That a Man and His Friends Would Repent
Will you please pray that Henry* and his friends will continue to seek God and that they will be drawn by the Holy Spirit to repentance?
That a Family Will Come to Saving Faith
Please pray for Wayne* and his wife, that they will come to saving faith in Jesus Christ.
That a Brother Will Endure Persecution Faithfully
Will you please be in prayer for Fillip*, a believer who continues to endure persecution on account of his Christian faith?
I Remained True to Christ
Fillip*, a believer of several years from a different city, attends our church gatherings sometimes. Years ago, Fillip lost his wife ... Read More
That a New Ministry Would Bear Fruit
Please pray for a local believer who is looking to step into a new ministry role.
Ministry in the Shadows
Praise the Lord for this... I recently met with a local believer, and he and I were able to talk about ministry. He feels the Lord ... Read More
God Has Helped Me to Evaluate Myself
I have been praying for Sarah Lynn's* marriage recently, asking God to help her to evaluate herself and see what she needs to change in Read More
I’m Willing to Go to Reach Other Kurds
I was really encouraged by a conversation I recently had with Ned*, a Kurdish pastor. We talked about the need to train and equip ... Read More
That Leaders Would Be Discipled and Trained
Please pray for Ned as he seeks to train and disciple leaders.
It’s Okay to Be Bold
Gayle's* sister, Sue*, had been in contact with me through WhatsApp throughout the lockdown period, and I was finally able to go and see her
That a New Artisan Group Would Bear Gospel Fruit
Will you please pray for a new artisan group for the purpose of reaching people with the gospel?
Joining a Group for Christian Artisans
Still new in the making, I recently began working with a believing Kurdish lady to begin an artisan group through World Crafts.
That God Would Draw Two Men to Himself
Will you please pray for two men who recently heard the gospel, that God will draw them to Himself?
That Erin Would Believe the Good News
Will you please pray for Erin’s* salvation? She recently heard the gospel.
That God Will Be Glorified in the Lives of a New Believing Family
Please pray for Fetin and her two oldest children, who recently placed their faith in Jesus Christ.
A Break from Fasting an Opening for the Gospel
My wife and I had been wanting to share the gospel with Fetin* for two years, but since she worked as a hairdresser, she was always ... Read More
Local Pastors Praying
There is a group of pastors who meet on Saturday mornings for prayer. This past week the focus was on Zazas and Kurds, and what a ... Read More
That God Will Raise Up Christ-Followers and Leaders
Will you please pray for God to raise up many Christ-followers, leaders, and churches amongst the Zaza and Kurdish peoples?
That There Would Be Spiritual Fruit among the Kurds
Please pray for spiritual fruit among Kurdish speakers throughout the globe... The pastor of a Kurdish church and his wife have been ... Read More
That Mary Will Place Her Faith in Christ
Please pray for Mary*, that she will place her faith in Jesus Christ.
We Desire to Be the Best Picture of Christ
A recently-engaged couple came to us for some pre-marital counseling. They are both believers, are very humble, and have a thirst to ... Read More
That Kurdish Couples Would Seek to Honor Christ in Their Marriage
Praise God for some Christian Kurdish couples who are seeking God’s glory.
That a Muslim Woman Would Believe
Please pray for the salvation of a Muslim who recently heard the gospel.
They Are the Same
I shared the gospel with a girl who was a contact from a Christian evangelistic seed-sowing website.
That Rene Understands and Responds
Will you please be in prayer for Rene, that she will understand and respond?
That Ernie Would Understand and Believe
Please pray for Ernie* to understand and believe the gospel.
That Fred’s Faith Would Grow in Mighty Ways
Please pray for Fred, that God will work in his heart and grow his faith in mighty ways
That Three Men Would Respond in Repentance
Will you please pray for Onder*, Gary*, and Ernie* to respond to the gospel message in faith and repentance?
Yes to a Zoom Call
Recently, a local brother set up a Zoom call with guys interested in learning about Christianity. He came into contact with some of ... Read More
The Quran and the Bible Don’t Agree?
Gayle and I went on a visit to Hannah’s house. Though Hannah has believed, her mom and grandmother have not. They have many customs and Read More
That We Would Have Wisdom in Engaging Young Adult Believers
Please pray that we would have wisdom in how to engage with the young adults well during the lockdown and how we can speak into ... Read More
Spiritual Warfare and the Church
Please pray for our fellowship, as we have taken some crucial steps in recent months, and as a result, much spiritual warfare has ensued.
New Hunger for the Word
There is a young man named Fred* who has recently started attending our young adults’ group. Apparently, he attended church services in Read More
That They Would Grow in Their Understanding of the Gospel
Please pray for a group of young Kurdish men.
Preaching the Gospel to Believers
Recently, I shared a lesson with some young Kurdish men about what the gospel is. We read several Bible passages and discussed what one Read More
The First Time I Prayed with My Family
Gulsen asked me at the beginning of the year to pray for her family to draw near to God and to truly give their lives to Christ. So, ... Read More
That a Family Would Truly Follow Jesus
Please pray for Gulsen’s* family to become followers of Jesus Christ.
That a Suffering Man Would Respond in Faith
Will you please be in prayer for Jesse, a Kurdish refugee who has heard the gospel?
I Feel I Am Suffocating
I met Jesse*, a Kurdish refugee, several months ago through the pastor of a local church. Jesse's mother was active in a church Bible ... Read More
Urgency in Sharing the Gospel
Recently, I went with the pastor of the Kurdish church to visit Fred, a close friend I have shared the gospel with numerous times
That Ministry During Quarantine Would Be Fruitful
Pray for needs of field personnel during this time of social distancing. Also pray for Bob to continue to read God’s Word.
I Am Almost Finished with the Old Testament
Bob is someone I met through our broad seed-sowing ministry online. He requested that I give him an entire Bible and immediately began ... Read More
I Have Learned So Much over the Last Two Months
Jet*, a Kurdish man in his 50s, has confessed to being a Christian for the past year and has read Scripture but did not seem to be ... Read More
Outreach among Refugees on the European Border
There are many small villages along the European border that have been taking in refugees and housing them in their wedding salons. As ... Read More
That Efforts among Refugees Would Be Effective
Please be in prayer for the refugee situation on the European border.
A Young Adults Meeting in a Local Church
In April 2019, we started a young adults group in our local Kurdish church. The group began with a few of the young adult believers ... Read More
That New Believers Would Go Deeper in the Word
Recently, a young local believer and I began a discipleship meeting with several young men...
That God Would Raise Up Leaders Who Disciple
Please pray for the ongoing discipleship efforts among the Kurds.
I Was Insecure in Community with Other Believers
Starting in September 2019, Melissa*, a young adult believer, started secluding herself from the rest of the church and was slowing ... Read More
That an Evangelistic Bible Study Would Be Fruitful
Please be in prayer for several people attending a creation-to-Christ Bible study.
Creation to Christ Bible Study
As a result of the efforts of a local brother's faithfulness to share the good news with those around him, we have come together with ... Read More
Because I Received Aid I Believed on Jesus
Recently, I visited a new friend for the first time after observing her growing faith. When I asked her how she came to faith in ... Read More
That Frank Would Believe and Surrender
Please pray for Frank* - that God will open his heart to believe the gospel and surrender his life to Jesus Christ.
God Always Has a Purpose in Our Suffering
Hakim* and Fatma* are a Kurdish couple who are married with a 15-year-old daughter. For 11 years, Fatma has suffered from severe foot ... Read More
That a Christian Marriage Would Be a Witness
Please pray for some friends who recently heard the gospel.
A Pre-Wedding Celebration with Friends
Last month, an ex-pat and his fiancee had a pre-wedding celebration with lots of local friends.
That the Gospel Would Flourish in Hearts
Praise God for some recent gospel conversations we were blessed to have at a few young adult outreach meetings.
Gospel Opportunities with Young Adults
Recently, we were able to clearly share the gospel at three young adult meetings.
An Opportunity to Visit Again
After visiting Jim* and his wife, Penny*, a few years ago, God recently provided an opportunity to visit them again.
That the Truth Would Take Root
Please pray for us as we reach out to Jim, whom we visited a few years ago and have recently visited again.
Ministry Is Not Always Convenient
We let our son play at the park for a couple minutes, hoping it would use up his energy so we could get more sleep one evening and get ... Read More
That Sultan Would Hear and Respond
Will you please pray for Sultan*, that she will hear and respond with faith
That Gillian Would Boldly Proclaim the Gospel
Please pray for a young lady named Gillian, that she will continue to boldly proclaim the gospel.
She Is Sharing Her Faith Openly
Gillian*, a young lady we had the privilege of sharing the gospel with several times in 2018 when she first arrived in our country, was Read More
That Wilma Would Search for Truth
Please pray that my conversation with Wilma* will cause her to search for Truth.
Broken Relationships
Ozlem is one of the people for whom I am praying daily. We met on a bus nearly three years ago and spent a lot of time together for ... Read More
That Broken Relationships Would Bring a Woman to Christ
Please pray for Ozlem - that she will search for the Lord with all her heart.
That a Woman Would Find the Light
Please pray for Jean, that she will repent of her sins and trust in Jesus Christ.
