Conversion of a Muslim

Below is an amazing testimony of muslim who accepted Christ as his Lord and Saviour.

Yusof Lateef is a Malay in his late thirties. Though he was a Muslim, he completed both his primary and secondary education in mission schools. He was accustomed to the message of the Gospel as he had heard it shared many times during his school days. Being a senior prefect, he had even served in the chapel in his schooling years. Despite his Christian exposure, Yusof remained essentially a Muslim, although he never really went to mosque religiously. The times he went to a mosque were merely out of obligation and respect for his parents.

In 2006, a chance encounter with a taxi driver brought Yusof closer to God. He had just concluded his meeting in Shenton Way and hailed a taxi and was on his way back to his office in Pasir Ris. Feeling tired, he briefly told the taxi driver his destination and was going to take a nap on his journey. The driver politely acknowledged, then played a CD and assured Yusof that he would be energized by the songs. That CD was one of Don Moen’s albums. As they made their way out of Shenton Way, they spoke. Yusof recalled that he enjoyed their conversation so much that he did not sleep at all. At the end of the journey, the taxi driver took out the CD, put it in its cover and gave it to him. Although Yusof offered to pay for it, he just refused and insisted that it was a gift. Yusof was very touched by the gesture of this Christian brother. As he would usually arrive early in his office in the morning, he started listening to that CD every morning from then on.

In October 2007, Yusof decided to resign from his job rather than to be involved in malpractices. It was not an easy decision because he had worked there for 18 years. He then seized the opportunity to go on a long overdue holiday with his wife. During that period, someone from a conglomerate of property developers head hunted him. After his holiday, he met them twice and was offered a job in principle. However, in the morning he was supposed to sign the letter of offer, the boss apologized to him that the job had been offered to someone else. Naturally, he was very disappointed. Subsequently, although there were a few other job offers, he did not find them suitable. Before long, a void set in and he just felt an indescribable emptiness in his heart.

One day in December 2007, Yusof met another taxi driver, Jack Ng, who worships in Lighthouse Evangelism. Jack invited him to come and join in a “sing song” session in church. He was merely using that as a pretext to invite him to church. Yusof and Jack met a year earlier in one of the trips he made. He found Jack to be a pleasant and cheerful person and had a kind of informal arrangement to engage Jack’s service whenever he had
planned trips. They soon became friends and Jack used to tell him about church activities. Incidentally, Jack shares the Gospel with his passengers and has brought a number of them to church. So when Yusof, still a Muslim then, accepted his invitation to the Miracle Service, Jack was really excited.

On January 5, 2008, Jack drove Yusof to the Miracle Service. As they walked in, Jack introduced him to other Lighters there. Yusof felt a little uneasy at first when he drew some attention from the people around because he was a Malay and a Muslim. Notwithstanding, he found them to be polite and pleasant. In fact, a Gospelighter even prayed for him. When the worship started, Jack turned to him and not knowing what else to say, he remarked, “Nice song, isn’t it?” Throughout the service, Yusof understood all that was going on and was deeply touched.

During the altar call, Yusof told Jack that he was going forward but Jack, the usually jovial guy, suddenly had no response and just looked ahead because he was too astonished for words. That night, Yusof said the sinner’s prayer and received Christ in his heart! That indescribable void that had been troubling him just disappeared and was replaced by a peace that surpasses all understanding. His wife was the first to notice the difference. From then onward, Yusof never looked back and has been walking and believing in the Lord. Amen!

Source: Lighthouse Evangelism