The year 2020 was to be the best yet for our travel business on the field. We had already hired new employees and trained others to become managers. Then came the pandemic, and our plans for the business went south. Every day brought another postposed event or canceled trip. Suddenly […]
The Power of Christ in a Timid Heart
My Muslim-background friend, Sameen, was recently baptized into new life in Christ. She’s a bit timid and doesn’t feel comfortable praying out loud or with groups of people. But one thing Sameen isn’t afraid of is telling others about Jesus. As my teammates and I have encouraged her, she’s grown […]
He Sets the Lonely in Families
During this past season on the field, my loneliness has felt amplified. My team went through a major transition, and two of my closest friends moved away from the field. In addition, global crises and increasing political tensions in the region have made everything feel heavy and uncertain. So much […]
Social Media and Joyful Confessions
Ramzi had been a strict follower of Islam his entire life. He was a respected Islamic leader in his conservative Muslim community and taught the Quran at the local mosque. But Ramzi had questions about his faith. And he wasn’t alone in his doubts. Ramzi’s friend Ilyas had also been […]
The First Follower
“Lord God,” cried out Miriam, a Frontiers field worker. “I’m dying to see Muslims come to know and follow Jesus!” Gazing out her kitchen window, she stopped washing dishes and rested her hands on the lip of the sink. She looked past her neighborhood’s skyline at the rugged mountain peaks […]
Waiting for the Right Moment
As a university student studying anthropology, I signed up for an eight-month cross-cultural program. I had no interest in missions. I wasn’t even a believer. But God placed me in the home of Alim, an elderly Muslim man whose family lived on an island in Southeast Asia. During those eight […]
The Miracle that Healed Two Peoples
Mahmoud’s mouth filled with the sour taste of bitterness whenever he thought about the villagers of Salal, a small Muslim community near his own in the desert plains of Africa. They’d stolen nearly everything from his people—cattle, land, even some of their homes. Salal and Wadibou, Mahmoud’s village, hadn’t always […]
3 Ways to Get Through Hard Times
What comes to mind when you think about suffering for the Gospel? Perhaps you picture a believer who’s sitting in a jail cell or who’s been cut off from family and friends. The truth is that we all face trials every day. Your hardships may be different than what our […]
The Village That Waited for Us to Leave
It happened suddenly. Within 36 hours we were packed and starting the car, a thousand miles of desert road stretching ahead of us. “We’ll try to be back next week,” we said to our neighbors in our Muslim village. At the same time, we wondered if we really would be […]
Jesus and the 10 Commandments
The chapter on the 10 Commandments in the book of Exodus isn’t usually the most thrilling Bible passage to share with others. But when Frontiers worker Craig told a group of Muslim men about how he’d been studying these commands, they were eager to learn more. They had never heard […]