Yunas lives in a place surrounded by snow-capped mountains—a small town where his parents raised him to follow the teachings of Islam. As a young man, he moved to a large city in the region. But Yunus struggled to find work. Unemployed and desperate, he got mixed in with a […]
The Wonderful Word
“These words aren’t like what our Muslim leaders teach us,” said Reema, a widowed mother of five. We were sitting in her living room and talking about Jesus’ command to love our enemies. For several weeks, Reema and I have been discussing Scripture when we visit each other. She is […]
Streetside Bible Studies
Two months ago, my teammate and I sat with our Muslim friend Shafiq in the waiting room. The doctor had told Shafiq that his infected finger needed to be amputated. But we knew there was another option. We prayed in Jesus’ name, and God miraculously healed him! Shortly afterward, Shafiq […]
Vision Comes to Life
Seven years ago, Eric and his family launched into a new adventure with Frontiers. They left their home in America and joined a team in a region with high concentrations of Muslim people groups that have no one reaching them with the Gospel. Guiding this team is a vision to […]
Sharing With One Hundred Fifty
We didn’t expect much from Zacharia when he unexpectedly showed up for our training. He’d heard we were equipping national believers to reach Muslims with the Gospel. So, he hopped on his bicycle and pedaled two hours to join one of our training groups that met every other week. Zacharia […]
A First Christmas for Many
There’s a knock on the old wooden door of the kitchen. It’s Auntie Aisha, hugging a bundle of blanket-wrapped flatbread fresh out the oven. Her entrance brings simultaneous gusts of warm greetings and cold morning air rushing off the dunes on the edge of town. “Sabah al-khair—good morning,” Aisha says […]
Sent into Unwelcoming Places
“It’s time for you to go home now,” the stern officer said to Russell, a long-term Frontiers worker. “You’re not welcome here.” For days, the officer with the secret police had been following him. Other undercover policemen harassed him on the street, bumping into him aggressively and intimidating him. Then […]
Dreams Amid Persecution
It wasn’t until Hamid found himself sitting in a prison cell that he realized that he had nothing to lose. His younger brother Aziz was a new follower of Jesus. Aziz introduced Hamid to God’s Word, and they started studying the Bible together. After several months, Hamid began meeting regularly […]
One Month for Courage
It was a huge undertaking, hosting eight Muslim-background believers in our home for a month. They came from a neighboring country where there’s a growing movement of faith happening among Muslims—a movement we helped start years earlier before our visas were canceled by government authorities. When asked if we could […]
The Christmas Treasure
Inside our home, it’s a Christmas haven. We’ve put up simple decorations and there’s a constant stream of Christmas music playing. But outside our front door, every trace of Christmas disappears. It feels like another Central Asian November, with a bit more snow. Songs like “Silver Bells” feel out of place. We […]