I grew up in a single family home. My dad is Han, and my mom is Hui. My dad has always lived about 2000 miles away from me. My mom and her family raised me to be Hui and Muslim. My mom had to work all the time. Sometimes she was not able to pick me up from school, help me with homework, or feed me. A Christian family volunteered to help me. Sometimes they would teach my mom and me about Jesus.

One day, when I was about 15, I came to believe in Jesus. I tried to share about Jesus with my grandfather. He didn’t fully understand. He just wanted to make sure that I was still going to come to the mosque and celebrate the Islamic holidays.

At 17, I attended a church for the first time. I met other Hui believers. Sometimes I still go to the mosque when I go home. I never go to mosque when I am away from home.

Prayer Requests

• Pray for young Hui believers to be filled with wisdom from the Holy Spirit as they seek to share truth with their family and follow Jesus.
• Pray young believers will turn from all Islamic practices and trust Jesus alone even when that means they will be persecuted by their family.

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