When my family and I moved to our host country, I didn’t expect to have many opportunities to play golf. Although I love the sport, we moved here to share the Good News about Jesus, not focus on our hobbies. But God challenged my perspective several months ago as I […]
A Hard-Hearted Brother Dreams of Jesus
Shuhul and Asad grew up doing everything together. Whenever they had the chance, the two brothers would slip away from their younger siblings who shadowed them and run off to fish together in the stream outside of town. Older brother Shuhul had little interest in school. But Asad loved learning. […]
Finding the Path to Life in a Place of Death
Damira didn’t know how much more heartache she could handle. Her husband had recently abandoned her and left her to raise three small children on her own. Her pantry was bare, and she was running out of money to buy food for her family. Although a Muslim, Damira had never […]
A Dream That Pointed to the Word of God
For months, my teammates and I had been praying for God to lead us to people hungry to read His Word and learn about Jesus. The first breakthrough came when we met an elderly midwife who was open to the Gospel. She invited us to share the Good News in […]
The Beautiful Word and a Garden of Dreams
My team and I recently committed to 40 days of prayer, asking God to move in power throughout the Muslim world. Each of us on the team chose to fast as we felt led. About 12 days in, I found myself struggling in the fast. I was visiting my Muslim […]
Praise God in All Circumstances
Il-hamdullillah. My Arab friends use this phrase in nearly all of their daily interactions. It means “praise God” in Arabic and is the standard response to the question, “How are you?” I learned to say the phrase on my first day of language class. But it wasn’t until much later […]
Ramadan Night Shifts
Before becoming a missionary, I worked as a nurse in a hospital. In my first nursing job, I worked the 12-hour night shift. And I loved it! I’ve always been a night owl at heart. That’s how Ramadan has felt—like working the night shift. Ramadan is the holiest month of […]
Frontiers President Emeritus Bob Blincoe on 50 Years of Missions Service
In 1970, a campus ministry worker knocked on the door of Bob Blincoe’s dorm room at the University of Oregon and shared John 3:16. Bob’s life changed in that moment as he surrendered to Christ. On a blind date a few years later, Bob met Jan, who shared his ambition […]
The Work of the Spirit in a Muslim Man’s Heart
Eric stepped out of his apartment and locked the door behind him. He entered the building’s old wooden elevator and absentmindedly pushed the button to go to the ground level. Discouragement clouded his thoughts as he descended. For over two years, he had been telling his Muslim friend Sidi about […]
Coffee, Goosebumps, and the Seat of Honor
“Yalla, nit’qahwa,” my Muslim friend says. Translation: “Hey, let’s have coffee together!” Nit’qahwa is my favorite Arabic word. It expresses one of my very favorite things to do here in the Middle East. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve nit’qahwa-ed with a friend or a group of women, […]