That a Refugee Family Would Open Their Hearts
Please pray for a refugee family who recently heard the gospel.
Good Thoughts, Words, and Deeds?
Two young adults and I visited a couple that had recently fled the war and had arrived as refugees in our city. The church had recently Read More
That the Gospel Would Continue to Change a Local Fellowship
A couple we saw come to faith and have discipled on and off for the last four years plans to cross the border to Greece in the next ... Read More
That a Family of Women Would Believe
Praise God for the ministry opportunities he has given my friend Gayle and me lately.
Praying the Gospel
I shared the story of Ruth with a young woman and her mother and grandmother. We discussed how God took Ruth out of the depths of despair...
Flourishing Friendships
A lot of exciting and challenging things happened over the course of the past month. Gayle*, a young woman I am mentoring, and I had ... Read More
Praises for a New Sister
Praise God for the ministry opportunities he has given my friend Gayle and me lately.
That New Believers Would Advance the Gospel
Will you please pray for the nationals leading small groups of believers?
Thirty New Believers
A couple of missionaries reported that they had the opportunity to watch 30 new Kurdish believers get baptized.
That God Would Grant Relief
Will you please pray for the nationals leading small groups of believers?
Suffering Believers
A national ministry partner traveled to an isolated area to visit some families in need. While there, he found several gatherings of ... Read More
That God Would Protect a Local Church
Please pray for one of the local churches, as the church is facing some pressure from the local authorities.
The Results of an Answered Prayer
Luke, a young adult in our local Kurdish church, recently shared a really cool story with us. One of his relatives, Josh, and his wife Read More
That a Man Would Have a Strong Foundation
Please pray that Isaiah* believes and that we can build him up if and when he moves to our city.
That Three Siblings Would Read and Believe
Praise God for His sovereign control that will not allow His mission to be thwarted.
That an Unbelieving Brother Would Be Saved
Please be in prayer for the salvation of Gertrude’s unbelieving brother.
That New Believers Would Find a Church
Please pray for Bilur* and 15 other new believers to get connected to a local church
That a Grieving Family Would Find Hope in Christ
Please pray for the fellowship of believers in a province that is far from us. A sister in Christ, Nicole*, a wife and a mother of six, Read More
That a Brother Would Be Involved in a Local Church
Please pray for Abdu to get involved with a local church.
Getting Connected to the Church
I took a confessing Kurdish Christian, Abdu, who is not a member of a church, to a local church worship service.
That a National Brother’s Ministry Would Grow
Please give thanks for the 18-year-old Kurdish woman who recently placed her faith in Jesus Christ. Praise God! Please pray for her ... Read More
Sorrowful But Always Rejoicing
In my role, I have the privilege of partnering more closely with a national brother, David, who is doing broad-seed-sowing among our ... Read More
One City, Four Viewpoints, One Need
It is increasingly difficult to describe our ministry setting as a strictly "Muslim context." Yesterday, my wife and I experienced ... Read More
That Blinded Eyes Would Be Opened
Please pray that our four friends would recognize that all of their belief systems share one main thing in common: they are futile.
Would You Be Accepted by God?
I began visiting a Kurdish lady I was introduced to earlier in the month. The last time I visited, one of her relatives was with her, ... Read More
That Two Ladies Would Taste and See the Lord Is Good
Please pray for two Kurdish ladies who recently heard the gospel message .
Praise God for a New Syrian Sister
Praise God for Leyla, a Syrian refugee, placing her faith in Jesus Christ.
This Is Beautiful!
This week a volunteer team from Mississippi joined us in our work in the eastern part of the country. It was a very encouraging time, ... Read More
That the Blinders Would Be Removed
Please pray that God will remove the blinders from Ali and his friend and that they will see that the gospel is for them.
That God Would Open Hearts
Please pray for the many people who received Christian literature and heard the gospel recently.
Sharing Christian Literature
A few months ago, a total of 545 pieces of literature were shipped from two ads we ran for gospel outreach.
The Bread We All Need to Eat
John recently went on a trip to a neighboring country to do ministry among the Kurds. When John visited the home of a Kurdish family, ... Read More
Pray for Those Who Heard
Please pray for the salvation of those who recently heard John share the gospel message.
That Local Believers Take the Next Step
We may have a baptism at the end of the month for a lady who professed faith in Christ a few months ago. She is the wife of a member of Read More
The Difficulties of Young Believing Women
Bedriye is a young believer who is pregnant with an unexpected and possibly unwanted baby. Fidan is newly married to an unbelieving man Read More
That a Married Couple Would Be Committed to Jesus
Please pray for a married couple to be more committed to Jesus and His church.
That the 250 Who Heard Would Believe
Please pray for the 250+ people who heard the gospel at a recent festival.
That Those Who Heard Would Love the Gospel
Please pray for the handful of people who have said they will come to our church’s worship service, including Simge, Lulu, and Aysu.
That the Lord Would Use Our Sister
Please pray for the Lord to save Erin*, and for him to use our local sister, Rose*, as she shares the gospel with her.
That a Young Woman Would Sincerely Believe
Please pray for Elif that she will sincerely place her faith in Jesus Christ and be a disciple who makes disciples.
God Is Pursuing Kurds through the Local Church
The Lord has opened a remarkable door for the gospel through a local church in Turkey. For the past couple weeks, I have had the ... Read More
That the Lord Would Bless the Church’s Daily Ministry
Please be in prayer for the daily ministry that takes place in and through a local church in Turkey.
That a Woman Would Turn from Bitterness
Please pray for a lady we recently got to minister to, that she will turn to the Lord in faith and repentance.
Let Go of Your Bitterness
With members of my small group, I went on several visits to the homes of families I had never met before. What a blessing to see how ... Read More
That God Would Soften a Woman’s Heart
Please pray that God would soften Ozlem’s heart to respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
That a New Sister Would Grow
Please be in prayer for Deniya, as she recently placed her faith in Jesus.
That Outreach at a Local Festival Would Be Fruitful
The teenage son of one of our closest friends in eastern Turkey has professed faith in Jesus Christ and is planning to be baptized in ... Read More
Believers Reaching Their Neighbors
Phil*, the pastor of a Kurdish fellowship, has been encouraging the believers of the fellowship to visit people in their homes and pray Read More
That Answered Prayer Would Lead to Faith
Praise God that He is working in miraculous ways among the Kurds! Recently, God healed a Kurdish
Prayers in Jesus’ Name
John*, a Kurdish man, recently called Phil*, the pastor of the Kurdish fellowship in our community, asking that he pray for his leg. He Read More
Openly Explaining the Gospel
Tim* professed faith last year but has remained very much on the outside - always friendly and listening but never contributing or ... Read More
That Their Faith Would Be True
Please pray for two teenage sisters who have attended our church group a couple times. Their mother and father are open-minded to ... Read More
Reconciliation, the Lord’s Supper, and a Baptism in the Kitchen
A few weeks ago, nine locals met at our home for worship. This was our teammates’ last week with us before leaving for some time in the Read More
That a New Believer Would Continue
Please pray for Aaron*, a barber who has recently professed faith in Christ.
After Years of Outreach a Man Believes
Aaron*, the barber that some of our church members go to, recently started coming to our worship services. He is professing faith after Read More
A Look Back at Christmas
Christmas Day was great, both for our family and for our church, as a total of 17 local men and women came to our home on Christmas night.
That a Two Day Seminar Would Be Fruitful
This Saturday and Sunday, we will be putting on a two-day seminar at our church titled “Frequently Asked Questions.”
That Believers Would Grow in the Faith
Please pray for a prayer and study gathering of Kurdish believers in the Middle East.
Diving Deeper into the Word
At a weekly prayer and study gathering of Kurdish believers, the pastor created small groups and challenged the participants to read ... Read More
That God Would Create a Desire for the Truth
Please be in prayer for Recep, a Kurdish man who has heard the gospel and has heard the testimony of one of our Central Asia workers.
That a Whole Family Believes
Please pray for Delaney* and her husband Dimitri*, as well as for their children.
An Aunt’s Influence
A middle-aged women attending our church services recently believed and was baptized. Over the past few weeks she has been inviting her Read More
That the Gospel Will Continue Working
Please pray for Honor, a young man who recently attended our Christmas service...
Christmas Services
Praise God we had a great Christmas service with our church! Our normal attendance is about 30 people, but for our special evangelistic Read More
That We Can Engage Visitors with the Gospel
Please pray that we can follow up with several unbelievers who came to our recent Christmas
God Has Sent Your Children Clothes
My friend and I went shopping in a nearby area. On our walk back home, we decided to stop by an antique shop near our home. As we ... Read More
That Their Spiritual Needs Would Be Met Like Their Physical Needs
Please pray for a refugee whose physical needs were recently met through a local church.
A Friend Shares with a Friend
I have a friend, Ahmad, with whom I've tried to share the gospel a number of times, but he would never let me really get a word in ... Read More
That New Friendships May Be Fruitful
We are regularly following up with contacts through a broad seed-sowing web site. Pray for us to have wisdom and boldness as we share ... Read More
May They Listen to Sophia’s Testimony
Will you please pray for Sophie’s* sister-in-law and her mother to respond to the gospel
Share a Bible Story
My teacher, Sophie*, and I like going on visits together, and last month we visited extended family members of hers twice. The first ... Read More
That She Would Find Answers to Her Questions
Please pray for Delia*, as she has been reading the Word and searching for answers.
