I am Mohamed, and I want to thank God for what He did in my life while I was serv­ing a three-year prison sen­tence in a max­i­mum-secu­ri­ty prison.

I was told I would serve my entire three-year sen­tence with hard labor…

I am Mohamed, and I want to thank God for what He did in my life while I was serv­ing a three-year prison sen­tence in a max­i­mum-secu­ri­ty prison. I was con­vict­ed after I vio­lent­ly stabbed a man who refused to pay me some mon­ey he owed. Although I was guilty, my rel­a­tives tried to nego­ti­ate my release. They tried bribes, juju pow­ers, enchant­ment and manip­u­la­tion, but with­out suc­cess. I was told I would serve my entire sen­tence with hard labor.

I had done a year and three months in prison, endur­ing pain and shame, when I heard some men singing in the main com­pound of the prison. Although I was a Mus­lim, I became curi­ous and want­ed to know what was hap­pen­ing. Before long a prison offi­cer allowed me into the com­pound where I saw two young men who, I was told, were shar­ing the Gospel of Christ. I became very much chal­lenged at what I heard. At the end of their mes­sage I decid­ed to repent of my sins and give my life to Christ. Some oth­er pris­on­ers made the same decision.

Today, I want to thank God who answered my prayers as a judi­cial par­don was extend­ed to me and to some oth­er pris­on­ers. I am now a Chris­t­ian and want to con­tin­ue with the Lord.

— Mohamed