“I need to tell my cousin about Jesus,” Maliha said. Maliha is a young Muslim-born woman. She’s been studying the Bible with Joy, a Frontiers worker. And recently, she put her faith in Christ and committed to following Him. Since becoming a believer, Maliha has wanted to share the Gospel […]
Keeping Watch
Frontiers team leaders and members face enormous stress on the field. In addition to the strain of leaving friends and family, they endure culture shock and daily difficulties in figuring out life in a new country. The Barnabas Team—Frontiers’ team of pastoral and family coaches—helps over 600 field workers thrive […]
New Believers Grieve with Grace
The four-year-old daughter of our friends, Samir and Ahlan, was hit and killed by a car as she and some other children crossed the street to buy snacks at a local shop. That very evening, we spent hours with our sweet friends and their family members. We returned each of […]
Crash Landing in the Middle East
When we came to the field years ago, we were in our early 20s. It was our first time overseas, and our bags didn’t show up. Then my wife, Amy, and I were dropped off in our new home in an unfamiliar city. We had no phones and zero knowledge […]
Sweating Out My Independence
On a recent hot day, my teammate and I went to the home of Yerlan, our language teacher. He and his mother wanted to teach us how to make dolmas, a local specialty made of grape leaves stuffed with rice and ground meat. Kitchens here don’t have air conditioning, and […]
I Want My Home to Be a Light
As a young man, Jahiz memorized the entire Quran in preparation to become an imam. But the deeper he delved into the study of Islam, the more he questioned the truth of the Quran. It simply didn’t deliver the promise of transformation that Jahiz expected from a holy book. He […]
Vision for the Family
When her 6-year-old boy fell deathly ill, Mariama had little faith that the doctor in her poor Southeast Asian community could save him. The child was delirious with fever. He needed something more powerful than the doctor’s medicine. So the distraught mother decided to take him to a traditional healer. […]
Giving Up the Game
“I don’t have a father,” said Daoud. “He was murdered when I was 14.” He turned his eyes away from mine and his shoulders slumped. “I’ve been on my own since then. Life hasn’t been kind to me.” Daoud used to be on the soccer team I coach. He […]
As Welcoming as a Refugee
I slip off my shoes and add them to the pile outside the door of the small apartment. Stepping into a modest living room, I’m greeted by the noise of women’s chatter and the sweet scent of bakhoor smoldering on a clay incense burner. Before sitting down, I go around […]
How the Bible Changes Muslims’ Lives
“He’s changed so much,” Najib’s mother said. “They both have. My son and his wife have become better people since they’ve started meeting with you.” “But it’s not because of me or anything I’ve done,” I explained to Najib’s mother. “It’s because they’re reading about Jesus and applying His teachings […]