There is much news coming from the new missionary field at the southern end of Saudi Arabia. If the reports seem a bit disjointed, it is because the information is coming in portions. I will do my best to present at least a summary of events. I am sure further reports will fill in some of the blanks. What is […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 8/10/2026 …. “There Is No God Like Yahweh!”
Just a thought… Most of us can quote the verse that says: “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.” I think many people look at that verse and cannot see anything beyond a burdensome task or responsibility, a demand that most of us initially find ourselves unprepared to fulfill. […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 7/30/2026 …. “Nothing Can Separate Us From The Love Of God”
I read a comment in an older devotional by author Chris Tiegreen that I would like to share before today’s Mideast Update. His commentary was in reference to Matthew 11:28 which says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” His commentary goes on to say: “We get caught up in the […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 7/25/2026 …. “Anticipation”
As I was watching troubling world events unfold these past few days, I could not help but think about the interactions between Jesus and His disciples when they were discussing the end of the age and His return. The disciples hung onto every word He said. In Matthew 24:42, He said: “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 7/21/2026 …. “The Battle Intensifies”
The House of Blessing has experienced some especially difficult times as of late. If you are a regular reader, you will have read many stories testifying of great blessings by the Lord through the ministry of the HOB missionaries, but also a great many heartwrenching accounts of tragedy — results of violent attacks by the enemies of the Gospel. Since […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 7/17/2026 …. “Count It All Joy”
In place of sharing a short commentary of my own, which I usually do at the beginning of most Mideast Updates, I will defer to something Pastor Abdelrahem shared just a few days ago as an introduction to today’s update. ********** I would like to share some thoughts that the Lord has just inspired in me. These thoughts will be […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 7/13/2026 …. “Failure” Is Not In God’s Vocabulary
I ran across a thought-provoking comment that I would like to pass on. There is not a genuine Christian alive that has not had struggles with doubts — especially the “big” questions having to do with the existence of God, life after death, the origin of life, etc. As we grow established in the faith, we become settled on these […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 7/3/2026 …. “Little Is Much When God Is In It”
A quick thought before today’s Mideast Update. We tend to think that accomplishing something worthwhile for the Kingdom of God means founding a large ministry that has an extended outreach. We all know of successful ministries like this, and they impress us, but all ministries start small. God has His people placed all over the world and in all kinds […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 6/28/2026 …. “The Cross — Our Bridge”
Many people today think that if they live a life of honesty and integrity by the golden rule, God will require nothing more of them. That is, however, untrue. The chasm between a Holy God and fallen man is infinite and cannot be bridged by good works. The separation between God and man does not stem from our individual acts […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 6/22/2026 …. “The People Have Seen A Great Light”
In Isaiah 9:1 we find the words: Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, as when at first he lightly esteemed the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward more heavily oppressed her, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles. Years before this was written, the […]