Recent News
The Gift of Electricity
ADRA’s GLOW project empowers Syrian women farmers with mobile solar units, enabling sustainable irrigation, land restoration, and improved livelihoods.
The Gift of Love
A teacher’s decision to include a troubled boy in his class leads to healing, belonging, and transformation through compassion, highlighting the power of love in trauma-affected communities.
The Gift of the Bible
Maryam discovered Jesus through the captivating stories of the Bible, which drew her in deeply and inspired her to eagerly share these truths with her neighbors and friends, with amazing results.
The Gift of Divine Connections
Through prayer and divine timing, God transforms a young woman’s life in the MENA region, leading her to faith, purpose, and a new beginning.
The Gift of Faithfulness
Facing financial pressure while serving far from home, Safia chooses faithfulness over fear and experiences unexpected provision, learning to trust God’s timing and care.
The Gift of Curiosity
A classroom conversation about love sparks a thoughtful journey of wisdom, patience, and growing curiosity about forgiveness and faith based on Jesus and the Bible.
The Gift of Disrupted Plans
An unexpected illness disrupted a carefully planned Sabbath, leading to a moment of trust and growth. When Lina stayed home with their son, Adam was challenged to preach without translation—discovering God’s provision, increased confidence, and the strength to step beyond his comfort zone in their new ministry setting.
The Gift of Confirmation
A pastor's mysterious dream becomes a divine confirmation of his family's call to serve in MENA. Through unexpected detours and fulfilled details, their journey reveals God’s guidance, faithfulness, and reassurance in the midst of obedience and transition.
The Gift of Evidence
A powerful true story of faith and transformation, this article recounts how a simple prayer for rain affirmed Samir’s belief in Jesus and became a turning point for his family. From a moment of challenge to his ordination as the first pastor in his country, Samir’s journey reveals how God meets sincere faith with undeniable grace.
The Gift of Music
A behind-the-scenes look at Transmedia Group MENA’s Oh Holy Night project, exploring how the beloved Christmas carol was produced in five languages as a message of unity, hope, and the true gift of Jesus’ love.
Jesus Saves Marriages Also
A woman in the MENA region discovers faith through a trusted relationship, leading to personal healing, restored marriage, and her husband’s growing openness to God.
Praise God, No Internet!
In a Middle Eastern coffee shop, a couple met Selim, a student eager to practice English, and to begin reading about Jesus.
God At The Intersection
An unexpected reunion at a bus stop opened the door for a couple to share Jesus with Yusuf and Dilara, a couple eager to know more.
Praying Into Conviction
Richard, an Adventist student from North Africa, prayed six months for exams not to fall on Sabbath. God answered through his classmates’ support.
Beyond the Detours
One man’s around-the-world journey to truth.
A Tentmaker’s Life
A Sabbath-keeping soccer goalie witnesses in the Middle East.
Every Bicycle Needs a Bible
A couple in the Middle East prays for a bicycle for their friend Hussein. God answers with more... a Bible that sparks his first studies.
One Day Online, One Day In-Person in the Digital Middle East
Integrating every church media platform to impact lives across the region.
Social Media—Tool for Hope or Harm?
A moving story of Naya*, who discovers an unexpected calling to offer hope and kindness to others online. Through compassion and thoughtful dialogue, she helps people explore truth and find encouragement where they least expect it.
The Problematic Guard
A brief story of faith and answered prayer in the MENA: when a harsh church guard discouraged visitors, members prayed for God’s intervention—and within months, the guard was replaced by a kinder one. A testimony of God’s wisdom, timing, and power.
When Life's Questions Lead to God
Exploring how life’s deepest questions can lead to God, offering hope, purpose, and transformation through faith and living like Jesus.
Working for the God who sees
A MENAU worker shares how God used an unexpected encounter with a barefoot young woman on a flight to remind them that He is El Roi, the God who sees. In the midst of personal grief, a divine appointment turned into an opportunity to offer compassion, prayer, and practical help to someone completely alone in a foreign airport.
Never The Same
A Middle Eastern refugee’s prayers were answered in the way she least expected it.
Tragedy Opens Doors
After tragedy strikes a student’s family, a language school director offers more than lessons—he provides comfort, friendship, and hope. “Tragedy Opens Doors” tells the story of grief, compassion, and how faith can bridge hearts across cultures.
Saving a Life Twice
A powerful true story of friendship, faith, and hope—when Alex noticed his classmate Dan had disappeared, he reached out and discovered Dan was battling deep depression. Through compassion and Bible study, Alex helped Dan find purpose, healing, and a relationship with Jesus.
I've Never Known That Kind of Love
Alara first stepped into the church looking for an English class, not a new faith. What began as a language lesson turned into a deeper discovery as she encountered God’s Word for the first time. The peace she found in Scripture—and the love described in 1 Corinthians—moved her in ways she never expected. Her journey with God is only beginning.
Knitting Project in Pacific Northwest Serves Families Confronting Lebanon’s Winter
From a retirement home in Auburn, Washington, 85-year-old Bette Stanzel and her friends knit colorful caps and scarves that warm refugee children in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley and beyond. What began as a pastime turned into a global mission of compassion, connecting seniors in the U.S. with displaced families facing poverty, cold winters, and crisis in the Middle East.
Sabbath at the flower shop
Discover the inspiring story of Arman, a refugee and faithful Seventh-day Adventist, whose unwavering commitment to observing the Sabbath brought unexpected blessings to his workplace. Faced with a critical Saturday shift on the busiest weekend of the year, Arman chose faith over convenience. His decision not only honored his convictions but also led to record-breaking sales at the flower shop, demonstrating the profound impact of faithfulness, trust, and integrity in the workplace.
Searching For A Father
Basim’s journey from loss and doubt to faith, discovering God as a loving Father, and embracing Christianity in the Middle East despite cultural challenges.
Changing From The Outside In
Youssef’s journey from strict religious upbringing and inner struggle to discovering faith, friendship, and personal transformation through God’s guidance and the Adventist Church.
Meeting the General
A couple’s prayer for residency in a Middle Eastern country leads to an unexpected encounter with a young official, showing how faith and divine guidance open doors and form lasting friendships.
God Will Make Your Baby a Missionary
Peter and Sue answer God’s call to serve in the Middle East, leaving their business and trusting His guidance, preparing for cross-cultural ministry with their young daughter at Middle East University.