The death of his father was a big shock for Marqos. But the fact that his father’s faith was so valuable to him that he was ready to give his life for it, also made him curious. Marqos started spending time with God like his father did, praying daily and reading the Bible. It has brought a big change in his life and to the family. Before, he was a difficult teenager; now he is very involved in church.

Marqos’ mother Fawziya couldn’t be happier with the change she sees in her son. “If he doesn’t understand a verse, he comes to ask me about it. And we pray together.” She is sure her husband would have loved the change in Marqos as well. “This is what my husband and I have always prayed for together: that the Lord would touch his heart and pull him closer to Him.”

Bahgat William Zakher was killed in El-Arish on 12 February 2017 at the age of 40. He leaves behind a wife and two children.

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