Shifting Sands in Saudi Arabia
A shift is happening in the Middle East – ruling powers are changing, old alliances are being broken, and new alliances are being formed. This is especially true for Saudia Arabia, as the crown prince Mohammed...
The Fall of Kirkuk & How to Pray for the Kurdish People
On September 25th, the Kurdish people in Northern Iraq held a referendum to move towards an independent Kurdish state. As the largest people group in the world without a nation, this was a historic and exciting move.
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 ...
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...
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...
Undoing Years of Progress in Turkey
This op-ed published by the New York Times was written by a friend of At the Crossroads. The former mayor of Diyarbakir has worked to foster co-existence and even cooperation among the many different Christians...
Long-dormant Protestant church in SE Turkey reopens
At the Crossroads partners in Mardin, Turkey, renovated and rededicated a Protestant church in mid November. Watch the video to see how municipal and religious leaders celebrated the reopening.
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Brothers in Turkey threatened as others study together in Cyprus
Middle East School of Disciples
Several At the Crossroads leaders traveled in September to North Cyprus to participate in the Middle East School of Disciples (MESD). It was a special time with students from Je...
Israeli deputy minister meets with At the Crossroads leaders, partners
From left, Deputy Minister of Regional Cooperation Ayoob Kara Ayoob Kara, Dr. Moti Zaken, Rev. David Pileggi converse in the courtyard of Christ Church Jerusalem on Aug. 24, 2015.
Deputy Minister of Regi...
Turkey, the Kurds and Christian responsibility
A Turkish pastor and his translator give a report to a prayer group at Christ Church Jerusalem.
In July, a pastor and former mayor from a city in Turkey* visited Israel with the mission to create bridges betw...