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 […]
An Unexpected Miracle
God used unexpected circumstances to bring our friend Fatima into the Kingdom and fill her with boldness to share the Gospel. Our team had been several believing men we were discipling in our city, a place surrounded by smooth, green hills. But we’d seen only one Muslim background woman come […]
Working Out With Refugees
Last year, our team started a fitness class for Syrian women in a Middle Eastern refugee camp. It meets several times a week, with over fifty women in every class. With no fans or air conditioning in our meeting space, it can get hot. But the women are so dedicated […]
The Best Support is Partnership
Many years ago, two young people approached Bill. They were both raising financial support to serve overseas. They asked Bill to join their financial support teams as a monthly donor. Bill proudly admits it changed his life: Had these two individuals not asked me to help support them, I likely […]
Overseas Crises and How You Can Help
Many Frontiers teams live in difficult places marked by poverty, political instability, conflict, and natural disasters. When tragedy strikes, our workers find ways to meet practical needs and point people to the hope of Jesus Christ. Recently, a Frontiers team in the Middle East sought to bless refugee families that […]