{"id":5162,"date":"2025-02-20T08:07:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/former-jihadi-now-serves-jesus\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T08:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:07:05","slug":"former-jihadi-now-serves-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/former-jihadi-now-serves-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Jihadi Now Serves Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brother Yazan, once a jihadi, now serves Christ despite persecution. He served as a jihadi fighter with al-Qaida in Syria, then joined the al-Nusra Front, an Islamist group fighting a civil war against the Syrian government. At one point during the war, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) began fighting against al-Nusra Front, upsetting Yazan. &ldquo;How could two Muslim groups want to kill each other?&rdquo; he thought. He soon ceased to be a jihadi soldier. Later, he started watching Christian television and eventually became a follower of Christ. When he shared his new faith with his wife, she asked for a divorce. She then told others about his conversion, endangering his life, so he fled the country. Yazan has been an active member of a church, and he worked in construction until his motorcycle and all his tools were stolen, making life even more challenging.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/2788\/brother-yazan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Post a prayer for Brother Yazan on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brother Yazan, once a jihadi, now serves Christ despite persecution. He served as a jihadi fighter with al-Qaida in Syria, then joined the al-Nusra Front, an Islamist group fighting a civil war against the Syrian government. At one point during the war, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) began fighting against al-Nusra Front, upsetting Yazan. &#8220;How could two Muslim groups want to kill each other?&#8221; he thought. 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