A Team Leader: “My tears will fall on her and she will be burned by them in hell.” The Tall One, our friend in Moonscape, had heard only a few hours before that her beloved mother had died in a distant city. She arrived at our house, weeping and mourning. We mourned with her. Now […]
Region: Africa
We don’t need your help here
A team member: While driving through the neighborhood, we heard a young man scream in perfect English, “Go back to your own country! We don’t need your help here.” How do you feel knowing that your sacrificial giving, your hours of prayer and your heart of love is being treated with such contempt? These things […]
The blind see in Jesus’ name
A Swahili Coast team member: Two weeks ago, Joey came to the school seeking prayer. He could hardly see out of either eye. He was very quiet and covered his face with his hands. We can only imagine how scary this was for him, having grown up as a Muslim, the first time having people […]
How can I not?
Live Dead team leader: I spoke today by phone with the house church pastor Adham. He said the government security services continue to harass him and disrupt his life. He told me, “They tell me I can only talk about Jesus with Christians. But The God tells me to share the gospel and that means […]
Some sad news
Forgotten Islands Team leader: “He’s got the whole world in his hands, he’s got the whole wide world in his hands…” One week ago I stood outside a medical clinic singing this to my 14 month-old son. My wife and I just went for an ultrasound because my wife was 10 weeks pregnant. The ultrasound […]
Tension and laughter
A team leader: Sometimes it is not the work that is so tiring as much as it is the effort it takes to communicate with those around us. These past few weeks have made us aware of the need to weigh everything we say or do. We are always aware that what we say or […]
Happiness or joy
From a team member in the Swahili Coast: Our school has begun having English club once a month. During this time, we invite all of our students to come watch or listen to an inspirational lecture. We eat sambusas (meat filled pastries) and drink sodas and then we talk. After watching one video, we asked […]
The dead raised
Moonscape team leader: We saw the dead raised yesterday. We were at the beach with Christians friends to witness a baptism, take communion, and swim and picnic together. As our group gathered and organized, confusion reigned. A three or four year old boy from the group joined some others wading and playing in the gentle […]
Q – uncertain future but good spirits
Q is in good spirits. Things are going very well with him—other than wondering about the uncertainty of their future. He is able to disciple some new believers and non-believers from his cultural context. It gives him purpose for the time being. This is also cool. He and his wife are both progressing in learning […]
Spiritual attacks
A Camel Milk believer and her family have been dealing with many attacks over the last several weeks. Some of the major attacks are directed at her son. He has been in and out of the hospital and doctor’s office with very strange illnesses including intermittent swelling on one side of his face. The doctors […]
