War, terror and senseless crime are the constant oppressors of those living in Arab nations. But Islam undoubtedly presents the biggest challenge for Middle Eastern Christians.
Yet despite living under the merciless restrictions of Islamic Shariah law, which does not permit conversion to another religion, large numbers of Muslims are turning to Christ.
Evangelicals in the Middle East are mainly clustered in Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, and remain a small minority. Out of the 450 million inhabitants of the Middle East and North Africa region, only 1 million are evangelicals.
Through the support of Christian Aid, several indigenous ministries in the Middle East have been supplied with the resources needed to share the gospel with the Muslim population.
As one of his last acts before his defeat in 2003, Saddam Hussein released thousands of notorious criminals from prisons throughout Iraq. Entire communities continue to live in fear. Democracy is the goal, but anarchy is the current reality....