My First Visit to Any Church
My knowledge of Christianity was zero at that time, I did not know what I had to do next. The only Christian I knew was that above mentioned teacher, so I decided that I had to go to his

home to know what step I had to make after this decision of mine. He was surprised upon seeing me there and asking for the address of the Church. I explained to him what happened to me, and he was very happy for my decision to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. I did not know much about the many denominations that existed within Christianity, except the general knowledge that there are Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians, and none at all about the Orthodox Church, since there was no Orthodox Church at that time. He gave me the address of his Dutch Reformed Church. I did not know what to expect when I decided to enter into the Church building that Sunday morning. Of course I did not tell anyone in my family when I did it.
My Grandfather
However one day my grandfather discovered the secret, because the New Testament that was given to me by the teacher dropped off from within the backside of my shirt as I walked hurriedly in front of my grandfather. My grandfather was shocked upon seeing the book. He slapped my face and calling me a “disgrace” in the family. I was so frightened, especially when the news was spread and one of my relatives was going to kill me for it. I was terribly frightened, being a young lad of high school age, that I had to run away from the house, and hiding in my school friend’s house for several days. But later my grandfather was able to find out my where-about. He asked me to go home with him, I was reluctant to comply with his command, after he assured me that no one would do me any harm, at last I went home with him. Upon our arrival at home, he sat me in front of him and my grandmother. He asked me the reason I left Islam. (more…)


Ветрот (Духот) дува каде што сака и Он е вистина и живот. Евангелието не е приказна, а Исус Христос не е митска личност; тоа е слово на вистината, и Исус Христос е вистинскиот Бог. И Он му се открива на секого што Го бара искрено, со чисто срце. Тоа ни го сведочи преподобната личност на Архимандрит Даниел Бјанторо од Индонезија (најголемата муслиманска земја во светот), на кого Господ на чудесен начин му се открил и тој со сето свое срце поверувал во Него како во единствен вистински Бог и одлучил да Го следи. До пред скоро триесет години во Индонезија немаше ниеден православен христијанин и ниедна православна црква. Отец Даниел беше првиот што го прими Православието. Оттогаш словото на вистината почна да се сее и на индонезиското тло. За време на една служба можеше да се случи и она што се случуваше во првите векови со Апостолите и првите христијани: за време на една богослужба на о. Даниел се преобраќаа во Православие и над 2000 луѓе. За сето тоа и за самата негова личност најдобро ќе ни каже лично о. Даниел, со кого го реализираме ова интервју со благослов на Неговото Високопреосвештенство г. Иларион, поглавар на Руската Задгранична Православна Црква.
