Yesterday (or today depending on what part of the world you are in) marks the last of Ramadan. Now begins the holiday Eid al-Fitr. Fasting is over and Muslims everywhere will be feasting, celebrating, giving to charities and encouraged to forgive.
Fresh Hot Bread from the Tandoor Here is a tandoor (clay oven) used for making bread (naan) in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Delicious, hot, fresh naan coming out of the tandoor. As you pray for our Muslim friends celebrating the sacrifice holiday, every time you eat a piece of bread,…
This is the first year in many years that I have actually been in the US during the month of Ramadan. This was the first year in a decade that Ramadan came and I was not exactly 100% sure that it had started. This is the first Ramadan in ages that I have not had…
Warm fuzzies get us through difficult times. Today, I read a very cool article about a man collecting and sending Beanie Babies and beef jerky to the troops in Afghanistan. The Beanie babies are for injured Afghan children who are being treated, and the jerky is for the troops. What a way to send warm…
I just read an article titled “Studies Show Afghanistan Worst Place for Mothers.” The article shares that the life expectancy for women in Afghanistan is the lowest in the world at 45. Many women die in childbirth. Another article I read recently “Beyond Flowers for Mom” suggests giving your mom a Mother’s Day gift that…
Please take a few minutes to view our video The Greatest Gift. Pray for Afghans living in Afghanistan and abroad. Pray for specific unreached people groups like the Hazara, Baluch, and Pashtun to have an opportunity to hear about God’s love for them. Happy Easter! You may also be interested in a 9 minute animated…
Easter. Not bunnies and eggs…but the promise of abundant life…eternal life…everlasting life in a place beyond our imagination. A place where there will be no more tears, no more pain and suffering, no more death, no more hunger or thirst, no more oppression. The resurrection of Jesus Christ brings hope, love, peace, and joy. Forgiveness.…
Mac Man’s friends wanted to come for a visit and be a blessing to others. So, he took them out and about to shops and bazaars to give gifts. Thirty minutes after dropping them off, he walked around himself. Every where he walked he noticed amazing things happening. He writes: “The men were gathered around…
Recently, I had the great privilege of getting to visit a labor camp during a volunteer project. During initial planning, there were supposed to be 4 volunteers. Due to circumstances, I was left with 2 gentlemen both in their 60′s. Despite the intense nature of working in a labor camp and high heat, they faithfully…
During the season of Easter, believers around the world celebrate the gift of God: eternal salvation through the death and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. Last Christmas, local partners celebrated the birth of Christ by giving gift bags that had hygienic items and words of life in their own language. These brothers once again…
Afghans Abroad 
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