>> today on "christian world news" becoming a christian in a muslim country, how the church is rep responding to muslim converts and how they are worshipping in their own way. >> plus christianity in cuba. the country has long tried to suppress the church, that could be changing. >> the amazing journey of baby adam, born deformed and abandoned by his family. we have the story of this special little boy and the couple that fell in love with him. >> a growing number of muslim converts in the middle east pose new challenges for the church. hello everyone i am wendy griffith. >> and i am efrem graham, george thomas is on assignment. satellite and tv create others to hear the gospel.

>> it is forcing many former muslims to start their fellowships. gary lane has the story. >> reporter: what happens to a muslim seeking to discover more about christianity? by stepping out of the mosque and into a church. >> there is so much risk, so much danger. >> some people are afraid to accept you. >> they are concerned about what is the government going to say if we are converting muslims. that puts a target on our backs. >> rejected by traditional churches, a growing number of christians from a muslim background are worshipping in their own way. open days usa president carl muller says it is a fourth branch of christianity. >> muslims are turning to jesus christ, an entirely new way of expressing christianity within

the context of the middle east earn culture. >> this palastinian prefers to worship like this, the mmb. however these communities are also at risk of misunderstanding important christian doctrines. >> as muslims start their own house churches, is there a challenge of possibly them become heretcal. >> many find it easy to be led astray by those that create practices. >> former muslim rashid is host of the talk show "daring

questions kwoets .">>we can come up with our own comfort zones and come up with a new mixture of the two faiths. >> some call it chrislam, a blend of christianity and islam. christians from a muslim background attend mosque and perform rituals. mohammed says christians in the west are advancing the idea. >> for me this is still muslim. we are new people in jesus. >> if a muslim believes in jesus christ and wants to stay in his islamic faith will not work,

there are so many pagan rituals in islam. imagine bringing witchcraft to christianity, let's do both and no harm, we stay christians, same with islam. >> while he doesn't support the insider movement or chrislam, todd nettleton can see the value of mbb's attending the mosque. >> they are able to lead others to christ. they have opportunities, i prayed to jesus to heal someone. i prayed to jesus to provide for my family. >> i am an mmb. i still go to the mosque. what message am i communicating to the muslims. i am still a muslim. i am not saying i change, jesus christ changed my life, i am a new person. what a muslim praying next to me will understand, he will think i

am a muslim. >> rashid said many have embraced the christian faith because they are seeking justice and truth, virtues they are not finding in islam, politics and revolution. mohammed says once they accept christ, they need help growing in the faith. >> you need to take care for mmb. jesus say go and disciple the people. >> a challenge for the global church as this new christian movement advances throughout the islamic world. gary lane, cbn news. >> discipleship is a problem faced by every country, gary lane spoke with todd nettleton voice of the martyrs about how to help these believers grow strong in their faith. >> let's start with this issue of heresy.

>> it is anywhere, people are coming to know christ with very little tools for discipleship. the eastern lightning cult in china, yes, jesus is coming back, he has returned. he is a chinese woman. there is quite a widespread heresy that has lured many of the believers in china. it is true anywhere where there is new christians, but not the tools to disciple them and train them up. >> that is really true? they believe jesus came back from the woman. >> lightning from the east, that is east to them. >> they have quite a few followers? >> they do. it is hard to move people into

true doctrine. huge challenge for the house church. >> why do you think that happened, todd? >> you have so many people coming to christ. it is a challenge to disciple them. it is a challenge to train them up in true doctrine. in many cases they don't have the study material. here is the basic building blocks of your faith. you have people drifting. they can easily be lured aside into one of those heretical teachings. >> i was recently in somalia, people are beheaded for having a bible. i don't think it is a place a lot of missionaries would want to go to to disciple. >> no, it is not. one of the huge challenges is

leadership development. how do we find those people and get them ready to be leaders of a small group and then of a larger group and oversea several small groups. how do we disciple them, train them, bring them along as leaders? that is a huge challenge in a place like somalia. you can't sign up for bible school classes. it is too dangerous. >> what can individuals do? >> i think one of the key things is pray. we need to pray for the church in restricted nations, for true doctrine to be taught. we can help provide satellite television broadcasts that are preaching true doctrine and training up leaders. we can help provide bibles so they can study the scripture and see what it says.

those are very practical tools that help the church avoid these confusing churches. >> todd nettleton, always good to have you here, thank you for joining us. >> learn how you can help the persecuted church at our "christian world news" web page, you'll find links to voice of the martyrs cwnews.org. vietnam sentences a mennen niet to 11 years. his work created division. human rights watches, the pastor's conviction is another demonstration for the government's communism. it is out lawed there. coming up, is a new

revolution brewing in cuba, out why change i coming, that is next.

>> pope benedict just wrapped up a historic trip to cuba. president obama raul castro must decide whether to declare good friday a holiday. there will be no political reforms. >> the catholic faith celebrated the visit to cuba. it included an open air mass infront of thousands, private talk with president raul castro and the leader fidel castro. that lasted 30 minutes. the pope called on the cuban government to loosen

restrictions. distent groups were hoping for an audience with the 84-year-old pontiff. >> we are praying this visit from the holy father helped the cuban people move towards hope. >> archbishop is one of hundreds of americans that made it to cuba, just to witness the pope's visit. he traveled from miami, a cuban-american that hadn't been to the country in 50 years. >> whether they live in cuba or outside of cuba can look at the future and together see what we can do. >> this man is hanging on to hope. though the government signalled there would be no political reforms before the holy father departed wednesday.

