The gruff father stood in the mosque’s courtyard, obviously a proud family man. He tried his hardest—and failed—to not smile for my camera while his kids goaded him into posing. Another man plucked his baby girl out of his wife’s arms and proudly smiled as I snapped a photo. He […]
Reaching Muslims through Social Media
The opportunities for sharing the Gospel via social media are immense, and Frontiers teams are taking action. In 2011, social media served as a major catalytic factor in the Arab Spring. Amid violent protests, many Muslims began to question not only their governments, but also their religion. With their […]
Lettuce Welcome the New Year
Giggling with half-closed eyes, Houda slyly tore off a hunk of lettuce and crammed it in her mouth. She chomped away at Melissa and I, daring us—with her eyebrows—to join her. It was December 31st, 2003 in Iraq, and our friend, Houda, was instructing us on everything Iraqis do to […]
A Stellar Year: A 2015 Field Report
For many years, no one came to faith in Jesus. We pressed on and continued praying, sharing about Jesus, and serving our poor Muslim neighbors through our humanitarian programs. Now, by God’s grace, we are seeing Him work clearly and powerfully in the hearts and minds of our Muslim friends […]
Snow Play
What do you get when you expect the unexpected? Here’s one thing: Muslims playing in the snow! When most people think of Islam, they think of a desert religion. And that’s for good reason— Islam is a religion that was born in the sands of Arabia and extended its reach […]
Northeast Africa
Unengaged Muslim people groups live in different regions all over the world. Each people group is unique, and every region faces varying needs, challenges, and cultural differences. One region with high concentrations of unengaged Muslim people groups is Northeast Africa. Northeast Africa is home to hundreds of unengaged Muslim […]
The Raw Reality of Christmas
I stood in front of a crowd of several dozen refugees. They looked at me, a foreigner with a thick American accent, and patiently smiled. These refugees represented several nationalities, most of them coming from neighboring war-torn countries. The staff and students at the training center where I volunteer once […]
When Your Heart Can’t Get Any Bigger
It was a three-week vacation that I would not have traded for anything else: the chance to teach seventy Muslim high school students in a remote desert town. When I took the three-week job, I was told I would have 36 students and teach just 2.5 hours a day. That […]
Cost of Discipleship
“Sometimes we wonder if it’s worth it,” said Roger quietly as he fought off tears. Roger knows that Jesus Christ is worth following—even in light of the cost. Every day, hundreds of Frontiers workers testify to Jesus’ worth as they persevere in the countries God has called them to. For […]
A Traitorous Decision
Word of Gulzhan’s traitorous decision spread quickly through the village. She’d been studying the Word of God with a Frontiers field worker when Jesus met her in a dream. Since that day, Gulzhan had devoted herself to following Him. But she faced stiff resistance in her village, where Islam is […]