TRUMP AND ARAQCHI: a lesson in diplomacy
Instead of dwelling on the Easter message that Mr Trump sent to the Iranian leadership, it would be more revealing to place darkness beside light. A comparison with the response from the Iranian leadership exposes far more than western reporters could.
JESUS THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER: building hope in the Middle East
Jesus, the Son of God, construction worker while dwelling on earth as Emanuel – God with us – now overseeing a construction site in Lebanon that rises amongst the ashes. A construction that symbolises the One who came to establish peace amongst men, and peace with God
IRAN: praying light into darkness
We start the journey of prayer today by calling light into darkness as we focus on the epicenter of the current conflict: IRAN
BRINGING LIGHT INTO DARKNESS: a prayer journey into the Middle East
God has never left His church without the presence and the power to speak into the lives of the hopeless and the powerless. He has not given us a spirit of fear but of love, power, and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). We have been entrusted with a weapon so powerful that no iron-dome can stop it, no leader can prevent it, and no border can block it: PRAYER. This is a prayer initiative to pray light into the darkness of the current war in Iran
ONE WAR – THREE GODS: where is Jesus?
Entering the 5th week of devastation and destruction, the war in Iran has exposed far more than political fault lines or territorial ambitions. It has moved beyond military power and regional alliances. What we are witnessing today is destruction carried out under divine authority—three nations turning their political identities into three competing deities, each waging war in the name of their god. But where is Jesus?
10 ANCHORS: Remaining human when wars erupt
The Iran war has exposed a new kind of spiritual vulnerability: we are no longer merely observers of violence; we are participants in a global spectacle, shaped and manipulated by the very systems that claim to inform us. The line between truth and narrative grows thinner every day. How do we remain human — truly human — when suffering becomes content and truth becomes scripted? Here are 10 anchors for a human soul…
AN URGENT CALL TO PRAYER: for those who need a touch from heaven
We just received an urgent call to prayer from our field worker in a country that, for us personally, has become like a second home: LEBANON. The reality for the people in the region is beyond, really beyond dire. The request is to dedicate 5 MINUTES during your service tomorrow in prayer for the people of LEBANON and the PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST.
WAR IN IRAN: whispers from heaven
Day 21 of the war in Iran has already produced global effects that reach far beyond the battlefield. The conflict has reshaped regional security, disrupted global markets, and intensified humanitarian pressures across multiple countries. And then a whisper descends from heaven: “For such a time as this… You exist for such a time as this”
THE WAR IN IRAN: how to make sense of the senseless
How do we respond to a season of chaos? How do we, as bearers of hope and messengers of reconciliation, respond to a world that has tilted into a seemingly endless spiral of destruction? The war in Iran has observers baffled. Fifteen nations are now firing missiles at one another. More than 2,300 people have…
LEBANON: voices from the rubble
This is a field report from Lebanon with an update on the current situation and a reminder that when we have the ability to help someone in need, we should not remain passive.