Ex-Muslim, Violently Attacked for Following Jesus, Urges Christians to Share the Gospel

Leah MarieAnn Klett : Oct 13, 2026
The Christian Post

[ChristianPost.com] Ahmed Joktan was raised in a deeply religious Muslim family in Saudi Arabia, memorized the entire Quran by age 13, and was expected to follow in the footsteps of generations of relatives devoted to Islam. Christianity wasn't something he had considered, and certainly was never a faith he imagined embracing. But an unexpected encounter with a church in New Zealand changed the trajectory of the Mecca to Christ founder's life, setting him on a path that would eventually cost him his family, his home, and 13 teeth after he was violently attacked for converting to Christianity. Today, Joktan is a Christian evangelist who... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via YouTube-Leading The Way)