Although the Apostle Paul encourages his Corinthian readers to give with a cheerful heart (2 Corinthians 9:7), the relentless petitions for funds from an ever increasing number of charities can leave donors feeling more weary and confused than cheerful.
A number of years ago, we began to sense a prompting from the Lord to pray for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Our desire was to discern how and where God was calling us to engage in this region’s complicated political, social and spiritual environment.