I was a person...

I was a person, I had a hard life, I wanted everything to change for myself, so anyway I struggled on in life. I used to read the Bible to people, people used to come to me and ask me questions and Id be out there talking about God and Jesus and Id be fighting the next day. I would think why am I doing these things, when I know theres someone more powerful, a God, that can help me? So I was like in a washing machine, I was tumbling around, good times then the bad etc.

I said I dont want this, I want more good times in my life. Id give talks at schools, and Id tell children what to do and I wanted a better life for myself. So anyway, I met this lady. We were together for a while, then we fought, then wed get back together again. Then we started looking into Muslims. I was with the lady that Im now with, and I was going to the Seventh Day Adventist Church, one day a week. Then my family would come along and Id go to the Jehovah Witnesses.

I was a little mixed up as to where I was. So anyway we went for a drive around and tried to find a Mosque. We went to one Mosque and I think it was the right time for me. We went away and we met another brother. The lady Im with rang up one Brother and they said Oh yes come around so we went around and anyway his sister was home and he said can you wait outside and shell talk to your missus.

And I thought this was a bit strange, because any other time everybody piles into the house, and dont care less. Anyway, I was waiting outside. My missus spoke to the lady and her sister and we left. Then we were invited back again, and this time the Brother was there. We spoke to the brother, he was a very nice brother, and he told us as much as he could at that time about Islam, and about being a Muslim. I had about ten cups of tea! It was nice, and his wife was very nice.

So anyway we went to Thornlie Mosque, I was wandering around there and I met this brother and he said I know you and I said You know me and it was Brother Rais back from university in 1967. He was there. I remember I was at my Mums once and she got burnt and she was in hospital and he took me to the hospital to meet her. I nearly cried because he was such a nice person at the university, and I hadnt seen him for so long, and I met some of the other brothers.

I felt good you know, it was all men, ladies were one side and we were just having a yarn. Im not trying to put other churches down, but I feel this one. I feel better.