Pakistan Parveen Remembers The Sabbath Day

Pakistan: Parveen Remembers the Sabbath Day

Parveen is the daughter of poor parents in Pakistan. Like many Christian girls in Pakistan, she worked as a maid in a Muslim home to help support her family. Parveen received just $17 a month for her work.

Christians in Pakistan often have a hard time getting a good education and good jobs. Most of the best opportunities go to Muslims. Muslims are people who follow the religion called “Islam.” Islam does not agree with the teachings of the Bible.

Muslims believe they should pray five times a day. They say mostly the same words each time. On Fridays, many Muslims go to a mosque to pray. A mosque is a building where Muslims worship.

One Saturday, Parveen’s boss, Fatima, told Parveen to come to work the next day. “I have guests coming tomorrow,” Fatima said.

“Tomorrow is Sunday,” said Parveen. “That is my day off.”

“What’s so special about Sunday?” Fatima asked.

Parveen answered, “Sunday is our special day. We go to church on Sunday.”

Locked Up

The next day, Fatima sent for Parveen. So Parveen stopped by Fatima’s house on the way to church to ask what she wanted.

Fatima asked Parveen to clean the house. Parveen again explained that she was going to church. “Why do you follow Jesus Christ?” Fatima asked. “Why do you go to church?”

Parveen answered, “Jesus Christ is our Lord. I love Him, and I love to worship Him.”

Fatima was furious. She slapped Parveen and dragged her into the house. For about three hours, Fatima, her husband, and their two daughters tried to force Parveen to deny Jesus. They threatened her and even offered her money to become a Muslim.

“Even if you offer me 10 billion rupees, I will not accept Islam,” Parveen replied. (A rupee is the main unit of money in Pakistan. One Pakistan rupee is worth about two cents in U.S. money.)

Then the Muslim family locked Parveen in a room for two days. Parveen’s parents came to check on her, but they were told that Parveen was working.

“Happy to Suffer”

Finally Fatima turned Parveen over to her parents. Parveen was so happy to be free! Later Parveen talked about the time she spent locked in the Muslims’ house. “I didn’t cry because I wanted to show them that I am happy with my Jesus Christ. I was happy to suffer for the witness of Jesus Christ.”

Parveen no longer works for the Muslim family. She has learned to sew, and she hopes to teach her skills to other Christian girls so they can earn money by sewing. Then they will not have to work for Muslims. They will be free to “remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8).

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