Syria (MNN) — In the midst of the danger and sectarian violence in Syria, miracles are scattered. Tom Doyle with Uncharted Ministries has a story from one Syrian family.

“One man did a test with God. He was religious — not a Muslim, not a Christian, but [part of] a split-off group from Islam in Syria,” he says.

The man had heard about Jesus but didn’t believe. Then, members of the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) came to the neighborhood, killing people.

The man and his family asked Jesus to save them. 

“He hasn’t even trusted Jesus at this point. He’s just saying, ‘Jesus, if you’re real, could you please do this? We will believe,'” says Doyle. 

“They walk out the door. They can see HTS. There’s killings in the street. They calmly have their things, [he] puts his wife and the kids [in], gets in the car, drives through some of the HTS. It was as if [HTS] never even saw them.”

Boy sitting in a broken car in Syria. (Photo courtesy of Ahmed akacha/Pexels)

The man made good on his promise to God. He believes in Christ and tells the story of how he and his family should be dead but were saved. 

“Is anything too hard for God?” Doyle asks. “Was that a challenge for God to make them invisible, or make HTS not see them, or whatever happened? That’s nothing for God.” 

Praise the Lord for how He is still moving in Syria. Then, please pray that more Syrians will be spared from death and know the hope of Christ.

“He’s still saving lives, one by one. Every soul matters,” Doyle says. “As believers, we can rejoice in that.”

 

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