Middle East

Be a voice crying in the desert, "prepare the way of the Lord!"

In the Middle East and Northern Africa, our strategy is to mobilize local believers, make use of mass media, invest early into new believers, and equip them to become leaders and take responsibility upon themselves to live out love toward others.

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Stories from the Middle East

About 230,000 buildings have been damaged since the earthquakes in southeast Turkey in February 2023. Thousands have been displaced and have been in temporary and semi-temporary shelters since. Reconstruction will take years. Photo by Ellyn Schellenberg.
Over a year ago, early in the morning of February 6th, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, followed by large aftershocks, took place in the southeastern part of Turkey. Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus and Israel also felt its effects. Teams in Turkey wanted to encourage communities of Jesus followers to bring relief and help to those affected.
A group of young people study the Bible together. Photo by RJ Rempel.
By opening their home and inviting others to join them in studying the Bible, Esau and Alicia have seen God multiply their investment in hospitality.