Steadfast in Suffering

“You became imitators of us and of the Lord;
in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed
the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.
And so you became the model to all believers..."
I Thessalonians 1:6-7a

   We first met Chinkosoi in Chennai, India, in the late 1980s. He was a student at the Madras Bible Seminary (MBS) under the direction of our long-time partner, Bishop Ezra Sargunam and the Evangelical Church of India. We shortened Chinkosoi’s name to Soia to keep from...read on

Mohamed Ali is another follower of Christ, what is often called a MBB or "Muslim Background Believer." He is another spiritual fruit of Pastor Nouh Yattara, our key National partner in Timbuktu, Mali. Timbuktu is the fourth holiest Islamic site, after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. After he graduated from the Bible Institute, he returned to Timbuktu to work under Pastor Nouh Yattara who...