In January my husband and I participated in a Daniel fast for 21 days. Together with our teammates and churches back home, we fasted and prayed for gospel breakthrough in the Arab world. The fast was much more difficult than we anticipated. Can I just tell how easy it is to justify the things we […]
A young man recently wrote for some advice on joining a Live Dead team in the Arab world. Team Leader Overseer Dick Brogden offered insight and ten priorities to pursue today, before ever leaving for the field. The young man writes: Where I am right now: I’ve been married for three months. I am $70,000 in debt […]
Each month Live Dead missionaries participate in a kingdom fast. February is caffeine, and one of our team members shares the challenges with she faces. In my life caffeine means coffee. My dearly beloved. My morning’s best friend. The first week was rough, complete with headaches. This second week, though, something interesting happened. Loneliness replaced the headaches. I […]
Our family left the States for North Africa two months before the New Year, and in those two months we spent time in three different countries. We were in our new home for approximately one month, and now we await new visas in our passports so we can return. But that one month consisted of […]
Working among Muslim Arabs in the Middle East, much of my time is spent trying to find bridges to the gospel that my Muslim friends will understand. I read books, talk with other missionaries around the Muslim world, strategize, plan, translate stories and work tirelessly for the goal of Muslims coming to Jesus. For a […]
During the holiday season, Middle East team members joined a local church to share a day with refugees. Every month this local church serves the refugees that come through its doors, faithfully sharing all they have, including the gospel that compels them. In small groups of three and four, children trickled into the meeting hall. […]
From the Middle East Training Team Some of our team members visited Baghdad several months ago and met with a local pastor. They shared the vision of the training team and talked about partnership ideas. The pastor agreed that training is important, but he pressed us that it must go beyond strategy and technique. “I […]
Join us in praying for the Arab world by working through the 18 Days of Praying Guide. Together we can change the world! […]
READ: Malachi 4, Matthew 28, Mark 16, Acts 28, Revelation 22 BEGINNINGS The Alpha is the Omega. God does not change and He who ends things starts things, He who is the end is the beginning. God is humanity’s end. When we long for His salvation (Psalm 119:174), we are in reality longing for Himself. […]
READ: Zechariah 14, Acts 15, Revelation 21 MYTH BUSTER Currently there is an inordinate emphasis on size and speed when it comes to the development of the church. Church history soberly shows that orthodoxy tends not to spread as swiftly as heresy and that bad teaching outpaces good. It is the slow, steady repeated truth […]
