Crossing a busy street near my home, I noticed a young man staring at me as he crossed in the other direction. As I passed him in the middle of the road, I gave him a quick greeting and kept walking to the relative safety of the sidewalk. Then, halfway […]
The Time I Nearly Shoplifted
As a single woman in a Muslim country, I’m painfully aware that the local market is full of men. Men and women aren’t supposed to interact in public. But I’m grateful for my regular crew of shopkeepers and vendors. They’ve been really kind to me. In a way, these men […]
The Holy Path
The first time I shared the Gospel with Jalil, he was captivated. We’d been talking about what it means to live a holy and righteous life. Then I asked him if he and his family would like to discover what the Bible has to say about holiness. “How could I […]
Midnight Meals and Rounds of Tea
Ramadan nights are for feasting in my host country. During this Islamic month of fasting, most Muslims adjust their schedules to accommodate midnight meals and rounds of tea with friends. One evening I joined my Muslim friend Zayid and his friends for iftar, the breaking of the fast. As soon […]
Walking Through a Day of Ramadan
On the first day of the Islamic month of Ramadan, over one billion men, women, and children wake up to find their daily routines altered. Read below to learn what many Muslims experience as they fast from sunrise to sunset—and join us in praying for them during their holiest month […]
Hungry for Hope: A Ramadan Prayer Guide
Expand your prayer life and explore God’s heart for the Muslim world in Hungry for Hope, Frontiers’ new 30-day Ramadan prayer guide. Every day you’ll receive insights into the lives of Muslims around the world, equipping you to pray powerfully and specifically. During Ramadan, Muslim men and women renew their […]
Pastoral Coaching: The #1 Thing We Can’t Not Do
My husband and I were pastoral coaches before we even knew it was a thing. It started with dinner. Whenever missionaries visited our church, we’d invite them over for dinner so we could hear about their lives. We wanted to know about the good things and the hard things they […]
When Bullets Can’t Kill
My teammates and I often wondered why God chose a disagreeable, demanding person like him to be a part of planting churches among his Muslim people. But God did choose him. Ajmal was the first known Muslim-background believer in our city. And in spite of his difficult personality, God used […]
The Voice of the Call to Prayer
Each morning around 5:00 a.m., the call to prayer erupts from the mosque behind our house. In his raspy voice, the muezzin calls out over the loudspeaker, admonishing faithful Muslims to wake up and pray. During our first months in the country, the sound of the muezzin’s voice—hoarse with sleep […]
The Balkans: Poised for a Harvest
The Balkans is a region in southern Europe, east of Italy across the Adriatic Sea. Surrounded by seas and studded with mountain ranges, the Balkans owes its name to a Turkish word meaning “wooded mountain range.” Nearly a dozen countries make up the Balkans. Among them are two Muslim-majority nations—Kosovo […]