In 2013, TIME Magazine included Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (President of Somalia) on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. They listed his efforts at “advancing national reconciliation, anti-corruption measures, and socio-economic and security sector reforms” as the reasons for making the list. Though he is hailed for his reform efforts […]
Region: Africa
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 2
“You are Protestant and therefore unrecognized by the State,” the officer hissed. “But I want to register officially so we can meet,” the pastor replied. “Maybe we can work out a deal. If you give me the name and address of every member in your church, I’ll see what I can do.” Impossible choices such […]
Don’t pray the battle away
Team member: A few weeks ago my husband told me about some nightmares. Most were violent. All included the same Muslim women holding a wolf on a leash and staring at him intensely. The day he shared the nightmares, they went away. Praise the Lord! Last night I dreamed a demon-possessed man met me on […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 1
He pointed his finger in her face and said, “You must never, ever come back to Sudan! Do you understand me?” The missionary paused and replied “Yes, I understand your words.” Within a few hours following that conversation with the National Intelligence officer, she and her husband were expelled from the country. A couple months […]
Challenging the quiet
Team Leader: Our team met for prayer and from my seat on the couch I could look out over a portion of our Forgotten Island village. Everything was completely quiet and still. The leaves on the coconut tree were motionless. The sea was like glass. The neighbors were unusually quiet. Even the animals (goats, cats, […]
Kill the Christians
Swahili Coast: I was talking with local young women yesterday who were answering the question, “What animal would you most like to be and why?” One girl’s answer caught my attention. She said she would like to be a camel so she could haul things and take the men to war to kill the Christians. […]
She dreamed of a precious gift
Team Leader: I texted “The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life…” (Rom 6:23) to the girl who dreamed of a precious gift. Then I invited her to talk about that gift. Finally, in a God-given opportunity, we talked about Ramadan, then her religion, then my belief. She listened […]
“Fishing Boat” New Live Dead Africa team
Scott Hanson announced a new Live Dead Africa team has launched: The Live Dead team leader just arrived in “Fishing Boat”. They will be living in and ministering to a congested neighborhood where over 1.5 million people live but where there is not one church. These people live their entire lives with no access to […]
The joy in believing
Team member: I can’t get a conversation with a young girl out of my head. “Sarah” is always happy and laughing. She appears years younger because she laughs so much—at everything! She constantly grabs my arm, holds my hand, giggles and laughs loudly. Last night—while laughing—she shared that she can’t laugh at home because her […]
Forgiving their captors
Team member: Our friends who had been kidnapped were finally released. We heard them describe life during those two years of captivity. They all looked well. They were not mistreated by their captors but life was very primitive and food was in short supply. The only woman in the group had lost a lot of […]
