My name is Koumba, and I teach at the Adventist school in Fria. Born a Muslim, I am married and the mother of four children.

My family is linked to a witchcraft death spirit who specifies that every year, a member of my family has to die. I had thought all these deaths were natural. But when I lost my eldest brother, on whom I relied a lot, Pastor Joe told me, “Your family is bound to a sorcelleric [French for witchcraft] death spirit, and you will be the next person on the list. The only Person who can save you from this spirit is Jesus.”

This statement by Pastor Joe opened my mind to my life and the life of my family. I asked him how to pray. Despite being a Muslim, I began my new faith in Jesus and immediately saw changes in my life. Even my husband has been amazed at the changes. People even compare my life to that of a devout Christian.

One day, I had a dream in which I was shot in my right shoulder. As soon as I woke up, I felt excruciating pain in my shoulder, and I could barely lift that arm. My husband went to see a féticheur to find out what this could mean. The féticheur told him there was nothing he could do because I had to die. When my husband came to tell me everything the féticheur had told him, I went to see Pastor Joe. I explained everything that had happened and what the féticheur had said. Pastor Joe first reassured me that Jesus could heal me spiritually. The next day, Pastor Joe, myself and two evangelists began three days of fasting and prayer to ask Jesus for His intervention and gain victory. After those three days, I never again felt any more pain.

Today, I am a Muslim in appearance, I look the part, but my spirit is filled with Christ, a Christian hidden in the Muslim religion. I often spend nights in prayer in my room. My whole life is hidden in Christ, for Christ is my Savior. Please pray for my faith and courage.

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