Bravery and Sacrifice in the Face of Death
Abdel, a young man in a Middle Eastern country, knew something was wrong when his mother showed up at his apartment with a checkbook in one hand and a burial cloth in the other. It had deeply wounded her when Abdel told her he had left Islam to become a Christian. He knew that embracing Christ would mean being shunned by his family.
Helping the Displaced Go Home Again
The young father and his family spent two years in a camp for the displaced in Iraq after Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists took over his town, burned his house and blew up his liquor shop. Like many in the camps, when ISIS was finally defeated, Zain found his hometown and his house in ruins. He saw no choice but to rebuild from the ashes. Native missionaries who had given his family critical aid in the Erbil camp came alongside him, providing basic supplies for rebuilding and helping to paint his house.
Breaking Up Rocks in the Hard, Holy Land
A Jewish follower of Christ doing street evangelism as a native missionary to his own people in Israel was unable to strike up a conversation with a married couple, but they did accept his book about prophecy in the Book of Isaiah’s chapter 53. A few days later they called him, asking for more literature on the subject. “The couple was involved in Jewish religion studies and believed in God,” said the evangelist, Jacob. “I tried to point to the sinfulness of man and to the true meaning of the sacrifices in the Law…”
When Daughters Want to ‘Disown’ Mothers
As a young schoolgirl in the Middle East, Ayah was taught that Christians were only out to undermine and overtake her Muslim country, and she was furious when her mother became a Christian.
Displaced Christians in Syria Fear for Their Lives
The rebel fight for Afrin in northern Syria has driven thousands of civilians out of the city, including Christians who fear for their lives as they find themselves displaced alongside radical Muslims.
Angels of Mercy Bring Life to Refugees in Lebanon
Lebanon was never a welcoming place for refugees after Syria’s civil war broke out in 2011, as an 11-year-old boy who lost his father to a bombing found out.
