Tag: Jesus

James has been a Follower of Isa’ al Masih for about 18 months. He first heard about Jesus, God in flesh, sent for rescue, at his wife’s funeral. James lives a life described in Colossians 1: 5b-6, “You have already heard about this hope in the message of Truth, the Gospel that has come to…
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Her head is not any larger than my fist and covered in thick, dark hair. Her dark eyes occasionally blink open in clear, olive-brown skin with no signs of the customary charcoal markings that supposedly ward off evil spirits here. Even fully clothed, she weighs less than any baby doll in our house. While Christian…
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Our Father God is at work in the North Africa – Middle East region. He uses many different tools such as dreams and visions to draw people to Himself, but His most prevalent tools are Jesus Followers who live and share their lives amongst the people groups or work in locales, such as colleges, sharing…
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What are you cooking for Ramadan meal? That question always makes Fatima uncomfortable. How should she answer her neighbors since she no longer cooks big Ramadan meals? Her discomfort with those conversations prompts the memory of the horror she felt on the day her new husband, Yusif told her he was a Follower of Isa…
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 As a result of the Arab Spring, Arabs across the Middle East are using social media more than ever before. On average they have over 100 friends, they are fans of 20 pages, and upload 444 pictures on Facebook. Of the people that are online in the Middle East, 88 percent use social media daily.…
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Mary is a beautiful young girl who is searching for Truth. She is studying engineering at a local university, has high hopes for the future, and contrary to the norm, is not being pushed by her family to marry. Her father died when she was only a few months old and her brother has left…
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Southern Yemeni Arabs number between 8 and 9 million people, and in general are less tribal and more educated than other segments in the country. If you meet a Yemeni outside of Yemen, chances are they will be from the South. For years Elizabeth had prayed for her husband Nathan, who did not know about…
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6 Sunni Muslims came over for dinner and stayed to read scripture. After coffee, the group began to settle in the living room to read about one of the prophets from the Old Testament. A Follower of Isa’al Masiah passed out a bible in both Arabic and English for them to read along with. As…
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  Tonight will be the last day of Sha`ban and tomorrow Sunday, June 29 begins the first day of Ramadan. With hopeful hearts, many Muslims are looking to the heavens in search of a crescent moon, for which to herald the first call to prayer. As millions wait in eager anticipation, hoping for a miracle,…
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I was greatly encouraged by reading several stories this morning posted on Open Doors, a website created to provide awareness and to unite the church in prayer to be “One with Them” as commanded in Hebrews 13:1;3. “Keep on loving one another as Christians….Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison…
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