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| Turkish Breakfast in Rotterdam Posted: 13 May 2014 12:00 AM PDT Throughout May, we'll be reposting information and stories from HopeForTurkey.com to guide your prayers as we focus on praying for the Peoples of Turkey this month. Join us in praying for this spiritually dark area of the world, and as you do, be sure to take advantage of the 31-day prayer guide . There are millions of Turks and Kurds living outside Turkey in the Euro-Balkan area of the world. The following story is from a worker engaging Turks in the Netherlands. My husband and I just started Turkish lessons with a tutor in our city in the Netherlands. Her name is Yeliz. She is very good language helper using Dutch to teach us Turkish. At this point in our language development our discussions with Yeliz are often a bit limited. But just last weekend another teammate from Germany visited us. She had come a few months prior and met our tutor as we set up our class. Since our teammate from Germany could speak Turkish, the two were able to talk more and seemed to enjoy meeting each other. While our friend was in town from Germany, I decided to invite Yeliz to breakfast … READ MORE |
| Posted: 12 May 2014 10:01 PM PDT Throughout May, we'll be reposting information and stories from HopeForTurkey.com to guide your prayers as we focus on praying for the Peoples of Turkey this month. Join us in praying for this spiritually dark area of the world, and as you do, be sure to take advantage of the 31-day prayer guide. There are millions of Turks and Kurds living outside Turkey in the Euro-Balkan area of the world. The following story is from a worker engaging Turks in Germany. At the prompting of a Turkish believer here in Germany I recently got in contact with a Turkish woman named Gulsen. We exchanged numbers and said we would get together soon. That original encounter was so very brief. I really wasn't sure it would actually lead to anything of significance. The following day I hesitantly sent Gulsen a text asking if she would like to meet for coffee soon. To my surprise she enthusiastically responded, "Yes!" Even on my way to meet her that week, I doubted that she would actually show up and worried about what I would say if she did. In the face of my doubt and uncertainty, Gulsen not only showed up. She was ready to hear the truth of the gospel. When I pulled out the New Testament that I had brought specifically to give her, I still doubted. After years of being rejected as soon as I mention the name of Jesus, I very timidly told her that I wasn't trying to pressure her. She didn't have to take it if she didn't want to. But before I could even finish my sentence, she asked me where she could buy one. I smiled and said, "No, no, this is a gift for you." For the next hour we read from the Gospel of John together and discussed her questions … READ MORE |
| Posted: 12 May 2014 08:44 AM PDT Throughout May, we'll be reposting information and stories from HopeForTurkey.com to guide your prayers as we focus on praying for the Peoples of Turkey this month. Join us in praying for this spiritually dark area of the world, and as you do, be sure to take advantage of the 31-day prayer guide . There are millions of Turks and Kurds living outside Turkey in the Euro-Balkan area of the world. The following story is from a worker engaging Turks in Germany. Several years ago Elif, one of my closest friends in Germany, invited me to her home to meet her brother who was in town visiting. That night when he learned that I was a Christian, he became incredibly hostile towards who I was as a believer. But I was also surprised by the reaction of Elif. She graciously defended me. Though she is a devout Muslim, she beautifully explained the gospel to him in much more eloquent Turkish than I ever could have … READ MORE |
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