From a team leader: The media is abuzz with the possibility of another A! Sh@baab attack in East Africa. This time the target is Uganda. A! Sh@baab is the S*ma!i expression of A! Q@eda, but more ruthless. Please pray for Uganda. Please pray for S*ma!is, that they will come to find what they are searching […]
Region: Africa
Happy holidays!
A team member wishes you a happy holiday: This is the largest Musl!m holiday of the year. Markets and streets are hustling and bustling as people purchase last minute gifts and groceries. Most will sacrifice a sheep or cow to commemorate their belief that Allah provided a sheep for Ibrahim when he nearly sacrificed Ishmael. […]
Bombs and undiminished resolve
From the team leader of a new team: Militants exploded a bomb in the city where we are headed. It seems to have gone off prematurely. Sadly the suicide bombers were killed but thankfully no one else. As you can imagine, this kind of news has the potential of creating fear in our hearts. Our […]
No spirit of fear
A team member: In the few months we’ve lived here a priest was shot, three people doused with acid and a tourist raped. That’s just what we know about. We could easily turn away from these people, be afraid, or give up hope of ever seeing them change. But we do have hope. He did […]
Affectionate, kind, generous
A team leader: The nomadic tribes treated us warmly. They were affectionate, kind, generous and welcomed us into their homes. The women of these desert tribes have a long-standing tradition called “henna.” They decorate their hands and feet with a dye called by the same name. The patterns display a great amount of creativity. By […]
Is it ok?
A team leader: Our language classes met in the courtyard of a guesthouse within sight of their pool. One day, after some of the guests had passed us on their way to the pool, our language teacher asked us, “Is it OK in your religion to show your breasts?” Our initial shock faded as we […]
The norm
Scott Hanson reports: Still developing news today describes masked terrorists bursting into a Nairobi mall throwing grenades and shooting people—30 or more dead, dozens wounded. It’s a mall we go to regularly so we thank the Lord all of us are accounted for. This world continues to spiral out of control: On the Swahili coasts, […]
Beautiful lost people
A team member: We arrived in July! Our team leaders hosted us the first 7 weeks. They helped us find our own home, transition into life in this culture (not a small task!) and made sure we didn’t starve. During this time we took language lessons from a tutor and looked at houses…lots and lots […]
Oppression and freedom
A team member: I left the country where I’m living, exhausted. I’ve never in my life experienced the USA as I have this summer. After living under the oppression of hardcore !s!am, I was blown away by the freedom in America, especially the spiritual freedom. Not until I returned did I realize how oppressive the […]
God ordained meeting
A team member: We were eating at a local tourist venue the other night. While eating, a group of teenage boys came and pulled a table up behind ours. We all began talking and interacting. One guy engaged more than the rest. We told him about our place and encouraged him to come be a […]
