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 […]
Lighting the Candle of Hope
“I need help lighting the candle of hope in my spirit,” I had written in a prayer letter. “My heart is desperate for a revival of hope.” I confessed to my supporters back home that I was fighting discouragement. My husband and I had been planting seeds of the Word […]
Oasis of Thanksgiving
It may have been one of the worst weeks of my life, the week I spent in a desert oasis village. I had been in my host country for less than a year, working hard at learning the language. I was determined to master the local dialect of Arabic. I […]
God’s Word and Making Disciples Among Muslims
“I used to argue with Muslims and insist on showing them why they’re wrong,” said Zakaria, my local Christian-background friend and ministry partner. “But now I see there’s a better way.” Zakaria and I had just finished reading through Deuteronomy 6, in which Moses instructs the Israelites to obey, cherish, […]
Paris: How Might We Respond
As a young man, I had the privilege of studying for a year in a college town a few hours away from Paris. I looked forward to the weekends when I could take the train to the stunning capital and marvel at the complex but graceful design of the Eiffel […]