“Do you know anything about Jesus Christ?” asked Ismail, a Muslim stranger standing at Driss’s door. Ismail explained that Jesus had appeared to him in a dream and instructed him to come to this exact house to learn about Him. Driss invited him in and told Ismail that he had […]
Searching for Christ Where There Is No Church
It’s around 9:00 p.m. when I step into the coffee shop. I’m here to meet with Louway, a man I’ve been texting but whom I’ve never seen before. Even with a good look to the right and left, the person I am supposed to meet hasn’t made himself obvious. This […]
Turning a Father’s Heart to His Child
The last time Layla saw her father, he kicked her out of the home and physically threatened her. He told her that he wouldn’t welcome any person—not even his own daughter—who turned from Islam to follow Jesus. But Layla, a young Muslim-background believer, continued following Christ. She married another local […]
How a Church Is Reaching an Entire Nation
“I’m sent to plant churches—and called to be a movement starter,” says David, a Frontiers worker on a church-based team. David’s church sent his team to make disciples among Muslims. The team had been sharing Jesus in a large South Asian city for several years, but they weren’t seeing hearts […]
Why We Must Still Cross Oceans to Share the Gospel
“Is America’s lake as big as our capital city’s lake?” asked my friend Faduma, an older Muslim woman. The question caught me off guard. First of all, America’s “lake”? Secondly, the capital city of Faduma’s country doesn’t have a lake. It sits on the African coast. It has an ocean. […]
Mercy and Justice for the Urban Poor
Hatima has more tenacity than anyone I’ve ever met. She’s also one of the most desperate people I know in the urban poor neighborhood where my team lives and serves. An industrious woman who will take any odd job, Hatima has several living children—as well as several that she’s lost. […]
A Quiet Man With an Important Word
Hashem doesn’t like to talk much—until he’s got an important word to share. He works as a migrant day laborer in a large Middle Eastern city. Hashem’s boss provides housing for him and his coworkers. But to keep costs down, his employer puts them up in a rough neighborhoood. Drug […]
Finding Faith in the Fiery Trial of His Marriage
Sanam squeezes between tables in the crowded café. He serves tea to groups of men as they banter over politics, religion, and small-town gossip. A couple of years back, when his young wife nearly destroyed their entire house, Sanam was the topic of the small-town gossip. But customers have stopped […]
Devastated by War, A Refugee Finds Hope Through Literacy
Sabiha couldn’t read or write. As a Syrian refugee in her sixties, she had given up hope that she would ever be able to learn even the most basic elements. She had actually given up hope on pretty much everything. Then she and two of her friends started attending a […]
Seeds Spring to Life in a Forgotten Region
Amadou comes from a remote region of Northeast Africa. It’s a place that’s difficult to access, and few missionaries have ever stepped foot into its villages. As a young man in search of work, Amadou moved to the nearby town where Frontiers worker David and his teammates live. There he […]