"Unprecedented" Spiritual Openness Exploding in the Middle East

Mark Ellis : Oct 29, 2014
God Reports

"When I watch the news, it seems like things are getting worse, but when I talk to my friends in the area I see the Kingdom is coming – people are coming to the Lord. Whole families are coming to Christ, communities are changing, I can see the Kingdom expanding." -Anonymous Middle East worker

The nightly news may present disturbing images and a bleak outlook for the Middle East. Yet behind the horror of war, God is touching hearts in powerful ways, unleashing His Spirit among refugees, their families, and into surrounding communities and nations. (Photo via Wikipedia)

"There is something happening right now that is unprecedented," says Brother Thomas (name changed to protect identity), who is a Middle East coordinator for All Nations. "The spiritual openness is incredible."

"Over and over we saw people [in refugee camps] who have questions, who want to know more about Jesus."

Brother Thomas knows other Christian workers equally amazed. "I have friends who have been here 17-20 years and it's mind boggling for them," he says. "Previously they shared with someone for seven or eight years before they came to know Jesus. Now it happens in two or three months and they bring others with them."

While this move of God seems to have originated in the refugee camps, it is not contained there. "It's happening everywhere, but mostly around the refugees," Thomas notes. "There is something happening in the spiritual atmosphere because these refugees are so open and so hungry. (Photo via God Reports)

"As they respond, the neighboring countries are responding in the same way. Something is being stirred up. People are coming into the kingdom practically without us—we get to be the midwives."

Brother Thomas is struck by the contrast between the grim news portrayed on television and the reality of God's work behind the scenes. "When I watch the news, it seems like things are getting worse," he observes. "But when I talk to my friends in the area I see the Kingdom is coming—people are coming to the Lord. Whole families are coming to Christ, communities are changing, I can see the Kingdom expanding."

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