After dinner had been eaten and the dishes cleared, Sammadah presented her gracious hosts with a tin of sohan, buttery, pistachio-filled treats she’d brought with her from Southwest Asia. “Please, enjoy. It’s a gift for letting me stay with you while I visit my son.” “They look wonderful.” Greg, a Frontiers […]
A Friday Stroll
The call to prayer from the local mosque blasted through crackling speakers, drowning out the usual hustle and bustle in our neighborhood. It was my husband’s day off work, and we had decided to go on a family walk, retracing the steps others on our Frontiers team had already walked […]
Pictures of Jesus
The day had been frantic thanks to the busyness of Ramadan. Our city is fraught with traffic issues on the best days, but the month of fasting brought particularly bad traffic jams thanks to the heat and hungry drivers. Both my wife Katie and I were glad to step inside […]
Near to the Brokenhearted
Aromatic steam curled from Rola’s tea as she clutched her cup in trembling hands. Rola and I had both adopted our host country around the same time a few years ago. Eventually we became great friends, despite our very different circumstances. My arrival as a Frontiers field worker was completely […]
The Words of Women
I stood at the front of the little church and smoothed my patterned dress. This was the first time I had ever led a seminar, and I was doing it in the local language. Pushing down my nerves, I smiled and began to teach. Seventeen women and two men—the pastors […]
Limping in His Footsteps
I limped out of the orthopedist’s office and squinted at the glaring sun. Of all the times to get a foot injury, this was probably the worst. My family hadn’t been on the field very long, and navigating the medical system in a place where I hardly spoke the language […]
Diverse Leadership in an Emerging Movement of Faith
A couple of years ago, a Muslim-background believer named Tahir traveled to a neighboring country for a discipleship training program hosted by Andre and Joyce, a Frontiers couple. Before the training, Tahir had started several Bible studies. They had since multiplied into 10 house churches. Over 50 new believers were […]
At Risk of Death
Duma gazed through the taxi window at the hills and fields of her homeland. She felt tension creep into her shoulders as she drew closer to her small hometown visible on the horizon. For the hundredth time, she questioned whether it was the right decision to visit her mother. Leaning […]
Zeal for the Truth
Halil followed his friends into the home of Brent, a tall man who had come from a country far away. Brent eagerly shook his hand and asked where Halil was from. Halil explained that he was in town visiting his sister. Brent invited him in as the group of men […]
Praying with a Prostitute
Several weeks ago, my teammate Grace and I spent a three-day weekend with Fatin, a young Muslim woman who has been studying God’s Word with us. During the weekend, we met Munisa, Fatin’s aunt. Munisa had been a young bride when her husband abandoned her and their infant son years […]