Pray for the Tuareg of West Africa

Lee grew up in a typical Tuareg community where, left to mind the family herds and farm, he never had opportunity to attend school. He dreamt of one day learning to read. One evening as a young man, he finished…
Lee grew up in a typical Tuareg community where, left to mind the family herds and farm, he never had opportunity to attend school. He dreamt of one day learning to read. One evening as a young man, he finished…
When the apostle Paul was locked up in Rome, he wrote a letter to Timothy from prison. He does not plead that the saints intercede for his release. Instead, intimacy with both Jesus and the Scriptures fill him with confidence,…
After years of civil war, ethnic strife, poverty, and earthquakes, the newfound freedom washing over Syria is amazing to behold. As rebel forces stormed across Syria over the last few weeks, taking cities from Idlib to the capital Damascus, the…
Today is the largest holiday of the year for most Muslims. Eid al-Fitr usually begins with community-wide prayers at daybreak and the distribution of money to the poor, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. In much of…
Mauritania is an Islamic republic in West Africa and is predominantly a desert country – mostly hot, dry, and windy. It is about the size of France and Spain combined, but with only 4.3 million inhabitants. Mauritania has an ethnically…
The Afar people group mostly live in East Africa, in the nations of Ethiopia, Djbouti and Eritrea. They are almost entirely Muslim – there are less than 0.5% known believers in their ethnic group. With a population of only 2…
The Cham people originate from the ancient Champa Kingdom located in present-day Vietnam. A large number of them migrated west into Cambodia forming what is now considered a separate ethnic group, the Western Cham. They represent 3% of the population…
“Have you heard of Lailat al Qadr, or the Night of Power?” Laman asked a gospel worker as they shared coffee together. Laman is one of 2.2 million Riau Malay Muslims in Indonesia. “Lailat al Qadr is the most special night of…
There are many historic events which Muslims honor and remember, but none are more important than the remembrance of the initial revelation of the Qur’an to the Prophet Muhammad. This is the event recalled on the Night of Power, or…
Binta and her 80 classmates enthusiastically jumped to their feet. Today, the teacher had brought the big book with the exciting stories! Binta particularly liked the adventures of the prophet Joseph. She studies in fourth grade at a Christian school…