SOMALI CHRISTIANS: “Leaving Islam Has Consequences”

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🗓️ 30 November 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Shino and Shania left Mogadishu, Somalia, as Muslims and refugees. They settled in Europe, where they became more devout in their practice of Islam.

Then Shania saw a video of radical Muslims in Iraq beheading a hostage in an orange jumpsuit. As they committed this horrific act they shouted praise to the god of Islam. Watching the video, Shania was horrified; she began questioning everything she’d been taught about Islam and Allah.

That night she had a powerful dream—a dream that ultimately led her to leave Islam behind and follow Jesus Christ. It was a dangerous decision, yet Shania began immediately to tell others of her new faith and encourage them also to follow Jesus.

Four years later, after seeing Shania’s faithfulness and love even in the face of intense Christian persecution, Shino also chose to follow Jesus.

United in faith, the couple became even more bold in their witness, putting their names and faces in online videos encouraging other Muslims to follow Jesus. The videos have produced lots of response response: on one side are Muslims wanting to hear more about Jesus, while on the other are Muslims promising to violently punish Shino and Shania for their apostasy.

Listen as Shino and Shania share their testimony of coming to faith, and please pray for more Somali people—in Somalia and spread through other nations around the world—to meet Jesus Christ.

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0:00.0	In Matthew 1037, Jesus says, whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me.
0:08.1	This verse isn't just a theory for a gospel worker from Somalia named Shania.
0:13.8	When Shania left Islam to follow Jesus, this is what her own mother said.
0:19.9	You are not my daughter anymore.
0:21.6	And she said, if I ever see you, I will kill you in my own hand.
0:25.6	That was 20 years ago.
0:28.6	Until now, I didn't see my mom, didn't see my siblings.
0:33.6	I didn't see their children.
0:35.6	He lost everyone.
0:38.3	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:43.3	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:47.3	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:50.3	Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles,
0:53.3	and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
0:57.5	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:02.2	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
1:05.0	Welcome again to The Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:07.1	My name is Todd Nettleton, and we are in the studio today in Bartlesville, Oklahoma,
1:11.2	with a very special couple, probably the most public Somali Christians in the world.
1:18.3	Shino and Shania, you know, many times we have guests where we change their names to help protect
1:24.2	them. You guys have chosen, nope, you don't have to change our name.
1:27.7	We're going to be very public.
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