Incredible Courage!

Secret Believers: Riveting Book About Muslims Coming To Christ

SANTA ANA, Calif. (July 11, 2007) – In his letter to his protégé, Timothy, Paul says, “I have fought the good fight.”

In Arabic, those last three words are translated “the good jihad.”

Secret Believers: What Happens When Muslims Believe in Christ (Revell, July 2007) is a riveting story of the Church in Islamic countries struggling to come to grips with hostile governments, terrorist acts and an influx of Muslims coming to Christ. You will meet a group of men and women you never knew existed. The names and places have been changed to protect the real people in the real places. But the stories are true.

In his most incredible and eye-opening book to date, Brother Andrew, founder of Open Doors International, invites you to meet:

• Butros, Brother Andrew's protégé in the Muslim world
• Ahmed, a young Muslim terrified by nightmares until he is introduced to Isa (Jesus)
• Mustafa, a former leader in a fundamentalist Muslim movement that persecuted Christians
• Salima, a privileged young Muslim woman who is held captive by her family when they find a Bible in her possession.

Secret Believers not only gives you a glimpse of the lives of these courageous believers, it also proposes four practical initiatives for Christians in the West to help our persecuted brothers and sisters. It calls us to join a new jihad, leaving vengeance behind in favor of forgiveness, radical love and unyielding prayer.

Ravi Zacharias, author and speaker, says of Secret Believers: “Authors Brother Andrew and Al Janssen reveal the amazing stories of those who witness the love of One they once refused and passionately searched until they found Him, even in the face of great opposition. Theirs is a testament to meekness, grace and triumph, and a call to every follower of Christ to mirror their example."

Brother Andrew began taking Bibles to Christians behind closed borders in 1955. That work has since developed into Open Doors International, a worldwide ministry which supports and strengthens persecuted Christians in 45 countries. He is the author and co-author of numerous books, including God's Smuggler, which has sold over 10 million copies to date. Brother Andrew makes his home in the Netherlands.

Janssen has co-written or authored more than 25 books, including Light Force. He is a member of the board for Open Doors USA and is Director of Communications for Open Doors International. Janssen lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

For more information about the book and persecuted believers, go to the Secret Believers Website at http://www.secretbelievers.org/.

The book is available from the Open Doors online store.

Further example of pressure that Muslims face when they come to Christ:
"Officials in Bangladesh Offer Protection for Attacked Converts"

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