You’d be forgiven if you find yourself tracking bad news into your house these days. Seems like it’s everywhere. The country’s at war. Gas prices are through the roof. Airport security lines are out the door!
Could you use a little good news? Me, too.
Muslims coming to Jesus
Ted Essler, president of Missio Nexus, said in a recent article, “Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have made decisions to become Christians in the past twenty years. One can visit any one of a number of countries and find not just Muslim converts to Christ, but entire ministry teams made up of former Muslims, reaching their neighbors.”
As an example he told of meeting an African man who’d memorized the entire Quran and had qualified to teach in mosques. After encountering Jesus, a “completely different theological framework fill[s] his teaching, mind and heart.”
Holy Land-ish Tours
As much as I hate this war in the Middle East, here’s a possible, very slight, silver lining: If your church has had to cancel a Holy Land tour, perhaps you could encourage a visit that would involve more interaction with Muslims. Say a visit to Istanbul and retracing Paul’s journeys. If you’re feeling adventurous, head east to see a softer side of Islam in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. If low risk is now at the top of the list, four long days in London would allow you to introduce your friends to representatives from most of the Muslim world.
Dennis is Out!
After over a year in custody in Afghanistan, linguistic academic and friend of Muslims, Dennis Coyle is home. This video of him hugging his mom is worth wading through the ads! I imagine “home” is hard for Dennis to get a handle on. He spent most of the past 20 years in Afghanistan. Please join me in thanking God for his release and praying for his present transition.
If you’ve got some good news to share, I’m big time happy to hear it.