What It’s Like to Be a Christian in a Muslim Country

Hi everybody, Hope Girl here—also known as Naima. I’m taking this moment because I want to wish everyone a very happy, peaceful, and prosperous Easter.

We’ll be attending our church here in Morocco, joining a beautiful Easter service with wonderful people. It’s a time to remember God, Jesus, and the truth that if it was not for Jesus, we wouldn’t be here. I dedicate my life to Jesus. I have a testimony that I first put out back in 2016, and I’ve just relaunched it on my YouTube channel. It’s a long testimony—about an hour and a half—but my story is deep and intense.

Rediscovering Faith

I was raised in a home without a specific religion. I became a Christian when I was a teenager, but later, I went away from Christianity for 20 years. I got involved in New Age, witchcraft, and all kinds of things. I wish I could say I never did that, but those experiences led me to pain and suffering, which brought me back to God.

Back then, I had a lot of pain because I had left God. Some traumatic experiences had caused me to walk away from faith when I was young.

But in 2016, I came back to God completely. I rededicated my life to Him. And the amazing thing is, I ended up living in Morocco—a Muslim country. That’s when I began this unique journey of faith and connection.

Faith Among Muslims in Morocco

Living in Morocco gave me a unique perspective. I love my Muslim brothers and sisters here. We have fascinating conversations about God. We compare beliefs with love and respect. If you look into history, you’ll find that Muslims, Christians, and Jews used to live together in peace. They had what people now call tolerance.

When a country was mainly Christian, it still had Jewish or Muslim communities living peacefully alongside one another—and the same went for Muslim countries with Christian neighbors. That’s real tolerance.

Here, we don’t listen to the propaganda that tries to teach hate. We live by love. We love every individual person. For us, it’s Jesus, it’s the Bible—but also personal faith. My husband and I are both Christians. We have a very personal journey with God.

We don’t let a specific church dictate our relationship with Him. We know there are many denominations and divisions. There are people fighting over religion everywhere. But we see people where they are—as humans, as souls.

Loving All People Like Jesus Did

If you are a different religion than we are, I love you. Because that’s what Jesus would do. He spent His time with all kinds of people in society. That’s how I want to live—modeling after Him.

We love the people around us. We share meals, happy times, sad times. When there was an earthquake in Morocco a few years ago, thousands of people died. My family and our little business helped however we could. We contributed money to help bury the dead.

We’ve built an intimate relationship with people here—we love them and respect them deeply. So when I see propaganda online saying, “hate this person because they believe differently,” I reject it completely. That’s not who we are, and it’s not what we’ve ever experienced from the people here.

Sure, Morocco has problems—every country does. But the kindness and heart of the people here are unmatched. We’ve met a few difficult people along the way, but nothing compares to some of what we remember from back in America.

The Contrast with America

Recently, my husband and I attended a church service with Moroccans and expats from many countries. Some asked us, “Why don’t you want to go back to America? Everyone wants to be in America—the land of opportunity.”

I tried my best to explain: the America I grew up in is not the America I see today. I still talk to family there and read the headlines, but it feels different now.

When I came to Morocco, I fell in love with the people, the culture, and the way of life. Here, everyone believes in God. God is written into the laws, the constitution, the daily language. You hear phrases like inshallah and hamdulillah—words that remind you of faith, gratitude, and God’s presence in everyday life.

That’s something I feel many Americans have forgotten. Many have rejected God. It’s a different spirit—one that drifts from the foundation of belief.

A Life of Gratitude and Purpose

I am grateful every day to wake up here in Marrakech. I’m surrounded by beautiful people, a blessed life, and a culture rooted in God. It wasn’t easy to build this life—we worked very hard for years to reach this point.

We’ve posted our story on YouTube to share how far we’ve come. The road wasn’t simple, but it brought us closer to God and to the people around us.

And that brings me back to my Easter message—because this is what Easter is all about. For us, it’s about Jesus and His teachings. The Muslims around us respect and love Jesus too. I’ve had many conversations about that, full of curiosity and connection.

We live peacefully side by side, loving and respecting each other even though we follow different paths.

Rejecting Division, Embracing Unity

There’s so much propaganda online. So many divisions. They tell people to hate others they’ve never met, in countries they’ve never visited. But we see the truth every day in our community—it’s love, respect, and unity.

We won’t be divided from the people in our lives—the ones we see and work with every day, no matter their faith.

We receive prayers from Christians and Muslims alike—for our safety, our prosperity, and our mission to help others. That’s what real community looks like.

A Living Testimony of Faith

So this Easter, I celebrate the message of love and resurrection not just through words, but through the life I live here. Morocco has shown me that faith can unite instead of divide.

Jesus said to love your neighbor. Here, that’s what we do. And no matter what kind of propaganda tries to manipulate the world, we will continue to live in love, peace, and gratitude.

Thank you all for your love, for your prayers—from Christians and Muslims alike. We are so thankful for the people who support us, who walk this path of faith with us.

God bless you all.
Happy Easter.
And I’ll see you in the next one.