Abdel, a follower of Christ in Tunisia, vows “to follow Jesus until the end of my life — that’s it.” He is aware of the tumult he might face for his faith. “God said they will persecute you. I’m happy with that. I figure if I don’t have a hard […]
Daily Archives: June 13, 2012
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Southern Baptist leaders have joined in the strongest effort to date by evangelical Christians to bring about comprehensive immigration reform in the United States.
Last year was an encouraging one for church planting by Southern Baptists. According to new statistics released by the North American Mission Board, the number of plants reported by state convention partners grew by 27 percent — from 780 to 990 — between 2010 and 2011.
Shamal (name changed), a 27-year-old Tunisian, knows what freedom feels like — the kind no government can give. “I tried to find God, to look for God,” but his questions met with resistance in the mosque in his small town. “If you are asking too many questions, it’s like lack […]
It’s been hard for Egyptian women since the revolution, but she’s optimistic for the future. “It doesn’t matter what happens in the street or in the country,” the 17-year-old Christian says. “Maybe we have to wear more clothes and cover our hair” because of the rising tide of conservative Islam, […]
He’s not leaving Egypt — unless he goes “someplace even harder.” For now,you can find the 23-year-old at Starbucks. He’s the big guy with a big smile, a goatee and jeans, a leather shoulder bag slung over his chair. The bag holds his study Bible and theology texts — plus […]
Comparing religions, Sameh reached a conclusion: Jesus Christ is the Messiah. “I was very encouraged to know that God had started to speak to me.” It later disrupted his university students, but Sameh had listened, believed — and followed.