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Muslim converts to Christianity are not usually well-received in their communities. Many families make the new converts choose between Christianity and family. Some countries actually consider it a capital offense to convert to Christianity. But what if there was a way to reach out to Muslims which would not turn them away and would allow them to remain in their communities as witnesses? In Building Bridges Fouad Elias Accad sets forth what he sees as a possible method for reaching the Muslim where they are without alienating them from family or community.
Accad grew up in Lebanon in the Greek Orthodox church. He spent a large portion of his life studying the Qur'an and Islamic life. He claims a sixty percent success rate for conversions allowing the Muslim to remain in their community. Any missionary to Islam who does not understand the Qur'an and Islamic culture will see little or no success. But the missionary who understands the Qur'an and Islamic culture will be able to show the Muslim, from the Qur'an, how Jesus could be God. And that is the key to success according to Accad, reaching the Muslim where they are.
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