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The speaker recounts his upbringing with a Muslim father and Christian mother. Despite his father's attempts to shield him from Christian influences, he recalls making a metal cross in school and keeping a Gideon New Testament, marking it with a cross, foreshadowing his eventual path.
His father's strong reaction to the New Testament before immigrating to Canada sparked a curiosity and began his own search into Christianity, which led him to meet Christians in Canada.
He met Christians who shared the concept of a personal relationship with God through Jesus, a concept foreign to his Muslim upbringing where Allah felt distant.
During a government-sponsored farming program, a zealous Christian woman challenged him by praying that he would be placed on a farm with devout Christians, where he would be surrounded by the gospel.
He unexpectedly landed on a farm with a born-again Christian family. This apparent answered prayer opened his heart to the farmer's message and way of life.
Won over by the farmer's genuine love, patience, forgiveness, and consistent Christian example, the speaker embraced Christianity. He emphasizes the profound impact of seeing the farmer embody the scriptures and live out his faith.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of witnessing to Muslims with the compassion of Jesus, recognizing their spiritual needs and acknowledging they don't know God personally through Christ. He suggests seeing them as harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.