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Thursday, March 28, 2019

'God Is Awesome!' Tornado Destroys House, but Prayer Closet Still Standing - CBN News Ericah Jones

Prayer closet the only thing left standing after Alabama tornado (Photo credit: Jason N Christa Smith/Facebook)
'God Is Awesome!' Tornado Destroys House, but Prayer Closet Still Standing
03-26-2019
The deadly, monster EF-4 tornado that recently tore through Lee County, Alabama, devoured nearly everything in its path. But one Christian family miraculously survived – huddled inside a prayer closet that was literally the only thing left standing from their house.
That massive twister killed 23 people, including four children. But amazing testimonies are still emerging in the aftermath.
Catastrophic events like this can be devastating and hard to come to grips with, but one eyewitness says this proves God's power to protect.
Jason Smith serves as a chaplain with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, and he went to the tornado zone to minister to survivors. But what he spotted there ministered to him – a piece of slab left from a home that had been demolished by the storm, according to 11 Alive.
Smith was surprised by what he found there, so he went public with the story to offer some inspiration. And the images he shared from that house have gone viral.
"Listen to me please. I just left a family who survived the tornado in this house and the only left standing is this closet," Smith wrote in the viral Facebook post.
Sitting upright on the thick, flat piece of concrete were the frames to what appeared to be a closet.
"It's the grandmother's prayer closet, and the whole family survived."
Smith, while in total shock, also knew that there could only be one reason behind the family surviving a deadly tornado that day.
"My God is awesome!!! Shout somebody!" he said.
This isn't the only astounding story to emerge from that tornado. As CBN News has reported, 40 kids were miraculously shielded as they sang "Jesus Loves Me", even though the tornado ripped off the roof from the church where they were sheltering.

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Former 'Prince of ISIS' Turns to Christ After a God Dream: 'I Saw a Love That Didn't Exist in Islam' - CBN News Ericah Jones

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Former 'Prince of ISIS' Turns to Christ After a God Dream: 'I Saw a Love That Didn't Exist in Islam'
03-16-2019
A "Prince of ISIS" has done what many would consider unthinkable, making a commitment to turn away from his horrifying past to unite with a new way of life through Jesus Christ.
The former ISIS leader, whose identity has been disguised for his safety, is being called Mohammad. The miraculous circumstances that led to his transformation were reported by Dr. Michael Youssef's Leading The Way ministry.
Since the launch of its Christian satellite TV station, THE KINGDOM SAT, Leading The Way is working to touch "some of the most unreachable lives in the Arabic world," including people like this notorious 'Prince of ISIS'.
A video testimony from the ministry reported that one of their follow-up coordinators named Peter received a call several years ago from a man who pleaded to meet with him.
The man on the other end of the phone with Peter turned out to be a spiritual leader in the terrorist group. Even though Peter knew it was possible that Mohammad may try to kill him, he believed God was leading him to go ahead with the meeting.
In a reenacted testimony, Mohammad opened up about his dramatic shift from Islam to Christianity. "One day, somebody asked me why I am a Muslim," he said. Scrambling for answers, Mohammad began to search in the Quran, Hadith, and Sunnah.
"I wanted to find proof and evidence that Allah exists and Islam is right... I found nothing," he said. 
But that wasn't the initial reason why Mohammad met with Peter. He says he had just wanted to kill Peter, but during their first encounter, Peter boldly spoke the Word of Jesus over the ISIS leader.
The meeting did not end on a positive note. Mohammad became frustrated and struggled to grasp what Peter had told him about who God really is.
Then the two met for a second time.
Charisma News reports that Leading The Way's senior director of ministry outreach Maged Atalla explained what happened in the next meeting. "The second time they met, Mohammad told Peter he had a dream and saw an envelope dripping blood with great fragrance," he said.
Peter explained that the dream was God telling him that blood had to be shed for the forgiveness of sins.
"Peter told him, 'Jesus is sending you a message and you need to give your life to Him.' At that moment he surrendered his life to Jesus. Mohammed then told Peter that the first time they met he had a knife in his pocket and wanted to kill him on the spot, but something prevented him from doing this," said Atalla.
Now Mohammad's burning life questions have been answered and his life dramatically turned around.
After repenting, Mohammad experienced a peace he had never felt before.
"I saw a love that didn't exist in Islam," he said.
Because of his regular meetings with Peter, this so-called 'Prince of ISIS' accepted Jesus Christ into his life and began his journey as a Christian.
"The true book, in my opinion, is the Bible," declared Mohammad. "I found the truth in Jesus Christ. And because I have surrendered my life to the Lord, I am certain He will never forsake me."
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