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Michael + Jasmine
Michael and Jasmine (not their real names) work with an organization that sends missionaries to people who have little or no access to a church in their own language or culture. They were working to advance the gospel through education and medical outreaches and underground church movements in the region. Michael and Jasmine were working in Aland prior to the civil unrest, and they still supervise and support other missionaries in the field serving in nearby countries.
Anchor Verse of 2025
Matthew 16:26 “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?”
Near East Organization (NEO)
Nadim + Julie Costa
The Costas focus on serving refugees (especially in Syrian refugee camps), youth, disabled youth, and survivors of abuse. They’re also actively expanding, developing leaders in new areas (like Yemen). During COVID, they also leveraged technology and social media to reach more people with recorded training sessions and bible studies. This is dangerous work: not only have the Costa’s leaders been assaulted by religious radicals in Syria (and the surrounding countries), but relief workers in that region (including members of their team) have been killed.
Anchor Verse of 2025
Psalm 91:1-2 “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’”
navigators
zaki+Fadia kopti
The Navigators calling is to advance the Gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom into the nations (peoples and people groups) of the Middle East and North Africa through spiritual generations of laborers and leaders living and discipling among the lost, the far majority of whom are Muslims. Their vision is to see workers of the Kingdom next door to everywhere for the sake of the advance of the Kingdom of God. Their strategy is a holistic approach to discipleship making movement focusing on: evangelizing the lost, raising disciples and equipping them to go and do the same with hearts of compassion and with the power of the Gospel to transform lives to become more like Jesus.
Anchor Verse of 2026
Isaiah 42:6-7 “I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.”