Praise for Two Year Visas
We were recently able to renew our residence permits and received two-year visas! This is a big praise for us and will allow us to ... Read More
That They and Their Husbands Will Respond in Faith to the Gospel
Please pray for some unbelieving ladies attending a Bible study - that they will respond in faith to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Before You Came, We Were Talking about Jesus
Our language teacher’s mother recently passed away while I was out of town. In this culture, it is appropriate to visit the family ... Read More
For Those Boldly Sharing the Gospel
Will you please pray for Joel* and Darrell* to open their hearts in faith to Jesus? (Read today’s story for more information).
People Change Their Religion to Get Help
I have prayed for a long time for our former language teacher, Theresa*. She and her family have been so kind to us over the years, and Read More
That We Might Connect with Him
Our teammates are having visa trouble. Pray they can trust the Lord through these difficulties and for all of us to number our days so ... Read More
That Recent Connections–Online and Face-to-Face–Would Bear Fruit
Please pray for Kelly*, who filled out a form on a Christian website, asking how to become a Christian. She is in touch with a ... Read More
God Saves the Most Unsaveable
On a Sunday, as is often our team’s practice, my teammate and I went to a local refugee church with which we have a relationship to ... Read More
For Understanding As He Reads the Scriptures
A couple months ago, after prayer walking in our neighborhood, I met a young Kurdish man who works at his parents’ restaurant. Later, ... Read More
That God Will Use Them Mightily for His Kingdom
Please pray for Travis* and Tammy*, as they recently professed faith in Jesus Christ and desire to be baptized. May the Lord grow them ... Read More
That We Would Have Many Opportunities
Please pray for a friend and me, as we seek to spend a day each week on the local university campus.
That God Will Soften Their Hearts
Please pray for Rudy*, Adam* and Gary*, that God will soften their hearts to the truth of the gospel, and that they will sincerely seek Him.
May Missionaries Learn the Language
Please pray for missionaries who are learning the language for the purpose of building relationships, serving the church and ... Read More
Progress in Language
Mary: Last month I got to hear the testimonies of two women in our church for the second time.
May God Open Faith’s Eyes to the Truth
Please pray that God will open Faith’s eyes to the Truth, and that she will believe and be saved. Also, please ask for God to give me ... Read More
May the Lord Open His Heart
Please pray for a man one of our missionaries met on a recent trip and to whom the missionary proclaimed the gospel.
I Have Never Heard That Sin Can Be Removed
We were able to attend a kids' camp for preschoolers through high schoolers from churches in the eastern part of our country last ... Read More
I Became a New Creature This Week
We were able to attend a kids' camp for preschoolers through high schoolers from churches in the eastern part of our country last ... Read More
May She Be Good Soil
Praise God for Helen’s* profession of faith! Please pray for her to be that good soil that withstands both trials and enticements and ... Read More
May Believers Endure Persecution
Please pray for local believers facing persecution, that they will endure and that we will have wisdom in ministering to them.
You Can No Longer Live Here
Recently, we had another amazing gathering of believers in our city. Cousins *Zane and *Bruce came again with their third cousin, ... Read More
May Two New Believers Grow
Praise God for *Zane and *Bruce, two Kurdish cousins who have recently placed their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord!
From Hatred to Love
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 ... Read More
May There Be Opportunities, Peace, Repentance, and Boldness
Please pray for Erdan, a Christian ministry leader who, before coming to faith in Christ, hated Kurdish people, but is now moving to a ... Read More
May a New Brother Be Rooted, Built Up, Established in the Faith
Please pray for Zachary, a many who recently professed faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
David Showed Us Another Road
David has been meeting weekly with Bart, a leader in a local mosque. They spend time reading and discussing both the English and ... Read More
May God Open Bart’s Heart
Please pray for David, as he continues to minister to Bart, a leader in a local mosque. God has revealed truth to Bart through His Word Read More
Pray for a Sister’s Friend
Please pray for our local sister in Christ, Helene, as well as Helene’s new friend Sharon and Sharon’s family.
She Listens to Everything I Have to Say about God
My friend Helene is a Kurd from Iran. In her home growing up, she spoke Kurdish with her parents and siblings but spoke Farsi in ... Read More
That Their Tragedy Would Turn to Their Salvation
Please pray for Kurdish believers and the refugees to whom they are ministering. May the refugees respond to the gospel.
Walking over the Mountains to Reach Peace
The fighting in the Middle East continues to cause refugees to flee from their homes. Over the past couple of months, many families ... Read More
Strife and Resolution
I just had a meeting with two Kurdish pastors and a couple other local brothers. One of the pastors was approached about some ... Read More
That Teenagers Would Grow Spiritually
Please pray for our first “youth camp” for the local believing teenagers today through Wednesday (July 16-18). We are heading to a ... Read More
Read What You Have Been Given
On our vacation we went back to the hotel we went to last year in the country in which we live. The man who stocks the rooms was the ... Read More
That a Man Would Read and Find Truth
Please pray for a hotel worker in Central Asia who has received a New Testament in his
It Might Be Confusing to You
A few weeks ago, a missionary in Central Asia admitted, “My heart was heavy this morning when the text waiting for me on my phone when ... Read More
That a Brother Would Continue in the Faith
An update to one of our previous prayer requests: Brother Hakan* has resumed coming to the fellowship regularly.
This Is the Work of God
I was recently able to meet up with *Abraham, a friend who lives in a Kurdish city far from where we live. God has given me many ... Read More
That Christ Alone Would Be His Salvation
Will you please pray for *Abraham? He has heard the gospel multiple times and has recently asked some good questions.
Changing Teachers and New Opportunities
Dimitri is a Kurdish refugee from a war torn country in the Middle East. He has attended a weekly English Club a few times and has ... Read More
Considering the Cost
Please pray for a boy named *Brian, who has professed faith in Jesus Christ. He is only 17 but has been actively studying the Word and Read More
That His Eyes Would Be Opened to the Trurth
Will you please pray for Dimitri’s* salvation? He has heard the gospel multiple
That Our Mayor Would Believe
Praise God for a recent opportunity we had to share the gospel with our local mayor, Zechariah.
That a Man Would Embrace the Good News
Please pray for our friend *Ramon, as he’s heard the gospel several times and has expressed interest. Ask God to lead Ramon to faith ... Read More
That a Solider Would Remain Faithful
Please pray for one of our local brothers who will leave this Sunday to do his military service. He will be gone for a little over ... Read More
That Our Friendship Would Flourish
I recently found out that a woman in our building is Kurdish. We hadn’t talked much before, but over the last couple weeks...
Henna and God’s Love
Our city recently had a huge festival over the weekend, and a group of us went down to offer free henna. The design that we do tells ... Read More
That the Gospel Would Give Fruit
Praise God that we had a great Easter outreach effort with our church! About seven guests came to learn more about Easter. We shared ... Read More
That He Would Want to Read God’s Word
Would you please pray for a young Kurdish man named Timothy? He recently received the Word of God in his heart language.
That They Would Respond with Repentance and Faith
Please be in prayer for a Kurdish refugee family that has heard the gospel and has expressed interest. May they respond with repentance Read More
We Have Never Met a Believer Before
A Kurdish friend and I recently visited a family who fled from war several years ago and are now living in our city. We went up the ... Read More
That the Gospel Would Advance Even in Turmoil
Please pray for the Kurds who are affected by a very tense political situation in a Central Asian country. Specifically, pray for those Read More
God Is Working among the People in Our City
I took the bus with the three kids earlier this month, and was obviously standing out as a foreigner as a result. When I boarded the ... Read More
That Many Come and Hear the Good News
We have an Easter outreach event planned for Saturday, March 31 at our fellowship. Please pray for us to clearly and boldly share the ... Read More
That the Lord God Almighty Would Draw Furat to Himself
Please pray for Furat, a Kurdish man from eastern Turkey. He has read Josh McDowell’s The Way of the Carpenter.
That Fruit Would Remain
Praise God for drawing Hakan to Himself! Hakan, whom you prayed for last month, responded to the gospel and has chosen to follow Jesus ... Read More
I Want to Read the Whole Bible. Can I Buy One?
One day this week I was at our local fellowship by myself, which is quite unusual, as I normally have at least one or two other guys ... Read More
That I Would Persevere through Difficulties
I, Jimmy, have been getting regular morning migraine headaches the past 2 1/2 months, and it is becoming quite concerning to me
Broken Lives and the Gospel of John
My Kurdish friend “Darla” got married when she was 16. Within a few years, she had children to care for and raise. After many ... Read More
That the Veil Would Be Lifted
Please pray for “Darla” to understand what she is reading as she reads the gospel of John.
An English Club and the Gospel
A local Kurdish friend who is confessing faith owns a cafe, which we visit from time to time. During one visit, he and his business ... Read More
That the Gospel Would Bear Fruit and Increase
Please pray for Sedat, his fiancé Ilhan, and his business partner Mehmetcan...
