Hany and Joanne work in church planting and leadership development with Impact Middle East. Hany is now the field director overseeing Impact Middle East’s work in seven countries. Joanne is the founder of a women’s initiative, working to restore women to physical, emotional and spiritual wholeness.
Pray For
- protection for Hany and Joanne as they serve in a region where spiritual warfare is intense
- health for the children and wisdom regarding their future schooling and friendships needs
- wisdom and discernment as they seek God’s direction for the next season of ministry
- open doors and people of peace in different refugee camps and cities
- unity in the body of Christ
- emotional strength and healing as they walk with refugees who have experienced deep trauma
- the midwives being trained, and mothers and babies being cared for through the women’s initiative
A New Start
We invited him to our house-church meeting to share how he had become a follower of Christ. Although he was shy and hesitant to speak in front of others, he began his tory. "I was living in darkness. Through the years, I tried all kinds of drugs. I sold all I had to...
How Can I Forgive
Sumayya*, a Yazidi girl, had attended a seminar about forgiveness at our center. I later visited her at home to ask her about the seminar and her thoughts about the topic. Her mother and two of her siblings were present as well. Sumayya shared that she couldn’t...
“I loved the message, but…”
We invited a woman from one of our searching groups to join us for an event explicitly organized to reach people for Christ. The messages we delivered were very clear, and we felt the Holy Spirit surrounding and touching the event and many hearts. When the event was...
Learning Firsthand
In Iraq, Haris* had heard about Christians. He had heard they are good people. Haris, his wife and his son learned this firsthand when they found refuge in our country more than three years ago after fleeing their homeland. Haris and his family are of Sabean...
The Lord Goes Before Us
I visited a village where I had never been before. I planned to start a house church there and came to gather information about the area, the people and the culture. While sitting at the coffee shop, I prayed and asked God to guide me to a man of peace. From...
The Strong One
Em-Elias asked me to have a meeting at her home and speak about love and forgiveness. A few days later, I held the meeting and spoke about the importance of forgiveness in the Christian faith. Em-Elias was listening carefully. After a while, she asked me to repeat...