We were able to attend a kids’ camp for preschoolers through high schoolers from churches in the eastern part of our country last month. The first day we arrived, a 14-year-old girl named Helen* befriended me and wanted to spend the whole evening with me.

We were able to attend a kids’ camp for preschoolers through high schoolers from churches in the eastern part of our country last month. The first day we arrived, a 14-year-old girl named Helen* befriended me and wanted to spend the whole evening with me.

Recently, we had another amazing gathering of believers in our city. Cousins *Zane and *Bruce came again with their third cousin, *Jake. That morning’s message came from Matthew 10:16-23, where Jesus predicted persecution.

Last month, Zane* bravely attended our small Kurdish house church’s worship service. Zane participated as fully as he could and even desired to take the Lord’s Supper before he understood it was only something for baptized believers.

During a weekend last month, we had the privilege of spending time with and hearing from *Erdan, a pastor of 16 years. He told us he grew up as a nationalist hating Kurds and planned to become a politician so he could help destroy them…