That They Would Cast Their Care on Him
We recently spent a few weeks in Germany. While we were there, we met a number of Kurdish believers and Kurds interested in the faith. Read More
That They Would Walk in a Manner Worthy of the Lord
Nine new believers, including eight Kurds, were baptized last month.
That You Would Sanctify Them through Your Word
Praise God that our two Christmas outreaches went well. About 40-50 unbelievers heard the true meaning of Christmas.
Will Our Fasting Be Sufficient for God?
The past few months I have been preaching in Turkish at the local church in our city. One afternoon, while sitting in a local coffee ... Read More
This Is the Work of God, That You Believe in Him Whom He Has Sent
Please pray for Nuri and Osman. They have heard a clear presentation of the gospel but have not repented.
How Can I Thank God for Answering My Prayer?
One evening, I was visiting my friend Muhammed, who is a believer, and his family. One of Muhammed's neighbors came to visit them while Read More
That God May Grant Them Repentance
Pray for a woman who recently heard the gospel from some IMB personnel in Central Asia.
Don’t Tell Me What to Believe
I got to take my friend Nazila out to lunch. We spoke half in Turkish and half in English, when she didn't understand what I was trying Read More
That Words May Be Given to Me
Please pray for a woman named Nazila, that God will open her heart to understand the gospel.
Able to Teach Others Also
I recently attended a training in our country. There were 12 believers from a closed, war-torn country in attendance. Some of the ... Read More
Light in Darkness
Please pray that the Lord will use 12 believers from a war-torn country to bring light into a dark place.
Christmas Opportunities
Please pray for discernment in where to invest time. In addition, two Christmas events have been planned.
Prayers and Praise
Praise God that He continues to draw people to Himself in three main towns. Please pray for the local believers to grow in unity.
That Faith Will Increase
Please pray for a believing woman and her son, that they will grow in their faith in Christ.
That with Full Courage Christ Will Be Honored
Pray for the Kurds. Pray that those who are in the faith will share their faith.
Heritage and Belief; Shame and Fear
A new friend and I were recently sitting in an outdoor café, talking and drinking coffee together. Our conversation took an ... Read More
From Atheism to Belief
The ladies on our team recently ran into an atheist friend of ours, and she said she wanted to get together and talk because she was ... Read More
My Son, Give Me Your Heart…
My teammate and I met with our friend Rahmi and a few of his friends a few weeks ago.
A Thirst for God’s Word Awakening
Please pray for NR and her sister, as NR has been trying to convince her sister to attend a Bible study. Recently, her sister has began Read More
God Uses a Personal Testimony
A local friend and I went to visit her sister. On the way to her sister's house, NR told me that her sister was not interested in ... Read More
Since You Are Also in the Body…
We have been praying for a better opportunity to serve and work alongside a local church in our area. There is a spirit of fear, ... Read More
A Struggling Family
Pray for A and N and their marriage. A, the husband, seems determined that he wants a divorce. Please pray that he will repent.
Seeking the Truth
Pray for Kurdish believers in Central Asia to be bold and for Mehmet who has left Islam.
A Man Counting the Cost
My teammate and I were connected with Mehmet who, in his own words, “rejected Islam 20 years ago, but I have to say I am a Muslim or no Read More
Sowing Opportunities
Pray for our local partner who is regularly sharing with people in our neighborhood as well as over 400 people who heard the gospel at ... Read More
Island Outreach
The island outreach...it's kind of a big deal! It's so cool to see the body of Christ work together to pull off an event like this. ... Read More
A Dream and a New Believer
For the last five months, I have been visiting Hem, a Kurdish man who was introduced to me by a mutual friend.
Responding to the Gospel
Please pray for Hem, a Kurdish man who has heard the gospel several times and seemingly responded in faith.
The Gospel over Lunch
My friend and I sought out a time to test out a Buryan restaurant in hopes of talking with the owner.
New Friends
Recently a waiter and a restaurant owner both heard a clear presentation of the gospel last month from one of our teams in Central Asia..
A Growing Fellowship
Please pray for the four primary leaders of the local Kurdish group of believers that baptized eight new believers.
New Team Members!
On September 26th, a family that has been in one of our strategic Central Asian cities will be joining us in our city...
God is Forgiving, Right?
We met Omer in his cleaning supply store. We sat and had juice with him for an hour+ and talked about our religions and shared the ... Read More
Under Construction
Natural gas is being installed in our building, so now each apartment unit is having the pipes installed in each home. This month we ... Read More
Lessons Learned
I have been meeting up regularly with *Al for a couple months. Just to hang, or to get my haircut (he is a barber). My wife and I have ... Read More
Connections
While at a local meeting amongst other workers, my friend who now serves in Europe told me about one of his friends, Y, who is visiting Read More
We say, ‘Allah.’ What do you say?
The day after major turmoil in our country, I went down to the store below our building to grab us a Coke. Due to security reasons, we ... Read More
Story Telling
I recently learned the story of Jesus calming the sea in Arabic. It was the first Bible story in Arabic that I’ve learned. Last ... Read More
New Doors
We had some friends visit and help us discover where more Kurds in a certain part of our town. Through that work, our team discovered ... Read More
Long Term Friendships
I’ve had a relationship with Alan since we met a couple years ago in a city in the East. Since then I have shared the good news ... Read More
Pray for Expats and Locals
Please be lifting up brothers and sisters that are currently away on vacation in the States and other places. Ask Him that they would ... Read More
Mourning with Those who Mourn
My neighbor’s sister’s baby just passed away (he was in intensive care from being born very premature). I visited her as ... Read More
A Good Witness Draws Attention
Months ago we met “Uncle Y,” a Yezidi. He welcomed us and our partners into his home on multiple occasions and patiently ... Read More
The Gospel and Papa John’s
My wife is really good friends with a lady in our building who is our age and has two kids. They have coffee multiple times a week and Read More
Reaching Out to One
On two different occasions this past month we were reminded of the power of reaching out to ONE person with the love and gospel of ... Read More
No, the Bible has not been Changed
As we traveled in Central Asia, a man named “ME” invited us for tea. We agreed and talked for a little while, but the ... Read More
Discussing Ephesians with Muslims
While touring a Kurdish city in Turkey, we were walking and a man named “H” yelled at us to come drink tea. We agreed and ... Read More
Engaging Imams with the Gospel
While in southeastern Turkey, we met with “A.” He is an imam and Qur’an course teacher, and he took us to the ... Read More
Evangelism at a Kurdish Church
“M” contacted a believer on FB who wanted to come to the Kurdish fellowship. This was the same week as a recent baptism, ... Read More
Evangelism by a Nonbeliever
As we studied the Word with two young Kurdish believers, “B” showed up and we were able to proclaim the gospel to him and ... Read More
Baptism Picnic
At “C’s” baptism this past spring we got to be with at least 25 Kurds at a picnic. One of the pastors, Apo, did a ... Read More
Atheist Seeker
After moving to the Aegean coast of Turkey, an American woman met a local at the seaside. The local was very open about her curiosity ... Read More
Committed, but not Religious
A foreign friend and I have been regularly having tea with a believer friend and my non-believing neighbor. Since this past November, ... Read More
Henna
Our neighbor, *C, came over for coffee one evening. We had a really interesting conversation about henna. She said henna symbolizes ... Read More
Prayer for Valley Town
Please be in prayer for our local brothers and sisters in Valley Town. Our brother *Alan is still struggling financially and is facing Read More
Giving Directions
Last month, when we visited a particular neighborhood in Istanbul, we met “Uncle M.” God put him in our path and after ... Read More
Pray for Our Families
Pray for the families. While most days we love Kurdistan, culture stress is difficult. Ask that the Lord helps us to find our joy in ... Read More
A Case for Theft
For Christmas, I gave my language teacher a framed Bible verse I had made. Well, her friend stole it and put it in her kitchen!
Who Are The Kurds?
There are about 25 million Kurds in the world, give or take a few million. Their homeland, called “Kurdistan,” spans four countries: ... Read More
In the Face of Mocking
While an expat visited her Kurdish friend’s store, two shop patrons were sitting around drinking tea. One of them was from ... Read More
Warts
A friend and I met up with “R,” a local Kurdish college student so that he could practice some English. While chatting ... Read More
Boldness
My colleague and I spent an evening hanging out with two Kurdish brothers who are believers. Another Kurdish friend and their cousin ... Read More
The Refugee Highway
“N” is a Kurd from Syria. He has known Christians for 25 years, and he has always been impressed by their love for people ... Read More
God’s Sovereignty in the Gospel
We waited next to a park for a Yezidi Kurdish man we were planning to visit. He walked up to our car, got in, and led us down small ... Read More
Another Move, A Faithful God
Our family never expected to have to leave the town after living there only 10 months. To be honest, it was quite painful and we ... Read More
New Life!
Perhaps the coolest thing that has happened this month is the safe delivery of our newest team member! Complications with the ... Read More
Threatened Brothers
Boaz and Alan have been distributing Good News material in their home area and as they were giving away these materials and sharing the Read More
Investment Paying Off
There have been several people really investing in “Rachel’s” life and the lives of her family members. This week she Read More
What Do You Pray About?
