A team leader wrote: His father summoned Emad* to the family home. “You have been seen meeting with Christians and studying the Bible. This cannot be true because we are a Muslim family! What do you say?” Emad had dreaded this moment’s coming for the last two years. Without weighing his words, he boldly blurted […]
Region: Africa
Growing boldness
From a Live Dead team leader: “Ahmed” was called in and strongly urged to secretly report on the foreigners he knows. As the officials pressured him, they discovered he is a believer. Thinking it was leverage, they threatened to make the information public. He did not comply. To add pressure, they called in the […]
Regular risks
Live Dead team leader Scott Hanson: A few days ago we received a call from a team member who was surrounded by an angry mob, his personal security officer had been wounded and they were going to have to make a mad dash to get out of harm’s way. This young man regularly risks his […]
Willing to pay
One of our Live Dead Team Leaders recently said, “This is costing us more than we expected, but not more than we’re willing to pay.” Missions among unreached peoples is a costly enterprise. It’s not just the financial cost. It’s the spiritual, the emotional, the social, and the health costs that weigh the heaviest. The […]
He changes people
My friend and I have met to study about Jes.s two or three times a week for a few months. He knows a few of the team quite well and is friends with a couple of our secret “friends” but doesn’t know it. He was getting ready to leave when he said, ” You know, […]
The Whistler
From a Live Dead team leader: Shortly after arriving here in our new country, a knock on the gate revealed an older man who had come to collect his monthly fee of $10. In return for the fee, he would watch our property at night. Later I found out his “patrols” were fairly casual. Basically, […]
Not discouraged
A Live Dead team member writes: Isn’t it amazing that our God is never discouraged? My heart clings to that truth as I think about the events happening in the DesertSands, the country where God has called me to go. Over the past few months, officials have cracked down on anyone doing any kind of […]
Making sense of noises
From a Live Dead team member: The morning starts with a call, a call to prayer. I hear the muffled voice and the words of a language I do not know and realize that I am no longer home. The sun is rising and so are the followers. We rise with them to start the […]
Called in for questioning
From a Live Dead team leader: A national brother was called into security for 6 hours yesterday. He has been called in again this morning and will likely be there all day and late into the night if the past pattern holds true. This may be ongoing for the next few days. Please pray he […]
Blanket of prayer
From a Live Dead team leader: Our platform has a significant event tomorrow that we need to blanket in prayer. Not so welcome news will be going out, and we need the Lord to help people process it graciously. We are also asking Him to surround our staff with favor and give them wisdom. […]
