In 2009, I became a Muslim. In 2013, I was sentenced to 51 years and 6 months in prison at the Leeuwkop Correctional Centre, located in Johannesburg, South Africa. While in prison, I had the opportunity to participate in the “Nothing to Lose 1” course, and this is how I learned the truth about Jesus Christ.

Islam taught me that Jesus was just a prophet and not the Son of God. I did not know that he died on the cross for us. Once I understood the truth, I placed my faith solely on Jesus, the only Son of God.

The course of the “Nothing to Lose 1” book helped me find faith, the truth and the light of God for my life. I began to pray and God answered me. I held a grudge against my best friend, because he was the one who put me in prison, and I just could not forgive him. I also found a new meaning for my life, because when I was at another prison, I began wanting to die. For me, suicide was the best solution, because I couldn’t see any other way out, and that was when I found the true God.

Today, I also have Nothing to Lose, because through the Word of God, I have everything: I have faith, I have the Holy Spirit, I have the love and power of God in me. Before there was fear, there was an insecurity inside that grew every time I thought about my life outside of prison, but by attending the classes I realized that I am not alone and that I do not belong to myself but to God.

I thought that I was alone and without a family, but now I found a new family, the Universal family, people with whom I share the Word of God. Now, my main purpose is for God to help me in the retrial against my sentence, so I can get out and share with others what I have learned here in prison. I pray for those who are sick, who are HIV positive and those who do not know Him yet.

I thank God for the changes in my life, which I received from attending classes of the “Nothing to Lose ” course, because now I can experience His Spirit and His Power.

Hennie Amin Isaacs