On March 1, more than 125 people braved the snow and came to Salam’s Middle Eastern food extravaganza. It was a joyful and inspiring evening. The Word of God in a spirit of love was shared.
We had excellent audio-visual presentations of the stories of two converts. Rennie Kaufmann and his beautiful daughter Esther took requests for songs, and filled the event with melodies and keyboard music. The food was phenomenal, truly the best I’ve eaten here or in the Middle East itself. It was cooked with love; the love Salam’s ladies have for God’s mission in Chicagoland.
Thanks for the Northern Illinois District, Immanuel Lutheran (Batavia), Trinity Lutheran (Roselle), Peace Lutheran (Lombard), and Christ Church of Oak Brook, St. John Lutheran (La Grange), and all others who support God’smission to Arabs and Muslims in Chicagoland.
God is faithful. Amen
Hesham Shehab
Hicham [pronounced HESHAAM] grew up in a world of bitter animosity between Muslims and Christians, which he experienced personally in a physical attack when only about 7. By age 13 he was recruited by an extremist Muslim group and later fought against Christians in the 1975 war in Lebanon. He was preparing to become a Muslim Preacher (Imam) when a car accident laid him up for a year. In 1980, in his first semester in college, his brother was killed by Christian militia. Hicham's response was to study by day, and by night take out his revenge in attacks on Christians. However, hearing the Sermon on the Mount, in a course of cultural studies (in college), brought him to faith. Later, Hicham earned an M.A. in the history of the Arabs and did Ph.D studies in the history of Islam. Hicham finished his pastoral education at Concordia, Fort Wayne, IN, and is currently in the Ph. D program there. Presently, Hicham, and ordained LCMS minister, pastors Salam Christian Fellowship and works as a missionary to the Muslims with the Lutheran Church in Illinois.
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God bless all those people have came and generously share their time with us. we need more help for our evangelical activities between Muslim and refugees , who they are hunger in Christ .