[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] It was February 2015, and our family was newly arrived in Cairo. We were green behind the gills, as it were, with only one month experience with the Live Dead team when a video of an unspeakable act was released—a group of twenty-one Christians beheaded on a beach […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] During Ramadan, our team in the Middle East made time to stay up late and connect with those who identity as community via our community center. In those later night conversations, we had the privilege of being part of the process of these community members drawing near to […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Alia’s mom carefully carried away our empty coffee cups and plates on a beautiful tray as we finished our 2-hour tutoring session. We’d been meeting weekly and it’s become the best, most encouraging time for my language growth, and our relationship has blossomed into such a sweet friendship. […]
The best way to have prayer answered is to pray what God wants us to pray. We do that by praying the injunctions of the Bible. Pray the twelve kingdom prayers over an unreached people group. A one-minute prayer for each of the twelve kingdom prayers totals twelve minutes of prayer over that UPG. 1. Pray […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] We recently decided that after we finish language school, our family will join a brand new church planting team launching in southern Iraq. On a recent vision trip to the area, we encountered remarkable answers to prayer and wonderful encouragement from our Father. Standing on a rooftop looking […]
[column width=”1/3″ title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The church in Tanta in the Nile Delta region north of Cairo where 27 worshipers lost their lives today in a bombing on Palm Sunday [/column] [column width=”1/3″ title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] St. Mark’s in Alexandria, Egypt where at least 16 were killed by a suicide bomber this morning […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] This is the story of a Muslim refugee from Sudan who recently came to faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior in Egypt. A Muslim refugee from Sudan recently came to faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior in Egypt. Y. visited a church to pray. While there, […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] See if you can follow the trail in this story from the Arab World, a great orchestration by God. Our team leaders in Egypt were called to missions when the father of our team leader in Qatar came to their country in Latin America to teach on missions. […]
We were four young men sitting together on the mosque floor, a common place for discussions. My friend Mohammed is studying dawah islameyya at Cairo’s prestigious Al Azhar University, which means he is studying how to be a Muslim evangelist. He brought his friend Ahmed to be a part of the conversation with my colleague […]
By an Arab World Team Member Often times I become discouraged and wonder if anything is happening in the lives of the people with whom we share Jesus. But then God surprises me, and all I can do is bow down and praise Him. He is the Lord of the harvest and He is at […]
