Dreams and Visions
Seven is a poor Kurdish woman who lives in a rough neighborhood of Istanbul. Her husband drinks and hasn’t worked in months, so she cleans houses to keep her family afloat. She constantly talks of how...
View ArticleA Kick in the Chest
On a weekend night in a quiet residential neighborhood of Istanbul, Pastor Baris sat in his office preparing his Easter sermon. In the small basement flat where the church meets, his office doubles as...
View ArticleNational Church Planter
Eleven years ago a young single man named Metin walked into a book fair with lingering doubts about his relationship with God. He yearned for something more and sensed he wouldn’t find the answers in...
View ArticleWheelchair Evangelism
Over the past several months a Kurdish woman named Seyma has been visiting our community center. She is warm, friendly and loves to visit with the other ladies who come. Her husband is a middle-aged...
View ArticleThe Gerasene
In many parts of Turkey tap water is not considered safe to drink. Instead, clean drinking water is often ordered from a store and delivered via scooter in huge five-gallon jugs. The water man then...
View ArticleBring it Home Quickly
Ayse has been our language teacher for around three months. However, she just obtained a new job and will no longer be able to help us. During the last few months, we have worked really hard at sharing...
View ArticleI Will Walk Alone
Arif had been conflicted for some time. He originally professed faith in Christ a couple of years ago. Since then he had been meeting with our small group of believers. During that time, he was lying...
View ArticleA Day in the Life
In some ways gospel conversations in Turkey can be easy; in other ways, they can be incredibly frustrating. Unlike the US, religion is a natural topic of discussion here. People talk freely of their...
View ArticleCounting the Cost
My friend Serdar grew up in a religious family and embraced the teachings of Islam. He was married last year and has experienced some trouble adjusting to married life. Over time his struggles seemed...
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Hope for Turkey
THANK YOU…Thank you to all who have engaged with us on the HopeForTurkey site and joined with us to pray. We have been overwhelmed by the response to the blog and prayer requests. Throughout the...
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