Turkey is 99.9% Muslim so Okan has a great price to pay. Here is an article about his conversion written by Bishop James Conley of Lincoln Nebraska. He was with me in Istanbul with our St. Paul Cruise. Okan asked him to lay hands on him for a blessing and he did. Okan felt heat rush through his whole body.
You can read the article here. The “American friend” referred to in the article is me 🙂 This picture above is Okan coming out of Mass in Turkey.
http://www.lincolndiocese.org/op-ed/bishop-s-column/3273-ready-to-pay-the-price