After trusting in Jesus, Ahmad* knew he needed to rid his home of its Buddhist idols.
But he knew this could be highly offensive to his neighbors. So Ahmad and an East-West national partner made arrangements to deliver them to a Buddhist family in their village.
On delivery day, the two arrived at the family’s home and used Ahmad’s testimony to share the gospel.
They explained that the idols he once worshipped were made by human hands and did not have the power to speak, hear, or act on his behalf.
Ahmad shared that unlike the manmade figurines, the God of Christianity speaks, hears, and displays His love to His followers… He went to great lengths to prove His love by sending Jesus—His only Son—to a broken world to live a perfect life and die for sinful people.
The idols required sacrifice to earn merit, but God sent Jesus to become the sacrifice needed for true, lasting redemption.
The family was moved by the Message and conviction of these two men who believed with their whole hearts that it was true.
As they wrestled with this news, they each had a revelation. Despite worshipping their idols for years—even leaving food and drink out for them each night—they never saw the idols work in their lives like the God these men claimed to know.
In an instant the entire family’s belief system turned upside down. They believed God loved them, and they trusted in the One who died for them on the Cross.
That day, the idols that once held the affections of Ahmad were used as a bridge to share the gospel with a family desperately in need of Jesus.
Ahmad and these new believers now boldly proclaim the gospel in a South Asian tribe that was once unreached and unengaged with this Good News.
*Name changed for security reasons.