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He found a Bible in a secondhand shop and thought he was the only Christian in Yemen
Yemen· 2000s
Mohammad found a Bible in a Yemeni secondhand shop and gave his life to Jesus, sure he was the only believer in the country. God proved otherwise and gathered a hidden house church around him.
He survived the killing fields. Then he baptised the man who ran a death camp
Cambodia· 1980s-1990s
Christopher LaPel survived the Khmer Rouge killing fields and met Jesus in a refugee camp. He became a pastor and later baptised Comrade Duch, the man who ran the S-21 death camp.
He fled the ruins of Homs. In a dream, Someone came to save him
Homs· 2015
Abu Radwan fled the ruins of Homs, Syria. Jesus came to him in a dream saying He had come to save, and the Muslim refugee was baptised in Beirut, even after his own tribe attacked him.
Locked in a cell a meter wide, he prayed one desperate sentence
Kurdistan· 2010s
Nihad, a Kurdish man from Iraq, was in a Syrian prison cell a meter wide when he prayed, Jesus, if You are real, help me. A figure in white walked in, and everything changed.
Police shot him mid-escape. In that second he remembered what his mother said
Rio de Janeiro· 2010s
Peter tried to steal a car in a Rio favela and was shot fleeing police. Bleeding out, he remembered his mother's words about God's forgiveness, repented, survived, and became a pastor.
He put a baptism invite online. 170 people came from across the UK
Bigbury-on-Sea
Merlin Kraft posted a baptism invitation online. 170 people travelled from across the UK to a Devon beach to be baptised. All the glory to Jesus.
Alisa Latty-Alleyne: The End of Her Husband's Life Was the Beginning of Hers
Coventry· 2020
Alisa Latty-Alleyne was a six-figure tech executive when her husband Benny died suddenly at 30. Three years later, suicidal on her kitchen floor in Coventry, she surrendered to God around 2020. Baptised at Coventry Elim Church, she went on to join Christian ministry and is now the first female UK director of the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Calum Mackenzie: 22 Years of Trying Everything, Then One Desperate Prayer
United Kingdom· 2022
Calum Mackenzie, a pastor's son, abandoned his faith at university and spent 22 years chasing satisfaction through drink, drugs, career and travel. In 2022, at rock bottom and suicidal, one desperate prayer brought him back to Jesus. His wife followed weeks later, and his suicidal thoughts ended within months.
Chris Smythe: 2% Survival Odds, a Baptism, and a Big Miracle
Louisville· 2025
Given a 2% chance of survival after cardiac arrest, Louisville construction worker Chris Smythe woke from an eight-day coma, recovered, and was baptized.
Ben Askren Woke From a 45-Day Coma and Chose Christ
United States· 2025
Former UFC fighter Ben Askren survived pneumonia, a 45-day coma and a double lung transplant, then woke up ready to follow Jesus after 15 years of unbelief.
Carly Peek: From Cocaine Addiction to Freedom in Christ
East London
After nearly two decades of addiction that began with a family tragedy, Carly Peek cried out to God from a bathroom floor. She has been free for 11 years.
AJ Griffin Left the NBA at 21 to Follow Jesus Full-Time
United States· 2024
NBA first-round pick AJ Griffin retired at 21, walking away from a $3.9 million contract to serve Jesus full-time after giving his life to Christ in 2020.