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May 19

May I Serve You?

by Donald Mardsen, Associate Director + Walter Varvel, Frontier Fellowship board member     Alinur and his wife, Amina, were born and raised in Muslim families in northwest Central Asia. For 18 years, Alinur suffered from acute asthma, a condition which progressed and became life-threatening because his family lived over... read more →
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May 08
May 01

Love Over Hatred

by Donald Marsden, Associate Director     Yassir Eric was born into a resolutely religious Muslim family in Sudan. As a young man he hated all Christians and always said they should be eradicated from the community. During school holidays he traveled with his friends to the south of Sudan... read more →
Apr 28
Apr 24

Losing Our Shells

by Kristin Huffman, Associate Director     “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” —1 John 3:1 NIV Early Easter morning I went on a walk around my quiet neighborhood in San Antonio,... read more →
Apr 14

Sheltering Solo

by Rita Johnson, Associate Director     I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.  —1 Kings 19:10b + 14b Unlike Elijah in this passage, there is no person pursuing us seeking revenge. But there is a virus that is still not under control... read more →
Apr 12

Isolated Easter

by Nancy Von Schimmelmann, Mission Advocate     From that moment in Gethsemane—for three agonizing, eternal days, through the morning of Easter—they waited, holed up in a room, not knowing what would happen next. It had come upon them unexpectedly (although they had been warned). They feared; they grieved. Only... read more →
Apr 09
Apr 02

Families Under Pressure

by Donald Marsden, Associate Director     God’s word tells us, “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a real blessing” (Psalm 127:3 GNT). But during the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of parents are suddenly stuck at home vexed by cabin fever and thinking, “What are we going... read more →