Dr. Dale is area director for the Middle East region. In this capacity, he is also executive director of Impact Middle East, through which the FMC serves in this region of the world. Dr. Dale and his wife, Dawn, have served with the FMC for 37 years as members of the East Michigan Conference.
Pray For
- opportunities in a challenging region
- language and cultural learning and understanding
- wisdom and understanding of strategic priorities for reaching people with the gospel of Christ
Encountering Jesus
Last year, our newest and youngest team member, Nahla*, joined our social media ministry team working with an unreached people group (UPG) in the Middle East. Nahla is a young woman and a believer from this UPG. She is studying at the College of Business and working...
From Anger to Freedom in Christ
In my home country, I worked in an import and export business and followed the Sufi path in Islam alongside my younger brother. I devoted myself to studying the Quran and Hadith, but I struggled with how God was described. Titles like “the deceiver,” “the avenger” and...
Once a Murderer, Now a Child of God
I was a rebellious young man who grew up in a house full of shouting and beatings. My father was violent, beating my mother brutally and insulting her in front of me. The anger kept building up in my heart until I finally exploded one day. In a moment of lost control,...
The Power of Cross
Her husband, a believer in Christ, bought her a huge house, like a palace. It was in the middle of a beautiful garden. This is how one Muslim woman’s dream began. As the dream continued, she went up to the rooftop of the house and looked far away. She saw a church...
A Bible in a Carpet Store
My name is Mary, and my story is about walking toward the truth and light found in Jesus. I was married at 16 and am a mother to three children. I came to know Christ in 2017. My husband owned a carpet and furnishings store in an extremely crowded area of Alexandria...
Unexpected Iranian Harvest
Years before the 2015 refugee crisis began, Hesam and Sanaz were a typical couple in Iran. Their comfortable life, successful business and culturally Muslim life, however, was dramatically changed when cancer shattered Hesam’s dream. Doctors, treatments, nor the Iman...