The following story appeared in the February 2024 Final Command Ministries (FCM) newsletter. We partner with FCM to fund wells in Cameroon, and our president Jon Lee recently visited these partners and heard this powerful story first hand:

TERRORIST TURN TO CHRIST

CAMEROON - Seventy-one former Muslim terrorists are now disciples of Jesus Christ.

This story of radical transformation begins with generous donors who made it possible to drill Living Water (Project) wells in the sub-Saharan region where clean drinking water is scarce.

In this case, 48 wells were drilled in Cameroon. Shortly thereafter, Boko Haram militants entered the area and demanded water.

One disciple-maker saw this as an opportunity. He generously offered clean drinking water to the terrorists, using the well as an outreach ministry. However, seven of them murdered him and claimed the well as their own.

Soon, those seven terrorists began having visions where Jesus said it was Him they had hurt, not the disciple-maker.

This caused them to reconsider the man they had killed – the man who had freely offered them clean, precious water. The terrorists became troubled and had a difficult time reconciling their evil act with the disciple-maker's loving generosity. They eventually left Boko Haram.

The Cameroon government then arrested them and sent them to prison. That’s where they met another disciple-maker. They were soon introduced to God by joining a Discovery Bible Study. Through studying Scripture, the Spirit of God used the Word of God to transform these men’s lives and bring them to faith in Christ.

Those seven then reached out to other prisoners. There are now 71 inmates (most of them former terrorists) meeting weekly to draw closer to God and learn obedience-based discipleship.

But that’s not all. Word of this miracle quickly spread.

Because of the prison transformation, a United Nations humanitarian group issued a “Judge of Peace” award to FCM coordinator Dr. Sammuel Doungous. He is now able to travel freely through numerous government checkpoints.

“This is an incredible blessing,” Dr. Doungous said. “I have the freedom to travel and do anything in the north of Cameroon without any problems. I am free to pass through any checkpoint, whether it is Cameroon or Boko Haram.”

It has been said “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” In this case those who murdered an FCM disciple-maker later came to faith in Christ and have been multiplying disciples. One disciple-maker's death has led to 71 former terrorists entering God’s Kingdom and sharing the Good News with others.