“You Are Worthy” by Andrew Brunson
Image: World Watch Monitor
Norine Brunson stands by the center where her husband, Pastor Andrew Brunson (left) was detained for two months.
"But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall...
Turkey Offers to Free Jailed American Pastor in Clergy Swap
By Barbara G. Baker - World Watch Monitor / Published on Christianity Today
Turkey’s president has for the first time confirmed publicly that an American pastor jailed for the past 12 months is being held as a ...
Egyptian court rules it is illegal to demolish any church
via Barnabas Fund
A court in Alexandria has blocked the demolition of a church and in doing so set an important legal precedent. The case arose out of a land dispute as to who owned the property the church was...
Turkish Jews call for tightened state security against ISIS threat (JPost)
"Turkey’s organized Jewish community on Tuesday called on Ankara to boost security at its institutions across the country following reports claiming that an attack by the Islamic State terrorist group is 'immin...
Turkish gov’t expropriates Diyarbakir churches
At the Crossroads partners in Diyarbakir write that the Turkish government has decided to confiscate their church building.
"According to the cabinet decision published in Official Journal on March 25, an 'urg...
Israeli & Middle Eastern followers of Jesus unite to care for their hurting region
"In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria … Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, "Blessed be Egypt...
Help bring Assyria, Egypt and Israel together in Jerusalem
At the Crossroads Conference 2016 is only two weeks away during, March 21-23. We posted prayer points previously.
Delegates from around the Middle East have registered to attend the conference. Many of these ...
Yazidi, Kurdish delegation sees parallels of Holocaust, persecution by Islamic State
“We ask ourselves how could this happen in the 21st century that women could be sold? What is painful for me was what happened to the Jewish community and everyone was watching and millions were killed. The sam...
ATC conference 2016: How to Pray
We are excited to announce our next At the Crossroads conference will be March 21-23, 2016 in Jerusalem. This is an invitation-only conference.
Workers in God's Kingdom from across the Middle East will meet to...
Fighting pushes Diyarbakir church out of building
Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Diyarbakir, Turkey. We've learned that they haven't been able to meet in their building as a result of a crackdown by the Turkish government on the banned Kurdistan W...