My neighbor came over to get help with some English homework. She watched me pray with my kids before we started. Later, after I ... Read More
Head of a Household
A man prayed for his wife before she left for class with a new language helper. He asked God to give her an opportunity to proclaim ... Read More
Escape to Europe
A Christian worker approached a friend about teaching her the Kurmanji Kurdish language. Instead, the friend suggested a Yezidi ... Read More
Even Baby Jesus is a Stumbling Block
I was able to tell the history of the Thanksgiving holiday with my neighbor while grilling a turkey. This lead to a discussion about ... Read More
New Church Planting Partnership
A new partnership group has recently been developed that focuses on implementing church planting strategies among Kurds wherever they ... Read More
Correct Teaching
I have visited a new Kurdish friend, “B,” twice and spoken with him on the phone several times. He is very curious about ... Read More
Christmas Celebration
The day started off with multiple phone calls trying to figure out if anyone was going to come to the Christmas celebration. My friend Read More
The Trash Man
Many Kurds in our city in western Turkey have come from the eastern part of the country because jobs are more prevalent here and the ... Read More
Alevi Zaza
I went to a tailor’s shop that is only 20 meters from our home and met “S.” After a couple of minutes of basic ... Read More
Conversations at a Cafe
An American evangelist has had good conversations with “Steve” because his fiancee is from a traditionally Christian ... Read More
Unconditional Love
I’ve been a bit disappointed this past half-year that I haven’t been able to get to know my neighbors in Turkey on a deeper Read More
Let the Bible Draw People to Christ
When going out to share the gospel in Turkey, I have started carrying a New Testament with me in my hand. Well, one day I was getting ... Read More
Christmas Presents
A Christian worker in Turkey had the idea of asking local men what local product he should buy and send back to his dad and brother as ... Read More
First Time Hearers
Two expats met a Kurdish student while attending a Kurdish fellowship in Turkey. They got his phone number hoping to meet up with him ... Read More
Thanksgiving Outreach
My heart is still full by what the Father did at our center’s Thanksgiving celebration. We had approximately 70 ladies and ... Read More
Prayers Answered
Due to a flea infestation at an apartment rented for a semester intern, a ministry team was told they lost the money that had been ... Read More
God’s Power is Made Perfect in Weakness
“K,” a worker in Turkey, has been facing physical and emotional challenges the last year. As much as she and her husband ... Read More
Bedroom Bible Study
When a Western family returned to Turkey after a visit to their home country, they came back to find that a young local believer’s ... Read More
What Do the Other Books Say?
Recently, I was able to spend about six hours with a Muslim friend. From the beginning, I turned the conversation to spiritual matters Read More
Religious
While in language class in Turkey, an expat worker began answering questions in class with Truth laced answers. His teacher finally ... Read More
Kickboxing Kurd
On the first night of a short term trip, we felt a bit stuck. Two guys were ill and we had little time before we had to be back in the Read More
Barber Shop Time
On a short term trip, we were looking for a barber shop to get some haircuts and a shave and we were hoping to meet some men and share ... Read More
Religious
While in language class in Turkey, an expat worker began answering questions in class with Truth-laced answers. His teacher finally ... Read More
Hay*, Mee*, and His Brother Make Three
We met these three Kurdish men near the city while they were drinking cay – two brothers and a cousin. We shared the gospel ... Read More
Pray for Boaz
Please be lifting up for our local brother, Boaz, and the community of believers here. About a week ago, 4 strangers came to ... Read More
Pray for Workers
Please pray for the workers among the Kurds here that they will continue to learn language so that they can go deeper in sharing the ... Read More
Seek and You Shall Find
We spent several days in eastern Turkey where we have a lot of friends. One young lady, “B,” seemed like a very strong seeker a few ... Read More
God is at Work among Kurds from Syria
We have become friends with a Kurdish family from Syria that has been in Turkey for about two years. They wanted to have our family ... Read More
Encouragement
I have had a difficult time with my health and adjusting back to Turkey after an extended stay in the US. At the same time, I was ... Read More
Bus Driver
While riding the bus back from a conference in Turkey, a Christian worker started thinking about how bad it would be for a bus full of ... Read More
While at the Beach
Some American believers in Turkey went to the beach this summer. Soon after they sat down, a family came and set up next to them. The Read More
Pray for Newly Believing Syrian Kurdish Family
Pray for a Syrian K family near us who has recently believed, “S” and “A”. A pastor is coming to them from an hour away to disciple ... Read More
Fast in Secret
While breaking the Ramazan fast the other night, *Ark mentioned that I had told *Ann that Christians also fast. He asked me when our ... Read More
A Difference in Fasting
I broke the fast with a group of local friends during Ramazan. During the evening, I had the opportunity to talk more with a friend of Read More
Ikea
Some foreigners were in the furniture section of IKEA in Istanbul. A local man began talking with them about how he thought a certain ... Read More
Ever Seen God Answer Prayer?
I had the opportunity to go out with L — a guest from America — to meet my Muslim friend M. L and I had talked about how ... Read More
Our Culture is Based on the Bible
A couple of Christians were trying to meet with a new Zaza believer who lived on the outskirts of Istanbul. They drove all the way out Read More
Conservative Muslim Friend
An expat in Turkey recently started with a new language tutor. The teacher is a very conservative Muslim who teaches the Koran. He ... Read More
In Search of Treasure
Many Kurds in our city have come from the eastern part of the country to the west where jobs are more prevalent and the economy is ... Read More
‘Honor Thy Parents’ and Baptism
Brother A’s younger brother now believes, as a result of his own prayer and reading along with A’s sharing with him. Brother A has ... Read More
Prayers for Northern Iraq
Please lift up the workers who are constantly in spiritual warfare which has particularly been showing itself in instances of houses ... Read More
2015 Zaza Alliance Conference
Have you registered for the 2015 Zaza Alliance Conference yet? For more information about the 2015 Zaza Conference to be held in ... Read More
Hope for the Hearing
This is a picture of Hasan* in his living room, listening to the gospel of Matthew. He is part of a very unreached and still mostly ... Read More
A Weekend of Opportunities
Recently we were able to spend a fun-filled weekend with local Kurdish friends. On Saturday night we had them in our home for dinner ... Read More
Why Are You So Different?
“Please, teacher, tell me – why are you and these other teachers so different? What is it about this center that makes me feel at ... Read More
Sunday Surprise
We arrived at our local fellowship this Sunday morning thinking it would be an ordinary day of worship with local believers. (We had ... Read More
Family Ministry at the Park
Pray for connections for our family with the Syrian Kurdish refugees at the park. Tonight at least half of the people there were ... Read More
New Friends in a New City
We got to our new city and had on our first day we had to call an electrician because the power kept cutting out. We are supposed to be Read More
Tea Anyone?
A friend and I recently hosted a ladies’ tea for the ladies on our street after going door-to-door to issue invites. Not knowing what ... Read More
A Family In Search of Truth
Please Pray for Ike and Cher. I have been able to share with Cher in great depth recently after almost two years of friendship. She ... Read More
The Sobering Effect of the Doctrine of Hell
Please pray for *Figgie whose father recently passed away. Figgie has heard the gospel frequently the past year. Pray that during ... Read More
No Detours
A couple of Christian women were doing a Bible club for some Kurdish refugee children from Syria. One mother was especially touched by Read More
“One Of Us Is Wrong…”
“One of us is wrong,” concluded my friend recently after I shared with him the good news of Christ. This is not the first conversation ... Read More
Building Trust
While on the search for an apartment, I thought about my friend, *Shane, who always said to call him if I needed help. So, I gave him ... Read More
Meeting Jesus in the Big City
*Baran works hard on his schooling. He has already learned Russian, is working on English, and of course, since his first language is ... Read More
Coaching to Christ
A football player in Turkey, “Mike,” would regularly come to his American coach and ask questions about the plays they were Read More
How Do You Become A Christian?
