Waiting to Be Killed

“Every moment we are waiting for someone to come and kill me,” said Pastor Karwan. “There is no moment in my life without this waiting.”

The hostility against Karwan, often expressed by a blunt “We will kill you” message on social media, is a response to his online outreach to Iraq’s overwhelmingly Muslim population. Numerous Muslims have come to know Christ through his website, and many others are clearly unhappy about it.

But constant danger is a reality for many Christians in Iraq, especially those who left Islam to follow Christ. Karwan was raised as a fervent Muslim, following a strict interpretation of Islam that closely complies with sharia, or Islamic law.

“I was very radical,” he said. “I asked Allah to use me to share Islam among Christian kafirs [a derogatory term for non-Muslims]. I had an idea to go to jihad.”

But when he began to read the New Testament, a sense of peace began to fill his heart. Soon, Karwan placed his faith in Christ.

And as soon as he did, he began to tell his friends and family. Some thought he was crazy, while others became enraged.

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