>> the pope called on the u.s. to end its 50-year trade embargo against cuba. being a christian in cuba was an invitation to persecution. even though the government keeps strict control over the church, chuck holton has our story from havana. >> when fidel castro took power in cuba, communism gained a foothold, the u.s. responded with an embargo. in the 50 years since more than a million cuban citizens have escaped the oppression what is known as the revolution. the average citizen can't change jobs and unauthorized internet connection will land you in jail. the average citizen makes $15 a

month. change happens slowly, some would say it is coming out of necessity. it is surprising how little it is changed since the embargo began in early 1960s, one thing that is changing is the area of religious freedom. >> we have a hard time for the church. almost 30 years they we suffered discrimination. >> things have changed dramatically in the last few years, the church is staging a come back. >> i think the cuban woman believes that the gospel is good for the nation of cuba. for that reason they are asking the church in cuba to help to bring back the great value of the cuban family. >> being a christian, it

guaranteed a very hard leader. these attitudes changed when raul castro was elected in 2009. he promised to move the country away from the communist policies. >> in three years, from 12 prayer groups now we have 103 prayer groups in this area. several years ago, this could not happen. now it is possible, by the miracle of god. >> [ foreign speaking ]. >> we saw in times past many rigid things that would never be broken. now we are seeing a great harvest of souls. >> the church is making inroads in the public schools they are teaching children the basics of moral principle. it is unheard of even in

america. the government sees the church as a cheaper way to carry out social programs. >> the people love us because we are bringing a message of love, peace, and healing. >> we have gone around to various places giving food and clothing and over 100 children have received christ through what we have done. >> this leads to a new challenge. >> we need bibles. we need help with our budget to complete the work being done here. >> the main thing is pray for us. you can help with bibles, because sometimes, the church grow up very fast. we have not enough material, enough tools. >> christians in cuba are doing their best to spread the gospel

to the entire country. >> god is doing this in a special way for cuba. it is a special time for cuba. >> chuck holton, cbn news, havana, cuba. >> we would like to hear your thoughts on the changes taking place in cuba, you can post them on our "christian world news" facebook page. coming up, a child abandoned by his parents and destined to die. see why baby adam is capturing

>> just one look is all it took for jessica to fall in love. when she told her husband, he understood completely. >> both fell in love with this abandoned baby destined today.

the love story of baby adam. >> they see beauty that many others, can't. >> this is little adam getting his feeding. we like watching his feeding. hey buddy. >> adam's story begins with his birth at a christian missionary hospital in india. the baby boy came into the world with no eye lids, hands, no hands, legs fused together. his brain, heart and lungs, just fine. his family decided to abandon or kill him. >> he said we don't want to take the baby home. the mother is like we don't want to take the baby. it is a shame. they don't want to take the baby

home. i got a call from this village the baby belongs to, they are saying if they bring the baby back home, they may poison him. >> during this time, raj the hospital administration and jessica, the nurse fell in love with him and decided to adopt him. >> it was so unexpected for me. there was a sense that the lord was like, this is the child i have called for you to care for. >> jessica knew that care knew getting adam the medical attention he l needed. >> he sent me a personal e-mail, brook, i don't know if you know anyone in the united states that could give us advice about what to do. i sent that e-mail on to cranial

specialist, he said he thought we would be able to bring him to unc. >> right away a team of doctors at north carolina's childrens' hospital mobilized to develop a plan. >> if adam stayed in the northeast of india, he would not be alive. >> adam would need several surgery, some right away, others down the road. >> baby adam's hospital bill is still very high. when people heard his story, they came to his rescue. >> david anderson organized a fund raiser that collected an astounding $100,000 in just the first week. >> we quickly established an online giving page. normally that would take several days. we were told it was urgent it

had to happened right away. we got it up in a matter of hours. those first surgeries targeted adam's immediate needs so he could close his eyes and mouth for the first time. >> it was the most challenging cleft lip i have ever done. at some point he is going to need nasal reconstruction, one aspect has been a lot of prayer. i have prayed, my family prayed, jessica and raja prayed. >> adam will eventually have the use of prosthetic hands and legs. >> is he going to be perfect, yes? is he going to be normal by the world's standards? never. >> normal or not, baby adam has brought a world together. >> a family today that came to

visit me for a different reason, they said how is adam doing? >> meanwhile raj and jessica delight in the everyday joys of parenthood. [laughter]. lori johnson, cbn news. >> efrem graham, i am almost speechless, i love what the doctor said, he is perfect, not as the world sees it, but in god's eyes. >> you can follow baby adam's

>> finally this week cbn is targeting adults with a new weekly television program in russia. 180 degrees. features real life stories of how god changed people's lives. church experts give commentary to viewers. cbn's goal is for it to be

broadcast on 40 stations throughout russia. >> awesome. thanks for joining us. >> from all of us at "christian world news" good-bye and god bless you.