Ibrahim, the actor, hungers for righteousness

In Nepal, too, there has been a hard lockdown in recent months due to the Corona pandemic – a lockdown with dire consequences, especially for the country’s poor population. However, in spite of the lockdown, mission work among Muslims did not stop.

Our co-worker in charge in Nepal, Bro. Amrish*, reports: “Even in the midst of the pandemic, our heavenly Father is blessing our ministry. Our God is all-powerful and nothing can stop what He is doing. He gives Muslims the opportunity to seek Him even in these circumstances and also helps them to find Him.”

Our co-worker Bro. Devdas* (he is also working as Call of Hope’s radio evangelist in Nepal) used to take part in village drama plays when he was young. At that time, he met a man called Ibrahim*, who works as a full-time actor and who is therefore very well-known. In the remote villages and rural regions of Nepal, where there are no cinemas, small drama plays are the only way for the villagers to enjoy some entertainment.

Bro. Devdas had been acting together with Ibrahim in several plays. Yet when Bro. Devdas became a professing Christian and left the theatre, he started to focus more on the ministry, and the contact between him and Ibrahim broke off for a period of time. During the lockdown, the government banned public meetings and entertainment events such as village theatre performances. During this time, Ibrahim listened to our evangelistic radio programme, which is also broadcasted in the district where he lives. He liked the radio sermon about the life and teachings of Jesus so much that he insisted on meeting the host of the radio programme. Ibrahim was astonished to find out that this host was Bro. Devdas, whom he remembered from their shared past.