Jordan

Partner with Local Missionaries in Jordan

Located in the 10/40 Window

With Christianity dating back to the first century A.D., the country east of the Jordan River and northeast of the Red Sea now has a population that is 96.3 percent Muslim. Of the 2.3 percent who identify as Christian, 61.8 percent are Orthodox and 18.4 percent Roman Catholic, with Protestants making up 10.7 percent.

The official language is Modern Standard Arabic, but most native Jordanians speak a dialect known as Jordanian Arabic, and English is the de facto language of business and has co-official status in schools and universities.

Native missionaries operate a theological seminary that has trained Christians for work in 19 Arab countries, as well as most of the evangelical pastors in Jordan. The seminary needs assistance to cover tuition for trainees and to help support graduates as they begin church planting in countries with high poverty and persecution.

Ministry leaders also seek help to cover costs of an online training program to help Muslim-background believers plant house churches in Islamic countries. Also sought is regular support for missionaries working in multiple native ministries. A ministry that trains leaders from countries throughout the Middle East helps equip children’s ministry workers and house-church leaders to reach their respective countries with the gospel.

Jordan has a high number of refugees, including Syrians, Iraqis, Lebanese, Yemenis and Libyans. One ministry provides Syrian and Iraqi refugees with aid, and its Christian school serves traumatized refugee children, including special teacher aides for those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This ministry thus provides a huge help to the children’s families. Workers need assistance for this ministry, which opens the doors for them to share the gospel with refugee families. A counseling and discipleship center for traumatized refugees also offers vocational training such as skills in sewing or hair dressing.

Sources: Joshua Project, Wikipedia

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How to Pray for Jordan

Pray that leaders will continue to be trained online or otherwise for badly needed leadership in Middle Eastern countries.
Pray that growing signs of persecution of Christians in a country that has long lived peacefully with Christians would come to an end.
Pray that refugees would put their faith in Christ and find freedom to practice their new faith.

More stories from Jordan

Assist the Sick and Downtrodden in Jordan

A local ministry has provided health care to a refugee for two years, raising support so that he could receive prosthetic legs and helping provide him with medicine to treat a serious autoimmune issue. Missionaries also regularly disciple him, and he eagerly studies the Word with them. Through a donation of $35 or $70, you can support missionaries as they minister to the sick. Pray the Lord’s mercy on those struggling with illness.

Assist With Gospel-Centered Outreach to Refugees in Jordan

A group of expectant mothers— mostly refugee women—recently graduated from a local ministry’s prenatal program during which they learned about topics such as childbirth, breastfeeding, and protecting their children from sexual abuse. Each woman received a graduation certificate, prenatal vitamins, baby supplies, and clothing. “The ministry continues to provide spiritual, emotional, and medical support to pregnant refugee women,” the ministry leader said. “We help them feel cared for, informed, and empowered as they prepare for motherhood.” Your donations of $35 or $70 support such outreach to refugees.

Provide Critical Aid to Vulnerable Families in Jordan

A man, his wife, and their baby girl fled to Jordan due to severe hardship in their home country. But they continued to struggle with financial problems. When local missionaries met them, they prayed for the family, and they provided them with food, milk for their baby, and iron pills for the mother. The mother continues to live with high levels of anxiety, however, and the family has not yet given their lives to Jesus. But the missionaries are hopeful that their prayers and continued support will guide them to the Lord. Your donations of $35 or $70 support such compassionate assistance.

Help Transform Lives with the Gospel in Jordan

A young man who served as an assistant to the leader of a mosque came to a local ministry’s church to argue with congregational leaders about Christianity. Later going through severe hardship, he had a dream that Christ was bearing his pain and had transformed His suffering on the cross to glory. The man returned to the church, put his faith in Christ and left his job at the mosque. Workers have also seen people come to Christ in visits to their homes, at Bible studies and at church events, as well as through gospel presentations on Zoom. Donations of $25 or $50 are sought for such outreaches of evangelism and discipleship. They request prayer that more young men and women come to Christ.

Help Train Church Workers in Jordan

The pandemic helped a seminary develop its online programs for church leaders and others being trained to expand God’s kingdom throughout the Middle East. Students and faculty learned how to interact in a virtual classroom, improving the seminary’s offerings even as in-person classes resumed. “It was encouraging to see students race to find their new courses and to watch life return to the campus,” the ministry leader said. Donations are sought to equip men and women to strengthen churches in the Arab world. Pray the Lord would lead each student in each step of their education and ministry.

Provide Aid to Refugees in Jordan

Meeting the urgent needs of Syrian and Iraqi refugees for food, clothing and medical care, local ministry workers specialize in helping children; they recently opened a school in a refugee camp for 20-25 students, as many children are unable to read and are not allowed to go to Jordanian schools. This ministry has long provided children education, skills development, emotional support and Bible studies. “Our goal is that the light and love of Jesus Christ would shine through us, blessing them in any way we can,” the ministry leader said. Donations of $35 or $70 are sought for such aid to refugees. Pray for the resources, supplies and people to effectively carry out holistic ministry.