistan after the Taliban regime was overthrown by the US. In my own country, I continued my education. I received my bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Kabul University and went on to get my master’s degree in international development policy and management at the University of Bradford. I’ve never considered conversion as a Muslim girl in a close society, but my marriage to my husband has been a turning point in my spiritual life, since when I met Majeed, I discovered that he practices a religion or faith other than Islam. I sought to help him rather than oppose his faith, and he, in turn, wanted to teach me about his faith. My life was transformed by Bible study, and I became a Christian.. I stand with Majeed during all challenges he faced for his conversion. 

The Taliban’s recent takeover has had a significant impact on my life because they do not allow believers to live in Afghanistan under their control for even a day. We encountered a variety of challenges; we left our homes, families, motherland, and small group of passionate believers who were taught by Majeed. I lost hope in life when I learned that the Taliban had Majeed’s name on their list and had approached his previous office, and I assumed that we would be killed by the most vicious gang in town soon or later. Despite our hopelessness, our Lord Jesus was watching over us and assisting us. Your prayers, in the light of His glory, miraculously saved us.

We’re currently in an Abu Dhabi refugee camp. This camp is secure in terms of security, yet it is a prison because of the government’s movement restrictions against refugees. We are unable to leave the camp. We once failed to show up for a meeting at the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi. I feel that God has been listening to your prayers for us, so I ask that you all please pray before the Lord that the king of the kings may open closed doors in our favor so that we might travel to a safe and secure place. 

Wishing God’s best for You!

Afsana