Equip Workers to Proclaim Christ in Türkiye
A university student entered a native ministry’s church building to take a few photos to post on Instagram and spent nearly an hour asking questions about Christianity. She took home a New Testament, read Mark and Matthew, returned for the Sunday worship service and said she finally felt the peace and contentment she had sought. She put her faith in Christ in spite of opposition from her family.
Help Send Christ’s Love to Refugees in Jordan
Refugees from Syria, Egypt and Iraq have experienced the love of Christ for the first time through native Christian workers. A Syrian refugee mother received help caring for her two disabled children and her newborn twins, and she was deeply touched when a worker visited her with treats for her children.
Help Bring Christ’s Love to the Lost in Lebanon
Children in a native ministry’s education program attend a daily chapel in which they sing, pray and hear a Bible story. The ministry reaches youth in multiple ways, including Bible clubs, youth camps and sports outreaches. Workers also reach out to the poor and marginalized. “As a result, many are coming to the Lord, especially the youth,” the ministry leader said.
Help Share Saving Grace in Iran
An elderly woman was in evident pain from an illness she had suffered for six years when native Christian workers visited her. After they had prayed for her for five minutes, she began to feel relief and got better as they continued praying. The workers shared the gospel with her and her adult son, and they accepted Christ’s grace.
Help Send the Salvation Message in Iraq
Native Christian workers have multiple opportunities to share the gospel as they distribute Bibles, tend to the needs of refugees and the internally displaced and bring medical care to the poor. Workers with a native ministry’s mobile medical clinic share Christ daily with those receiving treatment, along with praying with them and providing them Bibles.
Support Gospel Proclamation in Syria
In spite of intense pressures and conflict, native workers have continued bringing compassion, hope and encouragement to people who have never heard about Christ as well as to those who are suffering for following Him. Workers have numerous opportunities to answer the questions of both new disciples and people who are considering becoming Christians.
Support Gospel Workers in Lebanon
The message of God’s love is bringing hope to both Lebanese nationals and refugees as they struggle to survive in an imploding economy. One ministry reached 400 people with the gospel at its worship meetings and other outreaches over six months, and another 500 received the message on live broadcasts of its Sunday services on Facebook.
Help Sow Gospel Seed in Türkiye
So many people have come to Christ that a Turkish disciple who began assisting the leader of a native ministry has been commissioned to pastor a church that is growing in another town. “Just a few years ago there was only a handful of believers there, but now there are about 120 people coming to worship,” the leader said.
Middle East Muslims Want to Know the Real God
Hamza told leaders of a church in the Middle East that the New Testament had been altered over the centuries and was full of textual problems. The university student had received a New Testament from their church and informed them that Jesus couldn’t possibly be God. “We just listened to him and treated him respectfully, putting in a few thoughts when possible for him to consider,” the leader said.
Help Provide Compassionate Aid in Lebanon
A non-Christian retiree who lost most of his pension in Lebanon’s banking crisis of 2019 recently received help from a native ministry with acquiring the medications that he and his wife needed. He told Christian workers, “It is because of the strong faith that you people at the church have that I came to believe in Jesus too.”
