The woman was grieved that no one would read God’s Word with her.  She wondered if it was out of fear or because they hadn’t read the Bible themselves. She immediately set up a time to meet with Nyala and begin to read the Bible with her.E

Michael and Ahmed meet up for coffee regularly.  As they were catching up over their espressos, Ahmed opened a conversation topic that they had never discussed before – WITCHCRAFT!  A manager in his company, while they were eating lunch, warned Ahmed to watch his relationships with colleagues. 

Taher, an Emirati, was sitting next to me at the coffee shop.  He was a really friendly guy.  We enjoyed our coffee as we got to know each other a little.  As our conversation continued, I asked Taher if he knew about Christmas.  He knew about Santa Clause and presents.  He even knew that is about the birth of the Christ, but he did not know why Christ followers make such a big deal about it. 

A new Hindu temple officially opened on October 5th, the day before the Dussehra festival, in what is being described as the “worship village” of Jebel Ali in Dubai where several churches and a Sikh temple are located.  Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and the Indian ambassador inaugurated the new temple at a celebration where over 200 dignitaries, ambassadors and local community leaders gathered. 

While spending the evening at a local park, Mary* and her children began interacting with an Emirati family. Eventually, Mary* sat on the family’s blanket, drank tea, and chatted with a young Emirati mother while they children played together. At the end of the young mother invited Mary* and her entire family to visit their home the following week.

So, the multiple languages impact corporate worship in the church, and they also impact one-to-one discipleship. Recently, I met a lady who heard the gospel in English and came to faith reading an English Bible. However, English is not her heart language. After coming to faith, she was baptized in an English-speaking church and then discipled in English.  

A month ago, this woman realized that she did not know how to pray in her heart language. She realized she had never shared the gospel in her heart language. She didn’t know how to study the Bible or make disciples in her heart language.