New search for meaning leads some Tajiks to faith in Jesus
BUKHARA, Uzbekistan (BP)--"Shavkat" (SHAV kot) sits on the floor in his house in the historic city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. As he reaches into the communal bowl for another piece of lamb, he glances at the four foreigners who are his guests for dinner tonight.
Whoever rules their homeland, their hearts belong to God
KABUL, Afghanistan (BP)–“Amir” doesn’t know if his father became a Christian. But he does know that without his father, Amir — a Tajik from Afghanistan — never would have known Jesus Christ. His father, a physics professor in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, exposed his son to Christianity by bringing home books and materials about Jesus […]
Prayerful preparation proves fruitful for witness in Israel’s Golan Heights
GOLAN HEIGHTS (BP)--In the land where Jesus walked and taught, a group of Georgia young people share their faith among the Druze.
Sudan believers endure ‘because God wills it’
KHARTOUM, Sudan (BP)–“Mohammed Abdoul-Rohman” sits on a stool in his one-room shack on the edge of Khartoum, capital of Sudan, watching two of his daughters play outside. A small rat, which has found a home under his desk, sits nibbling on a crumb. It’s a good sign. Rats can’t eat crumbs if there’s no food. […]