Mike Jentes

“Likewise, my life had to be steered. And I had to choose who would lead. Would it be me?”
― Marc Eckel, The Man in the Black Cape

“A 2011 survey of 204 Muslim-background believers who would be more closely described as C4, revealed that, before coming to Christ, most of these believers came from a strong Muslim background, and held a very negative view of Christianity.10 In fact, only one out of 204 surveyed expressed a positive view of Christians prior to becoming a follower of Christ. These Isai Muslims revealed that the biggest obstacle they faced in coming to Christ was their own Muslim family and community. When asked what God had used to change their views of Jesus, 168 of the 204 mentioned the salvation they had found in Jesus Christ. Most of them cited specific biblical passages such as Romans 8:1 (“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”); Acts 4:12 (“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved”); and John 14:6 (“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’”).”
― David Garrison, A Wind in the House of Islam: How God is drawing Muslims around the world to faith in Jesus Christ

“Though they do remain within the Muslim communities, they often face persecution because of their steadfast assertion that they are Isai Muslims, meaning they are followers of Jesus (literally, Muslims who belong to Jesus).”
― David Garrison, A Wind in the House of Islam: How God is drawing Muslims around the world to faith in Jesus Christ

“In some republics churches were shuttered and disbanded; in others, the foreign leaders were expelled, leaving the communities to make their way under fledgling local leadership. However, rather than cause the communities to shrivel and die, the new crisis brought about changes in the way the gospel spread in Turkestan. Since it was no longer feasible to rely on Western leadership and institutions for the gospel’s advance, indigenous Turkic believers began to emerge from the crucible of persecution. These new leaders, though less formally trained than their Western predecessors, had the advantages of being native: their language was flawless, their residence irrevocable, their worldview identical, and their skills for living under persecution well honed.”
― David Garrison, A Wind in the House of Islam: How God is drawing Muslims around the world to faith in Jesus Christ