The following is a testimony of a man named Ahmed from Sierra Leone. He shares how he came to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a recent JESUS Film showing.

My name is Ahmed Tejan, and I am 63 years of age. I am divorced, but I have four children. I am an ex-soldier and fought in Sierra Leone’s eleven-year civil rebel war. Throughout those years of bloody war, I [vehemently used] charms and amulets, which I believed served as a means of protection from bullets and any other attack from enemies. 

I believed in those charms so much, and they were very easy to use because my previous faith permitted their use, so I have been into them since I was young. I strongly believed that [those objects] had been protecting me from harm and danger from the enemy until I reluctantly watched the JESUS Film.

I was invited to a JESUS Film showing by one of the pastors. I didn’t want to attend, and I challenged them that watching the movie would not change me into becoming a Christian, informing them that I was loyal to my religion. At the show, I was amazed at how Jesus Christ performed extraordinary miracles I had never seen. That ignited my spirit, and I realized God is my only protector. 

I was so touched by the instance where God saved the disciples in that terrifying storm. I realized that the charms I had been using were not what protected me but the love God had for me. So, when the pastor gave an altar call, I went out and gave my life to Jesus Christ, who is the protector of my life. From that moment on, I have been living in peace and confidence that I have a God who can protect me without rubbing or hanging charms around my waist for protection.

Please pray for God to give me the strength to reconcile myself with my family and that I will be a testimony that God not only saves but also protects.

--Church of the Nazarene Africa Region