Former Muslim woman details conversion after 1982 vision: "He touched my shoulders and said He was alive"
Raised in India and married in Fiji, Abida Peltola was cast out of her home by her husband after choosing to follow Christ.
Indian-born Abida Peltola grew up in a devout Muslim family in India, learning Islamic prayers, fasting from age 7, and studying Arabic. Her parents enrolled her in a Catholic school seeking quality education, where she first heard about Jesus and learned the Lord's Prayer. Abida Peltola converted to Christianity in 1982 following a personal experience in Fiji, as she recounted to the YouTube channel Follower Joy Official.
At age 20, after graduating with honors from college, Abida entered an arranged marriage organized by her parents with a Muslim man living in the Fiji Islands. She traveled to the Pacific nation and married him two days after meeting. In Fiji, her sister, who also lived in the archipelago, converted to Christianity and shared the Gospel with Abida, explaining that Jesus Christ died on the cross for sins and was not merely a prophet, but the Son of God.
Disturbed by her sister's conversion, Abida returned home and challenged Allah on her prayer mat, stating she would stop praying if she received no answer. After waiting three minutes in silence, she decided to call on the name of Jesus at 4:00 PM on October 27, 1982, asking to see Him if He was present in the room.
