Pray4Pashtuns Ramadan2024

Day 27-Pashtun Believers: Unity and Community

• That both Pashtun and non-Pashtun believers will be united under the headship of Christ, sharing life, prayer, and resources. Like Ananias with Paul, may they be willing to obey the Lord and fully accept those who have been called by him, without suspicion or fear.

ACTS 2:44-47 “All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”

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I am Fatimah. As a Pashtun, I have never thought about myself as an individual. My identity, my belongings, every decision, every action, has always been shared. But when I heard about Jesus and came to know that he is the Savior of the world, I wanted to believe. But what would my family think? How can I make such a big decision on my own? Am I betraying my family? Will I be able to continue living under the same roof, eating from the same plate as my mother and father? What about my aunt who named me? Or my ten siblings? As a Pashtun, I had always felt so confident and strong, knowing that there is strength in numbers. One Pashto proverb says, “It is easy to break a single stick, but three together are not easily broken.” And yet, there is another proverb which states that one drop of poison can cause an entire water supply to become undrinkable. My one act-leaving Islam for Jesus- could dishonor my whole family and unravel our reputation that has been built over generations.

And what if the other believers do not accept me? What if someone asks me if my faith is sincere? What if they do not believe me? I could be losing everything by following Jesus. Will I really be received into the body of Christ? –

A Pashtun Sister in Christ

Many Pashtun believers are shunned or even disowned by their family and friends. Finding a new family in the body of Christ with whom they can have community and fellowship is vital. However, fear, lack of trust, ethnic tension, cultural differences, and other factors are used by the enemy to threaten the unity and community of Pashtun believers.