When people read my story, they sometimes think, “Big deal, just another criminal who is trying to gain sympathy from Christians.” But for me, a person born as a Muslim, growing up denying the existence of God but at the same time trying to find Him, my path to the Father has been a soulful journey. It has been a life journey that at one point I wanted to end, but now I cherish. Even when I was living like a prodigal, my Heavenly Father never abandoned me. He let me live and learn from my mistakes. And then He brought me back to Himself.

“Father, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will” (Mark 14:36). These words, spoken by the Lord Jesus before His death, show howvery unselfish He was in willingly submitting to the Father’s will and drinking the cup of suffering. I know with God everything is possible, and in my life I desire only that God’s will be done.