A young lady in eastern Turkey who had heard the gospel and been blessed through clinics run by Christian volunteers asked one of the ... Read More
Reconciliation Tea
I hosted a reconciliation tea for the mothers of my 3rd grade daughter’s classmates. A couple of the moms, who were once ... Read More
Family for the Gospel
Family in our city is a central part of life. Large family gatherings are common (multiple generations are often under the same ... Read More
Gospel Presentation for Honor and Shame Cultures: Back to God’s Village
Here’s a video for a gospel presentation for those living in an Honor and Shame culture, like the Kurds. You can learn more about Read More
Too Open for Jesus
We love life in our city. The people here are very modern and open-minded. However, sometimes, it is almost their “open-ness” that ... Read More
Culture Learning: Honor and Shame
If you are going to reach Kurds with the Gospel of Jesus, then you must learn quickly that they come out of an Honor and Shame culture. Read More
Hope for Holly
Holly is a young woman who is getting requests for her hand in marriage almost weekly these days. She is also caring for her entire ... Read More
Tolle Lege
Please pray for our friend “B”, a Kurd from eastern Turkey. A friend and I recently met him for tea and our conversation ... Read More
Hunter*
Hunter* is a husband and father of three from Syria. His hometown has been a hot spot of violence inflicted by the Syrian regime. He ... Read More
Gospel Embodied Communities
Imagine that you have no job, no money, you live cut off from the rest of society in a world ruled by poverty and violence, your skin ... Read More
A Choice to Follow Christ
I have been praying for opportunities to share with the players on the football team that I coach, but the opportunities just have not ... Read More
Easter Tea
While at my monthly ladies tea the opportunity arose for me to tell about Easter, who Jesus is and what we believe about Him. Please ... Read More
New Evangelists
A couple of months ago, two Western cross-cultural workers joined a national believer on a visit to a town in eastern Turkey. The ... Read More
Wanted: Good Soil
Tonight I was visiting with three of my closest friends, two of whom I know to be Kurdish, while our kids were at their sporting ... Read More
May the Lord Reveal Himself
I started working with a language tutor who had previously heard the gospel from a mutual friend. We had been praying for her and ... Read More
Being Good Neighbors
Several months ago, some expats moved to Turkey and became acquainted with their new neighbors. One particular neighbor, ... Read More
Taking Time to Proclaim Truth
After taking cookies to neighbors, one neighbor friend who I don’t see very often, came by the next day and invited me for ... Read More
The Boldness of Children
Recently, we had some new friends over for dinner. While I was cleaning up the dishes from the table, the wife had come into the ... Read More
Not By Works
During language class, our tutor asked us to tell about a vacation that we had taken, and we were able to talk about an old Roman ... Read More
Prayer for Worker among Kurds
First, I feel like my efforts to learn language are being thwarted. I’m living near my focus Kurdish people group. There are many Read More
Proclamation
While traveling to a village in Turkey to minister to nationals, a church group shared the gospel more openly and frequently than they ... Read More
Security
The security situation in the Iraqi Kurdistan remains unstable. The central government is divided and weak, multiple ethnic and ... Read More
“Salam”
There is a new believer in a very remote part of Iraqi Kurdistan. A new believer, “Salam”, came to faith in Christ as a graduate ... Read More
How Can I Get Rid of This Burden?
On Saturday a teammate and I went to visit my former neighbor, “Zoe”, and her grown daughter. Zoe was recently diagnosed with ... Read More
The Difference Christ Makes
“I have noticed you are different from the [Westerners] I see on television and in movies. Why? What makes you different?” *Hank asked. Read More
New Laborers
Praise the Father for answering prayers and sending workers into the harvest! This month and next our region will welcome four new ... Read More
The Sacrifice Holiday
Every year, millions of Muslims worldwide sacrifice a sheep or a cow at a holiday commemorating Abraham’s offering to God. The ... Read More
Great Joy
“I bring you GOOD NEWS that will cause GREAT JOY for ALL PEOPLE.” Luke 2:10. For those who know Christ as Savior this season brings ... Read More
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
A few weeks ago, many women at the community center came for a Thanksgiving Celebration. A national believer shared with them a ... Read More
Would You Like to Read the Bible?
A foreign coach decided to ask his Muslim friend at the corner market near his home if he would like to read the Bible with him. The ... Read More
These last few months I have had the privilege of getting to know a local believer’s sister. She has been a pleasure to get to know, ... Read More
Christmas Celebration
Thursday, December 18th, will be the annual Christmas Celebration at the Community Center. There are many new attendees right now who ... Read More
What Thieves Cannot Steal
An expat family in Istanbul recently had their home broken into. The wife decided that she needed to prepare a testimony of ... Read More
Ridiculous Good News
I had a conversation with a young K who just graduated university a couple months ago. We talked about his dreams, the future, his ... Read More
Murry and Melvin
Please lift up my friends “Murry” & “Melvin” (An uncle and his nephew) who work at a local market. I have ... Read More
Wrestling with the Truth
I was able to give a Bible to a girl named “E.” She texted me a few days later saying that she was reading it, had ... Read More
Used for His Glory
Our new friend Mr. G is the only believer in his entire people group living in this part of the world. He was pursued by Christ at a ... Read More
Pray for Yezidis
If you watched the news this summer, many of you heard about the Yezidi people in Northern Iraq. They are a distinct Kurdish people ... Read More
Truth Seekers
A few weeks ago, I was praying specifically that God would lead us to new people in the city that were seeking him. I was convinced ... Read More
Who Will Intercede for Them?
Please plead with the Father on behalf of the ½ million refugees living in our city. Many of them escaped their homes with only the ... Read More
The Witness of Tourists
I emailed a new contact this month to see if he had received the New Testament that he had requested. “M” called me back ... Read More
From Sauls to Pauls
“While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” In His grace, He pursues us and loves us right where we are. Praise Him that He does! Read More
Divine Appointment
On a recent trip, I was a bit discouraged. We had gone hoping to meet with believers, as well as look for a potential spot for a ... Read More
Family Camp
While we attended a Church Family Camp in a Muslim country, I was asked to lead one of the discussion groups after each day’s morning ... Read More
What do you do?
As seasons pass here, my urgency for these people grows. I realize it is in the hands of my dear Savior to change hearts and reveal ... Read More
Ridiculous Good News
I had a conversation with a young Kurd who just graduated university a couple months ago. We talked about his dreams, the future, his ... Read More
Parenting as a Witness
Not long ago, I had a very interesting conversation with my language helper. I always thought that she thought I was a crazy parent ... Read More
The Noah Movie
A Muslim man in Turkey recently asked a Christian about the new Noah movie. He had seen the film and wanted to know how it compared ... Read More
Resurrection
An expat believer was introduced to a Muslim family recently. The believer started spending quite a bit of time with their daughter ... Read More
Island Pilgrimage
Every year on April 23, thousands of Muslims make a pilgrimage to a Christian church on an island near Istanbul, Turkey. They light ... Read More
Grace for Charity
The kerosene heater exploded taking the life of the mother of three small children, the close cousin of Charity*. The children, ages ... Read More
Security for Selah
“What should I do?” This is a question I have heard often from Selah* over the course of our friendship this past year. For the past ... Read More
Soccer Mom
Fadime is a soccer mom. Her black robe and veil cover her entire body, with only an opening for her eyes and nose. Normally women who ... Read More
A Place of Hope
*Rose was the first lady that came to the community center before we even opened. She saw the sign, *A Place of Hope, and said that ... Read More
Thoughts of Suicide
In a break during a recent class, my student confessed to me that he hates life. He lives here as a refugee, having come from a nearby ... Read More
Three Questions
While helping my friend “B” at the community center, I had the opportunity to ask him three worldview questions: Who is ... Read More
Heard But Not Received
Praise the Lord for our language teacher! W* is patient, kind and a blessing to many. Although she has been surrounded by witnesses ... Read More
Used for His Glory
Three single ladies on our team have recently moved into a new house after a challenging previous living situation. Two more will join ... Read More
Pray for *B from Btown
A young teacher named *B has been coming to our cultural club recently. He is a Kurd from Batman, Turkey. He is not shy, but in large ... Read More
Jesus makes life easy, right?
Ask *Jamal. Look at his hands, cracked and bleeding from working construction in the freezing cold. Like Noor, Jamal is a refugee from ... Read More
*Kayhan
*Kayhan and his family are Kurds from the most eastern part of Turkey. When growing up he had been into the neighboring country ... Read More
*Ufuk
Please pray for *Ufuk, a Zaza/Turkish believer, who has been struggling recently. Breaks-ups, bad news from his school, and struggles ... Read More
An Earnest Prayer for Friends
Father, I love my friends. They are gifts from you. We have laughed and cried together through the years. I have watched them grow ... Read More
A Visit to an Eastern Village
*Robert has been reading the Word, texting me, asking good questions, and requesting prayer. A friend and I went out to Robert’s Read More
Kindness to Foreigners
I became friends with “Oscar” and shared the gospel with him a few times. Last summer, he went to America and then ... Read More
Woman of Peace
A woman in Istanbul, *Gloria, has been a faithful attender at a community center for over a year. Every once in a while she will bring Read More
Seeker
*Lila, a local woman in Turkey, requested a Bible. She asked where she should start reading and was told Genesis for the OT and ... Read More
Cookies
I was excited that God recently used cookies to start a new relationship. I took some cookies to my neighbor who I had never met and ... Read More
Faith in That Which Actually Saves
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in ... Read More
Holy Spirit Breathed
*Bean has been visiting a community center in Turkey for about a month. He is interested in becoming a better English speaker because ... Read More
Truth Cannot be Countered
I went with a friend in Turkey who teaches English classes to participate with his class. The lesson went on for a while with the ... Read More
MP3 Player
A woman in Turkey called *Allison cannot read and was lamenting the fact that she did not have more time for God’s Word. A couple of ... Read More
Pray: Is Jesus Enough?
