Joel C. Rosenberg: Afghanis turning to Christ in record numbers

An important adjunct to the Abdul Rahman story: according to a piece by Joel C. Rosenberg
at his blog, Afghanis are converting to Christianity in record numbers since being liberated from the Taliban which is why this story is so significant. With more and more conversions taking place, the new government is going to have to deal with this "problem" with greater frequency and how they deal with it is crucial.

"There were only 17 known evangelical Christians in the country before al-Qaeda attacked the United States. Today, the number of Afghan Christians is in the thousands and growing quickly. Church leaders say Afghan Muslims are open to hearing the gospel message like never before. Dozens of baptisms occur every week. People are snatching up Bibles and other Christian books as fast as they can be printed or brought into the country. The Jesus film—a two hour docudrama on the life of Christ based on the Gospel of Luke—was even shown on television in one city before police shut down the entire TV station. 'God is moving so fast in Afghanistan, we're just trying to keep up,' one Afghan Christian worker told me, requesting anonymity. 'The greatest need now is leadership development. We need to train pastors to care for all these new believers.'"

In Epicenter, the non-fiction book I'm writing now (due out in December from Tyndale), I describe in detail the amazing story of how more Muslims are turning to Christ today than at any other time in history, from Morocco to Central Asia. Which is why I view this developing story out of Kabul with so much concern. An Afghan Muslim convert to Christianity is facing prosecution and thus the death penalty for becoming a follower of Jesus. This is not what we meant when we liberated that needy country from the death grip of the Taliban.

Be sure to read the whole piece. Rosenberg includes some new updates to the story.