Sameer & Najlaa came to Christ through Pastor A’s ministry.

 

 

The Naaman’s have been settling into their life here in Canada. Dhyaa has found work at a physically demanding job. He is grateful for this opportunity and the ability to care for his family’s needs. He has asked that we continue to pray for him and his family in this regard. Hiba is currently taking English classes and is working towards providing daycare services in their home. Mirna is settling into her school and is enjoying making new friends and getting involved in more activities. The whole family is very excited about their friends, the two other Iraqi families, that are almost here. Please continue to pray for the Naaman’s as they prepare for the fall and winter ahead!

 

The Naaman’s have been settling into their new apartment. They are extremely grateful for all the care and compassion that’s been shown to them. Please keep them in prayer as they continue to adjust to their new country, lifestyle and deal with the ongoing settlement needs.

 

The Naaman’s have found an apartment. Thank you to all those who provided leads. We are grateful that Dhiyaa, Hiba and Mirna will be moving into their new apartment soon! Please keep the Naaman family in prayer as they get ready to move into their new home. Pray that any potential needs are being taken care of and they are protected during this vulnerable time.

 

 

 

 

 

 Pastor A accepted the Lord in 1990.  Prior to coming to faith, he was a singer.  He joined the choir of a Presbyterian church in Bagdad which was the only evangelical church in the city. He ended up feeling a call to ministry and served 6 years in Youth Ministry there.

 

In 2007, he began serving in church plant ministry in Duhok, with a passion for helping churches to have vibrant and skillful worship.  Pastor A assembled and trained worship teams, teaching both spiritual and technical components.  He also taught leadership and was a trainer in the Evangelism Explosion curriculum.

After fleeing to Beirut under persecution for his faith, He resumed church planting work with a focus on evangelism and discipleship.  In his first church God grew the congregation from 15 people to over 100.  He started a Monday night ministry to Muslims which saw more than 100 put their faith is Jesus.

He also teaches in multiple other classes and programs geared toward Muslims.  His goal for the past 2 years was to see 1,000 Muslims come to Christ through his work – and God has done it!

A’s wife Z is currently studying theology at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) in Beirut.  Their son S is a teenager who loves sports, especially soccer and basketball.

Our Pakistani family has been living in Malaysia since 2012 as a result of religious persecution. The father had worked as a maintenance manager for a fleet of rental cars back in India. His wife, was a stay at home mom. They have 3 children; one is already married and living in Pakistan with their own family. The remaining two sons are with their parents in Malaysia and all four applications are being processed.  We hope to have a further update soon!

We have not used the names of our sponsored families on our website

in order to protect the identities of these families;

and the friends and family that they had to leave behind.