Jesus Christ Really Does Change Lives

Year 1 Newsletter 27

Charles Wagner to Interview Isik Abla

Işık Abla was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and raised in a Muslim home. While living in Turkey, Işık earned her BA in Literature and Advanced Post Study in Business Administration. She worked in high-ranking executive positions for some of Turkey's largest corporations and traveled throughout Europe.

Throughout her life, she experienced verbal and physical abuse and a highly violent, abusive marriage. In 1996, she fled to America from her violent husband. After years of struggling to rebuild her career and personal life, Işık fell into a deep depression and became suicidal. On the day she planned to end her life, she had a personal encounter with God, surrendered her life to Jesus, and received supernatural healing and redemption.

Her life changed remarkably. After receiving the Lord's call to ministry, she attended the Ambassador's Commission School of Ministry and became an ordained minister. She furthered her education in Biblical studies and leadership training at Yale and Harvard.

Today, Işık's programs are broadcast in multiple languages in over 200 countries on six continents, reaching more than 700 million people. Her message of hope, love, and redemption continues to reach the Muslim world for Christ. As a Muslim background believer, she is uniquely positioned to authentically share the good news of Jesus Christ with Muslims.

Charles is scheduled to interview Isik on Friday July 12, 2024. This interview was orchestrated by Eden Gordon Hill, a previous guest on the Gramazin Broadcast.

Introducing Our First Gramazin 
Ambassador - Steve Noiseux 

I am excited to announce the addition of Steve Noiseux ("noise" "oh") to the Gramazin family. I got to know Steve at First Presbyterian Church North Shore in Ipswich, MA. He is a godly man who has been active in the leadership of the men's ministry. 

I approached Steve about a month ago, inquiring if he would be interested in serving the Lord on behalf of Gramazin. To my delight, he said he was willing. Steve has shown initiative, following up with me several times about the opportunity.

Effectively immediately, Steve will contact Bible-believing churches in New England with three objectives in mind.  

1. New England Testimony Challenge. Recruiting one believer from each church to share their testimony on my radio show.
2. Volunteer Recruitment. Identifying at least one individual in each church, passionate about evangelism, the gospel, local outreach, and/or testimony sharing, who can join our team.
3. Publish Testimonies. Encouraging the church to publish testimonies on their website and social media pages. He will offer Gramazin assistance if the church wants help.

His initial focus will be on Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, states that have yet to be represented on our radio show. Steve is hoping to work five hours a week throughout the summer and into the fall.

Please pray for the Lord's blessing on Steve's ministry with us.

Policy Alert: Church Consulting Fees

Following the policy recommended by Stewart Severino, a guest on our radio show, Gramazin will not charge churches consulting fees for giving advice regarding the publishing of testimonies on their websites. However, we will charge when the church asks us to get tasks done for them in this matter.