“But this is your home,” I said to my friend Abdul Rahman. “Why are you leaving your country?” Abdul Rahman was a new Muslim-background follower of Jesus in Northeast Africa. He’d become my close friend during a training and discipleship program that our team had started. In this program, participants […]
Syrian Refugee Update: She Smiled So Much
We sat around the campfire with five local families, laughing, singing, telling stories, and playing games on an overnight campout in the mountains. If it weren’t for the soft desert sand beneath our feet and the cadence of Arabic dominating the chatter, it would have felt like we were back […]
The Biblical Priority of the Unengaged
When I was finishing my university studies many years ago, God started to speak to me about those who had no access to the Gospel. Initially, I was not willing to alter my plans. Movies, messages, and even a dream could not move me. I felt I had done my […]
A Burden Not Meant to Bear
I stood outside our house, locking up the front gate, as the neighborhood imam began broadcasting his evening sermon from the nearby mosque. “The Quran teaches us that the message received by the prophet Muhammad was unique,” the mosque leader proclaimed. I leaned on our rusty gate, curiously listening to […]
Prayer for the Arab Gulf: Waiting In Suspense for Jesus
“I want to know what happens next!” Halima pouted, folding her arms sternly across her chest. Our time was up, and our next Arabic language lesson was scheduled over a week away. Halima, a young Muslim woman in the Arab Gulf country I now called home, was my language tutor. […]
Compelled by Kindness
Khamis and Aisha, a young Muslim couple, spent several years studying in Europe. While living abroad, they were befriended by followers of Jesus. Deeply moved by their Christ-like kindness, Khamis and Aisha began attending church services with their Christian friends. I met Khamis shortly after he and his wife returned from their years in […]
Prayer in a Hostile World
I live in a country that is still considered to be 100% Muslim. Lately, there has been so much in the news about refugees, ISIS, and Islamic extremism. We see evidence of extremism here, too. We thank God that, so far, there has been no violence here yet. In some […]
Lose Your Life, Find Your Frontier
When people ask the burning question of our day—“What should our relationship with Muslims be?”—Jesus’ disciples respond: “We must bring them the only hope for humanity, the Good News of Jesus Christ!” As we begin this new year, more Frontiers workers are on the field than ever before. These workers […]
Treading Water in Little Syria
Ahmed had made it this far. Fleeing the violence in Syria, he had traveled the perilous overland journey to a foreign city that serves as a major outgoing port to Europe. Now Ahmed was making plans to reach Europe. We didn’t think Ahmed would make it to his destination alive. […]
How to Survive an Avalanche
If you are caught on the surface of an avalanche, try to “swim” toward the peripheries, reads the emergency survival tip. We are going on a decade of movement, and it seems as if the only significant change is whether the current slope has stable footing or is shaking with […]