I have a friend “O” that I see once a month. We never meet in the same place. We enjoy our visits, but O does not want to be seen with me too often. Why? Because he is a secret believer in Jesus. O does not want to be discovered and being seen too often […]
Region: Africa
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 49
The Beja of Sudan spend up to 25% of their income on coffee. And we Americans thought we loved coffee?! The Beja are also known for their sword dancing which tells of their previous war victories. #Pray4OpenDoors and for this talented, hospitable nomadic unreached people. […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 48
Today we #Pray4OpenDoors and pray that the people in Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan would say,“We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us,” Rom. 5 […]
Toddler falls from fifth floor
A 2-year-old boy fell from the 5th floor of our apartment. He suffered broken legs and a fractured skull but the hospital waited to operate until they received payment. After the community gathered money, the boy was operated on and is now recovering. Together with our language teacher, we visited him in the hospital today […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 47
Sudanese Arab = 12,894,000 (population) Gaaliin = 3,299,000 Beja, Bedawi = 2,285,000 Guhayna = 1,997,000 Fur, Forok = 1,128,000 In addition to these four, there are another 128 unreached people groups in Sudan. #Pray4OpenDoors and for those who will dedicate themselves to learning language and culture among these beautiful people who have little or no access to […]
Since I love Jesus, should I be here?
The look on my friends’ faces was priceless. A few minutes ago we were alone; now we were surrounded. A few minutes ago everything was normal. Now we were shoeless, sitting on straw mats in a spacious, living room emptied of furniture but filled with men dressed in their Islamic best. A few minutes ago […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 46
In 2002, the government of #Eritrea officially recognized the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Sunni Islam, Catholicism and the Evangelical Lutheran Church. All other faiths and denominations must undergo a registration process. Among other things, the government requires religious groups to submit the personal information of their membership before they are allowed to worship. #Pray4OpenDoors […]
Stephanie feels conviction
I went to Stephanie’s house again. We talked, laughed, read the Bible together and discussed Jesus. She’s been talking about the Bible with other students at our school who are being witnessed to by my husband. How exciting! She was interested in Jesus’ miracles. We asked if she believed that those miracles could happen. She […]
#Pray4OpenDoors Week 45
The 1960 Somalia constitution forbids proselytizing for any religion but Islam. That law is still in effect. #Pray4OpenDoors to allow missionaries to live in Somalia. […]
Witchdoctor’s Cure; the Holy Spirit’s Power
“Stephanie” was very quiet last night and didn’t look well. I asked if she was okay. She responded, “I can’t explain it. Sometimes I feel very bad but it’s not like a headache. I’m so tired and want to do bad things. Sometimes I have bad dreams. My family takes me to the witchdoctor (who […]
