Elia Morise

How Arab believers are being equipped to spread the Gospel. Colossians 1:28 was the theme for our seminar this year: “Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.” Through the prayers and gifts from our friends, we were able to offer a training course for Arab brothers and sisters in the faith again at the Maranatha House in Dübendorf. Participants traveled from the US, Egypt, Sweden, Italy, Lebanon, Germany, Kuwait,...

It seems as if Leah had no one in her life whom she could rely on, or who would truly love her. Not her father, her sister, or even her own husband. But what about God? God saw Leah. In Isaiah 11:1 we read, “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.” Roots are underground, lying in the darkness where you can’t see them. You plant, wait, and hope that new life will one day grow from those buried roots. And this also holds true for one...

With friends, we were on a Rhine riverboat from Basel, Switzerland toward Germany. There was a waiter who looked Egyptian. I greeted him in my native language, and he actually replied in Arabic in my dialect. We got to know each other a little, and I started talking about Jesus. He apologized very politely, however, and said that he didn’t have the time nor the interest. Of course, I accepted that, but I still said, “I’m here on the ship for two days; if you have any questions, I’m here for...