Amina’s story is a familiar one. She comes from a war-torn region, where both her husband and father were killed in a battle that took place near their hometown. In spite of its casualties, the clash brought stability to the area for a while. During the peace, Amina, her two […]
Your Name Is Freedom
Shah gripped the peeling seat of the old Toyota as he and Tony, a Frontiers field worker, rattled down the bumpy road to Shah’s home village. He pointed to the left. “Turn here and you’ll be at my uncle’s home.” The weathered house came into view between the thick vegetation […]
The Pool
I was enjoying the last rays of the Middle Eastern sun late one afternoon when my friend Khaled called me. “Hey, Trevor,” he greeted me. “You have a pool, right?” “A pool?” I glanced across the yard at the inflatable kiddie pool my children used on hot days. “Yeah, a […]
Overflowing Peace
Tony had met with Husain, a young Muslim man in a region with some of the hardest spiritual ground in the world, several times. But the younger man always seemed to have questions and excuses why he couldn’t follow Jesus. Dissatisfied with Islam, Husain had contacted a Christian television network […]
From Facebook to Faithful
Ding. Bintou reached for her phone to check the Facebook message alert. The profile icon showed an unfamiliar smiling woman in a colorful hijab. She clicked to open her inbox. Her hand flew to cover her mouth as she read the note from a woman named Hadje. “I saw your […]
Divine Appointments
I stood at the kitchen table next to my wife as we picked nits from our daughters’ hair with fine-toothed combs. I had already spent hours removing the bugs from my wife’s hair. It was not one of my best days, and not just because of the lice. Earlier in […]
Peacemaking
People brushed past me and my friend Sanjay as we made our way down a famous old street in our city, swallowed up in the waves of pedestrians, rickshaws, and cars. We carried on a casual conversation, speaking over the calls of vendors competing to attract customers. A huge mosque […]
20 Years Teaching TCKs
It’s been exactly two decades since I arrived in Africa to teach a third grader and a first grader for a field worker family. Twenty years! It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long, but on the other hand, both of those kids are now married with families of their […]
Serving Alongside Muslims in Jesus’ Name
I hugged my neighbor Nargis as I entered her home. The fading scent of the morning’s pre-fast meal lingered in the air, spicy and comforting. “Happy Ramadan,” I greeted her. “Happy Ramadan to you as well,” she responded, drawing me into the house. Usually, she offers me a cup of […]
Babies Bring Ministry Opportunities
My wife and I found out that we were expecting our first child three months before arriving on the field. We weren’t sure how the arrival of our little one would impact our ministry, but we feared it would force us to take a temporary step back in connecting with […]