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From Syria to Salvation: Hasan’s Journey of Faith

Last year, in 2024, our hearts were warmed when a quiet, kind man named Hasan Abou Fakher began attending our Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brunswick, GA. A Syrian from the Arab Druze community, Hasan quickly became a familiar face—always arriving early for our Sabbath School class, sitting in quietly, and listening intently, though rarely sharing his thoughts.

We didn’t know then what God was doing in his heart.

This summer, during our Pentecost 2025 evangelism program, we invited Hasan to join us for a church camping trip. To our delight, he accepted. Surrounded by God’s creation, Hasan seemed especially joyful, as if nature itself was drawing him nearer to the Creator. Then, he surprised us all with a heartfelt request—he told us he wanted to give his life to Jesus and be baptized.

Hasan shared that he had never felt closer to God than he did at that moment.

On August 2, 2025, according to his wish, Hasan was baptized—for the forgiveness of his sins and the promise of eternal life. Since then, he has been attending our church with great joy, full of gratitude and hope. He is now preparing to return to Syria, eager to share the Adventist message with his wife and daughter.

Hasan has asked us to keep his family in prayer—that they too may come to know Christ as their personal Savior.

Let us continue to lift him up and support him as he walks this new path of faith and mission.

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Shared by Pastor Gerardo Gomes. 

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