JUNIA Magazine Issue 03

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JUNIA MAGAZINE / ISSUE 03
she asked her friends: “Who was
he?”
They answered: “Jesus.” She
then ran after him and shouted:
“Jesus, I want to follow you!” He
smiled at her and with love in his
voice, said: “Tell all the others to
meet in one place, and then I will
come and tell them who I am and
show my love to all of you.”
When Soraya woke up from her
dream she remembered she had
spoken with Jesus for a long time.
At that time, Soraya’s family had
begun to control her more and
more. She no longer felt safe,
and a month after the dream she
ran away from home and fled her
country.
After 40 days of fleeing through
many different countries, she made
it to Europe and was given her
own apartment. Soraya felt sick in
her body and soul, feeling deeply
depressed and often crying.
She couldn’t tell anyone in her
vicinity how she was feeling
because she couldn’t speak
German or English, and no one
around her could speak her
language. Two Christian women
began to help her, taking care of
her with such compassion she
thought they were like angels. She
was surprised they showed so
much love for her.
The women thought she was
depressed because she missed
her homeland and couldn’t talk to
anyone in her language, so they
helped her buy a satellite dish so
she could watch TV shows in her
own language. One day Soraya
found a channel broadcasting
Christian pro¬grams in Farsi. She
listened to these and learned a
great deal about the Christian faith
and about who Jesus is.
When Soraya prayed along with
the pastor on television, she felt
better. She received hope and new
strength, but she still did not have
the courage to believe in Jesus.
She had forgotten the dream
she had about Jesus back in her
country. Later, she became ill, and
didn’t know where she could find