At the core of Islamic practice stand the five pillars of Islam: the profession of faith, ritual prayer, alms-giving, fasting, and the pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims from every culture and country observe these religious requirements. But performing these obligations will never fulfill their need for a savior. These five pillars, […]
Reading the Bible for the First Time
“This is so good that I didn’t go to work today,” said my neighbor Amadou. He held up a copy of the book of Genesis in the language of his people. “I’ve been reading it since I woke up this morning. I can’t put it down!” Then Amadou continued, “Did […]
The Hard Moments of Being Single on the Field
I cried in front of my language helper, Sufiya, last week. She asked me why I am not married. It wasn’t the first time she had brought it up. But this time, Sufiya said she and her husband had been talking. And they agreed that it isn’t good that I […]
Where There Were None
Sadia stood on the bank of the river, lined up next to eight other Muslim-background men and women. A nervous joy bubbled in her chest, threatening to overwhelm her with tears. “Have you decided to follow Jesus and Him only?” asked Farid, a believer who belongs to the same Muslim […]
Until the Rain Comes
It doesn’t rain much in the Sahara. But when it does, you can hardly believe what happens. I’ve only seen it happen twice in my time living here in the desert. My home in the Sahara is a far cry from Middle America where 30 years ago, my church began […]
Muslims and Gentiles
Husam is a Muslim-background believer and one of our team’s closest national partners. As a result of our partnership, several groups of Muslims have started studying God’s Word. Those groups are multiplying as people discover Jesus Christ, grow as His disciples, and become trained as house church leaders. In monthly […]
A Man of Peace Opens the Door for the Gospel
In a remote, unstable area of the Caucasus—a mountainous region between Eastern Europe and Asia—live a Muslim people group called the Khalysh*. Visas are hard to come by in their country, and outsiders can’t travel freely. For decades, this has hindered efforts to reach the Khalysh with the Gospel. But […]
A Church on the Back of a Camel
“When you can put your church on the back of a camel, then I will believe that Christianity is for us,” a Somali herdsman in eastern Africa told Malcolm Hunter, founder of the Nomadic Peoples Network. The Muslim camel herder had seen church buildings where Christians dressed in their finest […]
A Mountain of Blankets
The forecasted high for the week was barely above 40 degrees Fahrenheit. In a city where over a million people live in slums and on the streets, Martin and his Frontiers teammates knew that many families would be struggling to stay warm during this sudden cold snap. Hundreds of men, […]
No Matter Where We Go
Husam sat behind a desk piled with important-looking paperwork. “Why did you come to this country?” the well-dressed official asked me. If my answer wasn’t to his liking, then there was a good chance I would walk out of Husam’s office without the thing I had come for: his official […]