“Greater Love Hath No Man” There are stories and then there are stories. Some are forgotten not long after they are read. Then there are the stories you find yourself going over again and again in your mind. So many times in the last two years I have tried to imagine myself in some of the stories that have been […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 8/7/2014
THE WIDOW SISTERHOOD Earlier this year, R**** shared with us the story of a Syrian woman who witnessed the murder of her husband at the hands of her son, because he refused to deny his new-found faith in Jesus Christ. What happened when her son demanded that she deny Christ in front of close to 400 witnesses has been told […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, July 28, 2014
It is hard for me to believe that we are already well over half way through 2014. Time is moving faster all the time, it seems. I look back into the archives and reread some of the Mideast Updates from past months and it’s amazing to see what God has done in such a short period of time. A project […]
SPECIAL MIDDLE EAST UPDATE, 7/5/2014
Revelation 12:11 reads: They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. As I write this update today, it is Independency day in The United States of America, July 4. The details of this update were gathered from a couple […]
MIDDLE EAST UPDATE, 6/14/2014
When I received my call from the Middle East on Friday as usual, I couldn’t help but wonder what would be shared that would be new–not that I doubted God in any way, but because I’ve heard some of the most extraordinary things over the last 26 months since my wife and I became involved with this project. So I […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 6/9/2014
Many Scriptures have come to mind since my last phone call from the Middle East. One is found in Isaiah 55:6-11, and this is how it reads in the NIV: “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 5/27/2014
For today’s Mideast Update, I start with a passage of Scripture found in the short book of Jude, and I would like to offer for your reading in the Amplified version today: “But you, beloved, build yourselves up (founded) on your most holy faith–make progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher–praying in the Holy Spirit; Guard and keep yourselves […]
MIDDLE EAST UPDATE, May 14, 2014 by Jake Geier
My Middle East update this week covers a bit over one week. Much has happened in the last month, and the events keep unfolding rapidly. I received another call last Friday letting me know that Pastor R**** is still alive, and I purposely underline the fact! The last attack on his person was perpetrated by three men who viciously attacked […]
MIDDLE EAST UPDATE: May 5, 2014
My Middle East update today will not be a long one but there are many that have asked the latest I’ve learned. I received a phone call early Friday morning from Pastor R**** and he gave me his status. As of his call he was still in the hospital due to a persistent high temperature and his heart needing to […]
Middle East Update, 4/30/2014
The last few days have seemed like a whirlwind on this side of the world while I was receiving phone call after phone call from Syria. Things were happening so fast that I could only get the latest news out via e-mail. So, for those who are not on my e-mail list, I will try and give you a quick […]