At a less frequented street evangelism intersection, one of the first questions we received was, “Did you know that you are preaching in a Muslim neighbourhood?” And to that, we responded, “Yes, that’s why we're here!” We had a conversation with Ali, a Muslim from Sudan. He challenged us, saying that Jesus called God “Allah, Allah” while on the cross. But we corrected him, stating that Jesus actually said, “Eli, Eli lema sabachthani.” Ali had the opportunity to learn the real reason why Jesus used these words. These words were from a 1,000-year-old prophecy of King David, found in Psalm 22, which depicted the crucifixion of the Messiah, even though that form of torture was not yet invented. Scripture always defends itself.
Ali proudly claimed that he will always be a Muslim, and that his children, Hassan and Abdul, who were attentively listening, would also always be Muslims.