Our friend *S is a Kurdish woman from a neighboring country who has been seeking Truth. She has read the gospels over the past few ... Read More
Pray: Window of Opportunity
God in His grace and love for the Kurdish people has ordained a window of opportunity for His witnesses to come here to Kurdistan and ... Read More
Pray: Sports Ministry
Please pray for gospel workers who will be moving to a Kurdish area. They will seek to build some type of sports ministry but are ... Read More
Pray: Churches Serving Kurds in the States
Please pray for an American church, Pinelake, which is beginning to explore/engage the Kurds in Nashville, TN. (Nashville has the ... Read More
Pray: *Baran, Murat and friends
*Baran, a Kurd from eastern Turkey, said he was interested in coming to the Easter celebration where 500+ believers would gather ... Read More
Pray: Gina
Please pray for “Gina”. She is a K lady who has been faithfully coming to our community center for at least a year. Recently she has ... Read More
Pray: God is at work
Praise the Lord for hearing the prayers of His saints and sending many new workers to this harvest field amongst the Kurdish people of ... Read More
Hope for Turkey Prayer Guide
Please consider joining churches from around the world as we pray for the Turks and Kurds of Turkey throughout the month of May. You ... Read More
Pray: Malatya in Remembrance and Hope
This Friday (Good Friday) marks the 7th anniversary of the murders of three Christians (two Turks and a German) in Malatya, Turkey. ... Read More
Pray: First Easter in a Kurdish City
This weekend will be the first known Easter celebration in a Kurdish city in Turkey. As Christians, the resurrection of our Lord is the Read More
Secret Church Simulcast – Good Friday, April 18, 2014
As a part of this month’s Secret Church Simulcast from pastor and author David Platt and the people of the Church at Brook Hills, Read More
Pray: Sweet Neighbors
H is a large, likable, gregarious Kurdish man who loves life, family, culture and religion. As the son of a mullah, his religious roots Read More
Pray: Believing Kurdish Family in Need of Growth
Pray for Dl & Sal, our brother & sister in Him: Pray they wouldn’t look for teachers or special events or materials to ... Read More
Pray: for Behidini speaking Kurds in Northern Iraq
Please pray for the translation of the Word into the Behidini dialect of Kurdish. This dialect is spoken by a comparatively small ... Read More
Prayers in Kurdistan
The sky was finally clear this particular evening as M, Z and I were far away from any city lights that tend to steal the glory of the ... Read More
Pray: Short term sharing trip
Please pray for a group who is traveling among the Kurds this week with the goal to share the gospel and hand out New Testaments and ... Read More
Pray: Gospel Seeds to Grow for “O”
Would you pray for him and the seeds that have been planted by this family and our team to grow, by God's grace? Would you pray for the Read More
An Historic Opportunity
For generations the Kurds have lived in the shadows of the Arabs, Persians, and Turks. Whether the result of ministry decisions or ... Read More
Does Jesus Love Women?
“What does it mean to pray? When do you pray? How do you pray? Do you have to pray? Why do you pray? Why is God a man? Why in the ... Read More
Pray: Leadership Struggles
Please pray for the leaders of a local church here that are having troubles, who have even deciding to separate and go different ways. ... Read More
Pray: Believing Wife in Need of Preservation
Please pray for S, a Kurdish woman who has been a believer for many years. At 16, against her family’s wishes, she married a ... Read More
The Cemevi
I was able to visit a cemevi (an Alevi Muslim house of worship) with 3 K friends. One friend was Alevi but the other two had never been Read More
Pray: Expat Reentry
*UPDATE – He made it! No problems at the border and all is well! ________________________________ Please pray that an expat ... Read More
Pray: *Remzi and Family
My team mate and I spent time this past weekend in our local friend *Remzi’s hometown in the Eastern part of Turkey. We spent ... Read More
Jesus Films for Kurds
If you are in contact with Kurds where you live, then here are some videos in the three major Kurdish dialects to help you as you share Read More
The Primacy of Prayer
Praise the Lord, we recently had two professions of faith from people that we have been meeting with over the last few months. At the ... Read More
A Local’s Testimony
“Lilly” saw an open Bible on a table and asked, “Is that a New Testament? Can I see it? I have always been curious ... Read More
Muslim Dreaming about Church
“Glenda,” a Muslim woman in Turkey, attends a cooking club hosted by expat Christians. After a period of time, she had a ... Read More
God is Working
God is working to call out His people, and we don’t always know who they are. A man in eastern Turkey was interested in finding out ... Read More
Christmas
The week before Christmas, a group of Western believers in a Muslim country had a Christmas celebration at the community center where ... Read More
Why are Christians so Good?
“Ira” is a Kurd from Siirt who lives in Istanbul. He received a Bible from a Christian a few months back and is reading it Read More
Noah’s Ark Pudding
One morning my friend, Isabelle, knocked on my door. “Hey, come over in little while and I will show you how to make aşure and we Read More
Jehovah’s Witness
While traveling in eastern Turkey this fall, a couple of Christians met a national who had been learning from the Jehovah’s ... Read More
The Secret Believer
While traveling in a small Kurdish city, an expat stumbled across a man in a fish market who shared with him that he was a believer. ... Read More
Answered Prayers
A worker among Kurds reports: “We moved to our new city! We also were able to meet some believers and see two baptisms! So ... Read More
For Every Action…
For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. This is a simple scientific fact learned by most children in school. But ... Read More
Black Sea Baptism
Three former Muslims were baptized in the Black Sea this summer. One of them has grown tremendously in his faith and has even gone on ... Read More
Summer Home
My husband and I had the opportunity to visit our old language teacher at her summer home for two days. I noticed that she definitely ... Read More
No One Knows What I Am
A tourist recently celebrated his birthday during a trip to eastern Turkey. As he ate cake with some friends at a bakery, the Kurdish ... Read More
Let Your Light Shine
While asking her language teacher, “Tulane,” to help her with an opening and closing for a prayer in Turkish, an expat was ... Read More
A Seeker
A national contacted a ministry in Turkey through Facebook, specifically asking about spiritual things. Later, he came by their office Read More
The God of All Comfort
A young American living in Istanbul went to dinner with his local friend “Oliver” to celebrate his acceptance into a three ... Read More
Propitiation
My friend “Ike” speaks really good English, but is also willing to practice Turkish with me. Recently, while going back ... Read More
Demons
While listening to the Bible story of Jesus casting the demons out of a man and into a herd of pigs, two Zaza Kurd sisters began ... Read More
Great Blessings
As the summer heat sets in, mountains turn brown, dust whirls around, and the pace of life slows, I am reminded even in the driest and ... Read More
An Absurdly Radical Story
Recently, I’ve been thinking of the absurdly radical story that we believe and what it means in the Kurdish world. Here, to say that ... Read More
Unexpected Questions
Last year, I met two women from eastern Turkey who lived in my apartment complex. I visited them but didn’t feel like they really Read More
Enemies from One’s Own Family
We have been teaching our friend, “Rose,” and her seeking family members about suffering and how Scripture says her enemies Read More
Baptism
A K woman I know has been a believer for about a year but has never been ready to be baptized. She has listened to misinformation from ... Read More
Catching Up
While in the bakery, I ran into a lady I had met more than three years ago. Her son was in the same kindergarten class as our son—and ... Read More
Sundown in a Kurdish City
If you want to know what the sunset looks like from their side of the world…
Conversations in English Class
The week before Easter, during an English class in a Muslim country, the teacher walked through the “resurrection eggs” ... Read More
What about those Who Haven’t Heard?
A young foreign couple in Turkey was learning Turkish from a language helper called “Ernie.” Since Ernie was preparing to ... Read More
The One Who Makes the Blind See
A young girl in our neighborhood is very friendly toward us, but shows no interest in Truth and usually argues with me after she ... Read More
Truth to Chew on When the Food Runs Out
Beggars come to my door constantly. Sometimes, I am able to get to know their stories and their needs. This month, a woman with two ... Read More
Fresh off the Plane
Our first week back in Turkey I needed to go get some replacement light bulbs, so I went to my friend’s hardware store. He immediately ... Read More
Pray for Tony
I’ve had some great conversations recently with “Tony.” He continues to come in with questions from his reading of ... Read More
Controlled by Fear
Big praise, Luke and Acts have been officially published in Behdini (a Kurdish dialect in NW Iraq)! And this week the Lord provided me ... Read More
It Started with a Twang
A few months ago, my guitar started making a strange twanging noise when I would play for our house church. I took it to the only music Read More
Prayer
One morning, I prayed for encouragement, asking God to use me for His Work and to give me grace to see how He had used me. Hours later ... Read More
Everybody Makes their own Decision
A Westerner living overseas in a Muslim country was going daily to physical therapy for her back. One Friday, she was told to pay ... Read More
The Scandal of the Cross
An expat got into a long conversation with a man called “Ike” about what it means to follow the rules of Islam. Ike talked ... Read More
iPad Evangelism
My wife and I had our language helper record ten or so simple redemptive stories that we could listen to and begin to build up our ... Read More
Bring it Home Quickly
We have had “M” as our language teacher for around 3 months, but she just obtained a new job, so she will have to stop ... Read More
The Unchanging Word of God
A couple of weeks ago, “Z,” a Kurd from Batman, Turkey, visited a community center in Istanbul. It just so happened that ... Read More
Decorations for Jesus’ Birthday
Our 6 year-old daughter attends a local school in Turkey. Her teacher invited me and another American, believing mom to share about ... Read More
Anger
In October 2011, two K church leaders, “Chet” and “Victor,” got in an argument over how to distribute relief ... Read More
In Jesus We Are Family!
