As I handed a glass of tea to my Muslim neighbor, I opened my mouth to ask her about her family. “Here, Mom,” my seven-year-old, Moriah, interrupted as she walked into our living room and handed me a copy of the New Testament in the local language. “Why don’t you […]
3 More Rules of Honor-Shame Cultures
In last week’s post, I introduced how family, social capital, and aggression are used to manage honor and shame in some cultures. Here are three more unwritten rules for honor-shame cultures that help us better relate to Muslims and understand the logic that governs their cultures. 1. Cleanness reflects value. […]
3 (Unwritten) Rules of Honor-Shame Cultures
During my years in Central Asia, I always dreaded being pulled over by a policeman. No matter how much I tried to demonstrate my innocence according to all the traffic rules, the officer usually showed little interest in concepts like guilt, laws, or justice. Then one day, I saw a […]
Prayer for the Arab Gulf
The Arab Gulf—a region consisting of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—is where Islam was originally founded. Today, 32 million Muslims live in the Arab Gulf. Throughout the entire region, there is still no known church or fellowship of local Muslim-background believers. And yet the […]
The God Who Sees Me
Emel looked at me in surprise. “Do you think God sees me? I mean, ME?” She looked at the phone in her hand and examined the words of Genesis 16 on the screen. I prayed silently as Emel read, all the while trying to keep a tight grip on the […]
Prayer for Chad
As a country of 10 million people, Chad is one of the poorest in the world. And yet, two million Chadians face another sort of poverty: a total lack of access to the Gospel. New workers are needed to help reach Chad’s 53 unengaged Muslims people groups. Fortunately, opportunities for […]
Continuing the Work Abroad from Home
An Interview with Joe and Helen Sending forth workers to the last frontiers of the Gospel requires the support of faithful senders—people like Joe and Helen of Mississippi. Joe and Helen have been giving faithfully to Frontiers since 1997. They served as missionaries in Brazil for more than two decades, […]
Prayer for South Sudan
South Sudan is one of Africa’s newest countries. However, since independence in 2011, it has already faced coup attempts, ethnic division, and civil violence. Amidst these growing pains, Muslims in South Sudan are increasingly open to the Gospel. New efforts are underway to reach South Sudan’s 22 unengaged Muslim people […]
Prayer for Sudan
With more than 90 different languages spoken among its 149 distinct people groups, Sudan is one of the most diverse countries in Africa. Over one hundred of these people groups are unengaged. That is, there are still no believers, no churches, and no efforts to share the Gospel among them. […]
Prayer for India
India’s Muslims number 190 million, making it the largest Muslim country in the world. As minorities in a Hindu-dominated country, many of India’s Muslims live in urban slums. In spite of the great poverty found in India (it holds one-third of the world’s poor), the nation is waking up to […]