I moved across the city recently, having to say goodbye to some of my dear neighbors and friends I have made. A couple of nights before moving, my neighbor, Samantha*, came downstairs to visit. One of the Muslim holidays had just ended, so Samantha quickly started sharing how it had been a difficult time because it was the first holiday since her husband died.
After talking for a while, she finally said that the only reason she continued to live was for her daughter. I asked her if I could give her the dvd, Magdalena, and explained what it was about. She said she would like to watch it, and then asked me about my Bible that was on the table beside her. She wanted to read it, but it was in English, so I quickly grabbed my Turkish Bible. She flipped open to something in Jeremiah and started reading out loud. I asked her if I could show her my favorite part. So we turned it to John 3.
She grabbed it from me because she wanted to read it out loud herself and proceeded to read chapters 3 and 4 aloud. When she finished, she asked if I really believed this. I said that I do and that it changed my life, which gave me an opportunity to also tell her my testimony. When I finished she asked me if I wanted to be a Muslim. I said that I did not and asked her if she wanted to be a Muslim. She said, “I am a Muslim”. So I asked her why. She said she didn’t really know other than she was supposed to be. At this point, she must have decided we had talked long enough, and stood up to leave. She did not want my Bible, but she did take the dvd with her.

This was posted on October 26th, 2009 and is filed under Turkey: Asia Minor Alliance.