I was a Protestant fundamental Christian for all of my life. As a faithful Christian, I was very involved at church, giving sermons for the adult Sunday school, Deacon of the Church and on my way to becoming a pastor of a church or a missionary.

However, becoming a Minister would mean committing our whole family to the Church full time for life.

So I decided to examine Christianity honestly and ask some very serious questions about my faith.

I questioned the trinity, why God would need a son, and why the human sacrifice of Jesus, as stated in the bible, was needed to provide me with forgiveness.

I questioned the Christian beliefs on how all the righteous people in the Old Testament were "saved" and in heaven if Jesus wasn’t even born yet.

I pondered serious questions about Christianity that I had neglected to ask my whole life. The answers given on these theological issues "which are the basis of the faith in Christianity" defied reason.

I could not find the answers in the Bible. Once I realized that the trinity was a myth and that God is powerful enough to "save" someone without the need for help from a son or anyone or anything else,my faith in Christianity fell apart and I left the Church for good. This was the start of my spiritual journey.

Now without a religion but believing in God, I began searching for the truth.

I began studying various religions but found them false. Until, I heard about Islam. Islam!!! What was that? As far as I could remember, I had never known a Muslim. Islam was not on my religious radar at all.

Then, I read the Qur’an. This wonderful revelation of truth has changed my life forever. I started studying everything about Islam I could find and journeyed to the nearest mosque.

Was I was even allowed in the mosque because I wasn’t an Arab or a Muslim? I didn’t know. Arriving at the mosque, I was given a warm greeting and a book by Ahmed Deedat. After studying, I was in shock. How could I have been a Christian for so long and never heard the truth. I now believed in Islam and wanted to convert.

At the Mosque, before Friday prayer started, and with most members of the local Muslim community present as witnesses.

I testified that "There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."

I was now a Muslim. It was the best day of my life.

I legally changed my first name to Abdullah and became the volunteer Muslim Chaplain at the city hospital.

Difficult times have come since I became a Muslim. Some people laugh and many old friends from Church avoid me, but being a Muslim makes me truly happy.

All Thanks be to Allah.