The day after returning from Europe I flew to Cairo. One aim of the trip was to get some spoken Arabic practice as I continue my Arabic studies. It reminded me of how I felt when I went to Turkey for the first time in 1998. Everything is new, everything is interesting and everything takes …
On a short-term trip to the Middle East in 2022 I met a family at a WEC conference who asked if I would be interested in helping them for a short time to teach their eight-year-old daughter who was to be homeschooled. They lived in a neighbouring country in Central Asia. God opened the door …
While I was on the Greek island of Samos, I got to know a man from Gaza who speaks English well enough for me to communicate with him. He is a Muslim, but he is interested in learning about my faith in Jesus. We are still messaging on the phone. At the end of July, …
I went on a few trips to other parts of the country this summer. I met up with people who have recently come to the Lord. In a city of over a million people, along with several local believers, we met people who had ordered Bibles online. One man we met had read the Bible …
There has been a combined effort in our city of all the churches hosting activities to make our presence known, through Christmas concerts, markets, and art exhibitions. These have been held in popular venues and quite well attended. One of the concerts was held at the Vatican consulate with standing room only and many simply …
The majority of the guys I’ve been meeting with have been students from other cities, so when summer break begins, they scatter, making it difficult to keep in contact with them. Praise the Lord, some have been accepted by their families as believers and have even been able to witness to friends and family. However, …
A section of the language course I’m taking is for sharing stories about my life. I continue to have encouraging words with my teacher about faith. This week I shared with her about my time in High School when I was really searching about God. I had spent a lot of time reading the Bible …
I was thankful to join a colleague to go to an unreached area of the country. We shared with many people, but hearts were not open. There are a lot of abandoned church ruins in the area so it’s a great segue to share the good news to people who know very little about Christ. …
I took in a young Ukrainian guy from Crimea who escaped the war. Because he is from Crimea, he’s under the control of the Russian government, which means he would be forced to join the Russian military. So, he escaped to the country where I live because he does not want to fight against his …
I was curious to meet this man who had requested a New Testament. Was he already a believer? On meeting us in his city, he invited us into his house, which is not common here. We learned that he is a teacher and has studied both philosophy and psychology. He had been an atheist all …
