IDOP 2011: Padina

From the time Padina was 4 years old, she followed every rule of Islam in an attempt to grow closer to Allah. But Padina could never reach Allah. "I never felt peace," she said. "I would cry for hours to Allah, saying, 'I am so far from you. I can never go into your presence.'" She felt depressed and hopeless.

So she made a plan to end her suffering. She and her terminally ill mother would take pills, turn on the gas in the kitchen and enter the presence of Allah as honored Muslims.

As Padina started to turn on the gas, she heard her mother's TV in the living room. The words of a pastor on an illegal Christian satellite program grabbed her attention: "Why do you want to kill yourself tonight? Our God is so powerful that he can change your life. Give Jesus one week!"

Repulsed, Padina came up with a plan. "I will pretend to invite Jesus for one week in my life," Padina thought. "I can embarrass Jesus and embarrass Christianity for the false religion that it is. In one week, I will call this television program and kill myself live on the program. That will disgrace the God of the infidels."

The song featured at the end of this presentation was made specifically for this video. The song can be found on CDBaby.com, Amazon.com/MP3, and iTunes under the title "You Hear Our Prayers (feat. Efra, Emily & Gary)".

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[Erome Daniel]

The song at the end is so beautiful! Does anyone know who sings it and where I can find it? Praise the Lord for this testimony!

[VoiceOfTheMartyrsUSA]

The song credits are in the description of the video.

[VoiceOfTheMartyrsUSA]

The song featured at the end of the video is now available for purchase from CDBaby.com, Amazon MP3, and iTunes. Search for "You Hear Our Prayers (feat. Efra, Emily & Gary)".

[E Carlson]

I would have enjoyed hearing from the actual woman more, rather than solely reading her words, etc. I guess it's the cynic in me, with media these days. I would have been more compelled had I heard more from the actual Padina, rather than the actors. Some of the visuals were okay, but the actual woman speaking her own testimony, the actual people involved in events...I find it more believable, and far more compelling. The story is tremendous!

[VoiceOfTheMartyrsUSA]

The woman with the blurred face in the video is Padina. She spoke in part of the video in Farsi, so the English translation was provided for English-speaking audiences. The reenactment was offered as an alternative to hearing Padina tell the story, but the reenactment was based on Padina's statements. Actors (besides the evangelist, who was playing himself) were chosen so that the story could be shown without having to blur out the faces of the people in the story.

[TruthSpeaker87]

HalleluYaH praise be to the most high

[K.L. Wiens]

Hallelujah!!! God Bless You and Protect You as you Share Christ!

Jesus is LORD..

[663rainmaker]

Such Amazing GRACE!

[lacheetah8999]

Amen , Glory to God, I am sobbing for your wonderful miracle, May you always be in the Lords favor.

[Hope Lawrence]

Cannot stop watching this :')

[ChromeFusion44]

This... ...was so touching.  :)

[Emily Nicholson]

Just Beautiful!...the lord answered her...Praise His holy name!!

[Dolores Alvarado]

The reason they won't show the face of Padina is because of the serious danger these christians face each and everyday. It's protection for them and their family. They are in danger everyday, which is the reason they need our prayers.

[Hope Lawrence]

This is about the 10th time I've seen this video. From this, I guess God had put this love in my heart to reach out to Muslim women - both single and married. They r so oppressed n praise God that her mother decided to turn on the TV :D