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Former rapper finds purpose in Jesus and coffee!

Church leader, Nadhir*, is a 28-year-old former rapper from North Africa. Before he met Jesus, he led a self-indulgent lifestyle of drugs, drinking, and clubbing. Nadhir would still visit his local mosque in North Africa while indulging in these activities. He eventually stopped altogether and, through a childhood friend, started rapping. Nadhir and his

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