David Nasser
David Nasser is a speaker, independent author, minister, and founder of the D. Nasser Outreach, a ministry aiming to connect people with the living God.
A Story Of Grace
David Nasser was born in an idyllic time in Iran in 1970. The Country Was enjoying a time of wealth and prosperity. His family was sophisticated, educated, and culturally Muslim. A world traveler by age 2, David had visited nearly every continent by the time he was a teenager. His early childhood memories are filled with happy times with his generous family and friends. He had everything a child could want.
But, as a nine year old boy, David's world turned upside down. Every part of his normal life fell into chaos. His beloved homeland, Iran, was embroiled in a violent revolution. The international economy was in turmoil due to skyrocketing oil prices. David's father, fearing for his family's safety, decided they should flee the country leaving everything they owned behind.
November of that same year, 66 U.S. citizens and diplomats were taken hostage by a militant Iranian group. Young David and his family hoped for asylum in the United States, but turmoil in the Middle East made immigration impossible. After almost a year in exile, David and his family were able to come to America.
Yet, life in suburban America (Alabama) brought its own set of difficulties. Different clothing, skin color, and his heavy accent made David an object of merciless taunting. For years, David never felt like he fit in. As a teen, he began to search for value and meaning through whatever his peers said was acceptable - cool clothes and nice cars, drinking and fast living.
David finally fit into American culture. He was invited to the right parties and hung out with the popular kids. But he was still empty inside. The acceptance and expensive possessions could not fill the void inside. A month after high school graduation, David visited a church in his hometown. As a cool 18 year-old, David believed that church was not for him. But after experiencing the unique acceptance and grace extended by friends who attended the church, David realized the peace and worth he desired was only found in a personal relationship with Jesus.
Rejecting his Muslim culture was not an easy choice for David. But he found freedom in his new Christian faith, and led his family to Jesus as well. A few years later at a Christian camp, David met a beautiful blond-haired, blue-eyed small town Baptist girl. Jennifer and David were married 2 years later, not without both families wondering what had happened. Yet, the couple believed their upbringings - as a Baptist and a Muslim - would be instrumental in creating a home of grace and acceptance. Now part of the Nasser household of grace are daughter, Grace (5), and son, Rudy (9).
Today, David is the visionary behind D. Nasser Outreach (DNO), which allows him to speak to more than 700,000 people each year at revivals, citywide rallies, camps and concerts. Never concerned with building a big ministry or platform, David simply wants to present a relevant message of Jesus to a hurting world. DNO is also growing in the areas of mentoring and consulting, working with ministries such as the Billy Graham Association, Youth Specialties, Student Life, and Acquire the Fire to assist other Christian leaders in their own ministry efforts.
David's first self-published book, A Call to Die (2000), has sold more than 100,000 copies. His third book, Glory Revealed: How the Invisible God Makes Himself Known, releases this year (2007) with a companion worship music CD by the same name (available from Reunion Records, March 6, 2007). David will tour the U.S. in 2007 with Third Day's Mac Powell, Shane & Shane, Brian Littrell, Starfield's Tim Neufiled, Hyper Static Union's Shawn Lewis, Trevor Morgan, and Candi Pearson-Shelton.
Authored Books
- A Call To Die (2000)
- A Call To Grace (2005)
- Glory Revealed: How The Invisible God Makes Himself Known (2007)