Recently, the house of a local believer flooded due to a lot of rain. Not just flooded, but the sewer backed up and filthy sewage ... Read More
Seeking
During an English lesson at a community center in a Muslim mega-city, a student got out a list of questions he had written down from ... Read More
We Are All Sinners and Need a Savior
A few weeks ago, a local delivery man met our daughter for the first time and asked where she was from. I explained that we adopted her Read More
“For Glory and for Beauty”
In Exodus 28, we read of the instructions that God gave Moses regarding the clothing of the priests who would be serving before God. ... Read More
“Christians Are Weak”
The following is a conversation between me, a friend, and her husband. Me: Why do you look upset? Husband: I just got off the phone ... Read More
Power Outages and Kids
The other day we went to visit a family in our city. I had met this family only two times before and only very quickly. However we ... Read More
For me, that will suffice…
“Getting engaged? Getting engaged? Really? When? Tomorrow? Really? When did this happen?” I had this exact conversation twice in the ... Read More
Solitary Prayers
As I visited with some students in my English class during our fifteen-minute break, one of my brightest students roamed in bearing a ... Read More
The Gerasene
In most parts of Turkey, drinking water has to be ordered from a store and is delivered in huge 5 gallon bottles. Not long ago, I ... Read More
True Righteousness
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your ... Read More
Passion of the Christ
Recently, some foreigners hosted a viewing of the “Passion of the Christ” film in Turkish. There were about 15 adults ... Read More
Advent
We had a new Kurdish believer, “Rose,” her family, and her sister’s family over for dinner before Christmas. That ... Read More
Church
On a Sunday in December, a young Zaza believer named “Hope” visited a great church in Istanbul with me. He enjoyed it, but Read More
Washing Dishes as unto the Lord
After the wedding of our neighbor’s daughter, Mom and I visited the mother and grandmother of the bride to bring our wedding ... Read More
Birds Confirm the Gospel
While touring with my in-laws in the historic Muslim city where I live, I met a man at a tea garden. He had a dervish man tattooed on ... Read More
Growing Faith
Last year, a Kurdish man called “Barry” came to faith through our local house church. Later, due to an earthquake that ... Read More
Wheelchair Evangelism
A Kurdish woman called “Rose” has been visiting our community center for several months and has made friends with many of ... Read More
Reaching Out to the Nations in the USA
While shopping in a large Muslim city at the local neighborhood bazaar with my Mom, who was browsing sweater vests, the vendor asked ... Read More
I’m not done with this yet
We were sitting around the other day when a knock came at our door. Knocks in general aren’t uncommon, but as we live on the 3rd floor ... Read More
A Kind of Prodigal
A few years ago, shortly after a Zaza Kurd trusted Christ, an American expat began to disciple the new believer by pouring into his ... Read More
Spiritual Blindness
The community center where I serve continues to provide many open doors for gospel witness, so I praise the Lord for that! Recently, ... Read More
The Persecuted Church
“If I killed you, I’d go straight to heaven. I just don’t think I could get away with it.” This is what one Kurdish believer’s own ... Read More
The Medes
A Christian from America had a good talk with a Muslim Kurdish man. Unprompted, the Muslim started telling the story of Genesis in ... Read More
Drumming up Business
In many Muslim countries, men roam the streets before dawn beating large drums to wake up the faithful for an early breakfast before ... Read More
An Outward Religion
While riding with a friend on a Friday morning (a time usually reserved for prayer at the mosque), he told me that this was his ... Read More
Lover or Slave?
“I don’t really care if my friend loves his wife or not; that’s his business. I don’t really want to hear about it at all.” Such were Read More
Ramadan
On Friday, July 20th, millions of Muslims around the globe will begin fasting by day and feasting by night. Ramadan has come and many ... Read More
Faith like a Child
In one swift motion, Bailey swooped him up, lifted him over the railing of the patio, and then let him dangle there, about 15 feet from Read More
A Cry for Help
Shahang pulled out all of the ultrasound pictures, doctor’s reports, tests, and empty medicine packets to show me. My lap was full as I Read More
A “Rose” Blooms
Rose had obviously watched the video. She was shocked that women were the first to find the empty tomb, yet not shocked that the men ... Read More
Remain in Me
Springtime is a favorite time for Central Asians to spend the afternoon in their vineyards. They take nuts and tea, pick green almonds, Read More
Boasting in Weakness
On my long bus commute home one evening, realized I was getting sick with something. I was starting to feel very weak and very quickly ... Read More
I’ve Made my Decision
I had an unexpected opportunity to visit with Nick recently. Things with his family have not improved; actually it seems they have ... Read More
Cleaning the Roof
My neighbor came over the other day. She does that often, usually trying to help me do something, or show me how to do something ... Read More
Digging Up Rocks, Sowing Seed…Reaping Fruit?
NOTE: The following story comes from a worker living in a city with no existing church...yet. I have been sharing the Gospel with M ... Read More
Behind the Gates
Domestic violence is still a huge issue within Kurdish society. There’s really no telling what goes on behind those gates – much like ... Read More
Shelter
As another volunteer worker and I picked our way past the debris of collapsed mud brick houses, we arrived at the makeshift tent we ... Read More
New Networks in Latin America
In March of this past year a new network was formed in El Salvador with several churches coming together to focus on Central Asia, ... Read More
A Holiday Every Week
I have been trying to form a closer relationship with, "Mahmut," the young dad from a Kurdish family who lives in our apartment ... Read More
I Hexed Your Children
I feel blessed to have the privilege of serving overseas with children. My children often open doors to meet neighbors and other ... Read More
Continue to Pray for Van
Please continue to pray for those in the earthquake affected area of Van, Turkey. After the second earthquake there, more than 70% of ... Read More
The Big Feast
Islamic holidays follow a lunar calendar. The feast just recently celebrated, comes 70 days after Ramadan and occurs during the time ... Read More
NYT Earthquake Story
The once busy sidewalks of this city in eastern Turkey have morphed into a desolate maze of partly collapsed buildings, broken glass ... Read More
Second Quake, Onset of Winter bring Significant Needs
A magnitude-7.2 quake last month and a magnitude-5.7 quake last week flattened some 2,000 buildings, killed 644 people and left ... Read More
Worth the Wait
Upon moving into a new neighborhood, I met “Arnold,” a pastry baker, while looking for a cooking supply needed by my wife. I was ... Read More
“…along with persecutions” Mk 10:30
Nick’s a family man. He’s got a wife and a couple of kids to look after, and like many he struggles with issues that come in a fallen ... Read More
7.2 Earthquake in Van
More than 200 people were confirmed killed and hundreds more feared dead on Monday after an earthquake hit parts of southeast Turkey, ... Read More
Walking
ey’d been walking and praying, praying and walking, for nearly three hours. As eager newcomers to the Kurdish homelands, they were ... Read More
A Curse or a Crown?
Recently I took my children out to the playground near our house and met a lady who works as a nanny watching three kids in our ... Read More
Resolving the Conflict: An Informative Report
Anyone who knows anything about the Kurds is aware of the tensions in areas where they live. The emotions on both sides exacerbate the ... Read More
Earthly Tribulation, Heavenly Citizenship
When we first met Paul months ago in a city with no known believers and no church, he was living in a tiny hostel, but he insisted on ... Read More
Van Bruinessen on “The Kurds and Islam”
When it comes to Kurdish studies, Martin van Bruinessen is one of the most well-known and respected Western scholars. Although it is ... Read More
From Hater to Follower
“Stephen” grew up hating Christians. In fact, he remembers thinking as a little boy that if he ever met a Christian, he would kill him. Read More
Joshua Project Unreached People of the Day – March 2
See the Joshua Project profile for the Kurds of Turkey HERE.
Iraqi Kurdistan: Vacation Paradise
Check out this great piece on Iraqi Kurdistan at http://www.slate.com/id/2285548/
A City Set on a Hill
One of the greatest hindrances of evangelism amongst MBB’s (Muslim Background Believers) is the fear of everyone knowing that they have Read More
New Life
The atmosphere in the room was laid-back and comfortable. Those who had gathered told stories and laughed heartily. The next day, ... Read More
More Scenes from Kurdish Life
The video below includes some great shots from Kurdish life and culture.
Houses of Peace
About a week ago, I went with Moose, to go visit the old wise man of his village. While sitting in the living room with 12 men, one of ... Read More
Pray for Key Cities in N. Iraq
The population of Northern Iraq is overwhelmingly Kurdish. Three key cities influence the north: Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, and Duhok. Please Read More
Kurdish Culture in Pictures
Check out the video below for a quick look at some aspects of Kurdish culture and life.
God Speaks My Language!
I saw the look in his eyes, and I rejoiced and prayed. As the young man walked away, he held the gift in his hands and glanced over it Read More
Praying Luke 10:2
The Kurds are said to be the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East after the Arabs, Persians, and Turks. Historically, many ... Read More
Counting the Cost and Taking a Stand
“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”- Jesus (Matthew 5:10) Some of his ... Read More
