When God first called me to the unengaged, I had never met a Muslim woman. I pictured them as two-dimensional images—shapeless figures shuffling along dusty streets, faces veiled and bodies hunched beneath the folds of excessive clothing. But my first meaningful encounters with women in the Muslim world startled me. […]
Women of the Muslim World
Dalila’s father smiled at her. “Sretan 8. mart!” he said—meaning “Happy March 8th” in Bosnian—while handing a bouquet of wildflowers to Dalila and each of her sisters. International Women’s Day on March 8th is a day widely celebrated throughout much of the world, and Dalila’s proud father wanted his daughters […]
Educating a Lost Generation: A Syrian Refugee Update
Sayf was eight years old when he and his family fled Homs—a city that has faced appalling devastation since the start of the Syrian conflict six years ago. Just months before the fighting started, Sayf’s parents had purchased him books for his first year of school. They prized education and […]
Discovering Life through Mobile Apps
Brent and Alexis, Frontiers workers in North Africa, frequent the restaurant where Amir waits tables. On one visit, they discovered that Amir belongs to a minority people group who have experienced decades of linguistic and cultural oppression. Amir and most people from this minority group know how to speak Arabic, […]
Serving Refugees in Little Syria
James and Gracie, long-term Frontiers workers, share more stories from their experiences in Little Syria. The plea for Arabic speakers tugged at our heartstrings. Syrian refugees were pouring into the non-Arab Muslim country, and there were no Gospel workers there who could speak their language. We sensed that God would […]
Loving the Least of These: An Update on Syrian Refugees
Jesus is at work among Syrian refugees. Displaced from their homes by conflict, many have endured perilous journeys through their war torn country, crossing borders only to find themselves in situations much more dire than what they faced in their homeland. Before the conflict began almost five years ago, many […]
Samira’s Story
Samira has spent most of her life in a small Muslim town. She’s a village woman—someone others might look at and say, “She’s not educated; she doesn’t really know anything.” She hasn’t seen much of anything in the world. And yet, God has given Samira the eyes to see Jesus. […]
Hope for a Future
The number of Syrian refugees now exceeds four million. An additional 7.6 million are also displaced internally, having fled their homes to seek refuge elsewhere within Syria. With the crisis now in its fifth year, more and more Syrians are abandoning their original hope to return to their homeland. Frank […]
A Man Named Light
The blind beggar introduced himself with a wry smile. His name meant light—the very thing that the cataracts on his eyes kept him from seeing. Earlier in the day, a team of Frontiers workers in South Asia had gathered for prayer. “How do You want us to pray today?” they […]
The Darkness of the Grave
“Do all these things, and they will light up the darkness of the grave,” the matriarch instructed the younger women around her. “This is your hope and comfort after you die.” Frontiers field worker Vivian looked at the women’s grim faces and felt their grief and hopelessness. Vivian and her […]