When Maisah first heard the Word of God, she responded with joy. Her belief in Jesus grew quickly, and then she was baptized.
Jessica, a Frontiers worker who had first introduced Maisah to the Word, met with her weekly for Bible study and prayer. She offered Maisah all the support and encouragement she could, tending to her faith like a delicate new seedling.
But after several months, Maisah’s new faith seemed to wither.
“It was as if the enemy came and snatched what had been sown into her heart,” Jessica says. “At this point, it feels like her faith has been stolen away.” Still, Jessica and her husband, Andy, are praying that Maisah will renew her love for Christ.
The lingering seeds of truth that Jessica had planted were still growing.
But while Jessica was trying to tend to Maisah’s faith, another Muslim friend was quietly tiptoeing toward the Kingdom.
Zainab, a language teacher, had heard Jessica share dozens of stories about Jesus during their lessons. But Zainab didn’t seem interested in hearing the Gospel.
“I thought she was just tolerating my passion for Christ,” Jessica says.
After Jessica stopped taking language lessons, she didn’t see much of Zainab anymore. But the lingering seeds of truth Jessica had planted in her language teacher’s heart were still growing.
When they finally met again, Jessica discovered that Zainab had been studying the Bible on her own. Her trust in Jesus and love for the Word had grown deep.
“She isn’t fully in the Kingdom yet,” says Jessica. “But she’s passionate for Jesus and sharing Him with others. It’s only a matter of time before she declares Him her Lord and Savior.”
“God is the one who causes the growth of His Kingdom—not us.”
Jessica and Andy know they are to be faithful in sowing seeds of the Gospel, praying for a harvest, and humbly trusting the results to the Father.
“God is the one who causes the growth of His Kingdom—not us,” says Andy.
“I feel like the farmer in Mark 4,” Jessica adds. “I sowed the seeds and went to bed. And while I was sleeping, God was at work in Zainab’s heart.”
And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.” — Mark 4:26–27
- Pray that Zainab will continue to grow in love for Jesus and put her faith in Him.
- Ask God to revive Maisah’s faith so that her love for Christ will be renewed.
- Praise God for the seeds of truth Frontiers teams are sowing into Muslims and their communities.
- Pray that the seeds planted in Muslims’ hearts will mature into flourishing faith in Jesus Christ all over the world.
Navida, a Muslim-born woman, had been taught to see God as angry and distant.
Now all she sees is His great love for her.
This account comes from a long-term worker. Names have been changed for security.
Main photo by Étienne Boulanger