Rayeesa was raised in a strict Muslim household in south London. When her parents started to fear that her love of tennis was a sign she was becoming 'too Western,' they forced into a marriage with a stranger from India. But the devastation and isolation she felt only made her search for answers elsewhere and she eventually found the answer to everything she was looking for in Jesus. Listen to her powerful testimony below!
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