It's the Least Wonderful Time of the Year...Ramadan begins with the usual disturbance of sleep, disturbance of attitude, general atmosphere of darkness.  Everyone is irritable, everyone is lazy, every...  Read More

 Hysterical FuneralI had never seen a Pashtun funeral before. It was incredibly dramatic, with women in the courtyard wailing and shrieking an eerie, ghostly cry. My friend’s father had died suddenly ...  Read More

Pashtun honor code It looked like a walk through Bethlehem. Mud houses, dirt floors, animals, save for the house in the middle made of marble. A classic hyper conservative Peshawar village where dance...  Read More

My roommate and I compare Bible and Quran studies. She finds the Bible easy to understand, but struggles with the Quran. Our studies have evolved into mainly Bible study. Pray for "Zahid," labeled as ...  Read More

In 2024 five believers were baptized in the heart of Islam. While that may not seem significant to you, it rippled deeply in the spiritual kingdom surrounding us. It is something that hasn’t happened ...  Read More

Brothers and sisters, witness the powerful spiritual dialogue unfolding among Muslim youth wrestling with faith and truth: In a raw, honest conversation, Sirbaz confronted the painful realities of r...  Read More

Christmas in Chitral… Ringing in the New Year with lice, suicide, and a strange illness…Christmas was spent in a small village nestled in the Hindu Kush mountains with my roommate and her family. Than...  Read More

Believe Me! “Believe me, said a missionary from Nigeria in 1936,  it is a thousand times easier to win to the Savior a raw savage than a religious Moslem—just as the publicans and sinners welcomed Him...  Read More

I had planned to host a lessons and carols service in my hostel. (Nine readings from the Bible intermixed with nine Christmas songs)The establishment was not going to give me permission, however late ...  Read More

The Willing Christian! ⁨“I’ve been wanting to discuss Christianity but the Christians I know are not willing to talk about it,” he said. “Delaney isn’t scared; she’s a mullah (religious leader),” his ...  Read More

“I’ve been wanting to discuss Christianity but the Christians I know are not willing to talk about it,” he said.“Kendall isn’t scared; she’s a mullah (religious leader),” his cousin assured.A golden o...  Read More

 Do You Ever Think About Death?My roommate asked me as she started recounting all her fears of hell and the lack of hope that she’ll ever make it to heaven. I shared the hope and 100% guarantee that J...  Read More