Dec
01
WEEK ONE | DAY ONE “Indeed, everything is for your sake, so that grace, when it has extended to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.” —2 Corinthians 4:15 Grace permeates the narrative of Scripture. You can trace the story of...
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Nov
30
Grace, whose Greek translation 'charis' means "gift," is indeed the crowning expression of the story of Christmas. Though "Joy," "Noel" and "Peace" most commonly adorn the Christmas season, the entire Advent story is wrapped in grace—woven throughout all of Scripture, not just in the cherished Gospel passages. Long...
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Sep
11
by Jim Truesdell, Associate Director Our vehicles turned off the bustling main road down a dusty path. At the end of this path lay a small village of roughly 50 families who are part of a semi-nomadic community of people known as Sapera (“snake charmers”). They have a...
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Jul
03
by Cody Watson, Senior Associate, Emeritus The year was 1996; I waffled between attending an outreach event at the Atlanta Olympics or the New Wilmington Mission Conference (NWMC) in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. I was relatively new to [Presbyterian] Frontier Fellowship, but then-Executive Director, Harold Kurtz, encouraged me to...
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Jun
20
by TW, Middle East Coordinator Millions of immigrants, refugees, displaced persons and travelers around the world are living in cultures and contexts that are different from the ones in which they were raised. The UN states that at the end of 2020, around 281 million people lived in...
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Jun
05
by Susan Buenger, Mission Practitioner + Former Frontier Fellowship Board Member The meeting was composed of many people: our church team, the leadership team of the potential partner organization and a few guests. Seated around a large, round table, we began a meeting to discuss the formalization of...
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May
22
by George Pendergrass, Associate Director Have you ever found yourself immersed in a gripping drama where the storyteller deliberately leaves gaps, compelling you to fill in the missing pieces with your imagination? That’s precisely the essence of the narrative in John 1:19-46, when John the Baptist denies being...
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May
08
by TW, Middle East Coordinator The Evangelical (Presbyterian) Church in a city in Upper Egypt is a medium size church. In a receiving church environment this church broke through the challenges of sending and started mission efforts a few years ago. The church leaders and members are increasingly...
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Apr
24
by Dana, Associate Director At the end of 2023, my husband, Alex, and I launched a Bible study for international students in our area in conjunction with a South Asian pastor. We have had Middle Eastern, Central Asian and South Asian students join the study on and off....
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Apr
12
by Donald Marsden, Associate Director On a recent trip to Central Asia, a local pastor told me about a man, Umar*, who has been attending his church. For 15 years, Umar faithfully recited the Namaz—the prescribed prayers Muslims say five times per day. One night, he encountered an...
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