Stories
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Where There Is Hunger, There Is Hope
February 8, 2026Ramadan changes the rhythm of life for Muslims around the world. Days grow quieter as they fast from food and water while still pushing through work, school, and family life. But when the sun sets, everything shifts. Homes fill. Tables open. Community deepens. For Global Gates missionaries, Ramadan often creates natural openness to spiritual conversations…. -
Hope in Ramadan: One Missionary’s Story
February 8, 2026Read below as a Global Gates missionary who grew up Muslim offers insight into Ramadan through the lens of both lived experience and faith transformation. 1. What was your experience of Ramadan before you followed Jesus?Before I followed Jesus, Ramadan was a very serious and emotional season for me. It was a time of fasting,… -
Do We Have Leadership Development in CPM-Style Work?
January 15, 2026(By Clint Bowman, Global Gates Africa Affinity Leader) The answer to the question in the title is a very loud “Yes!” However, it seems that some do not believe this to be true. As a result, many criticize the rapid planting of churches because they are not aware of how this very important part of… -
I Had Become What I Hated
December 12, 2025If you haven’t read S’s story yet, click here. Her story gives a fuller picture of the multiplication happening through this testimony. She is a Global Gates missionary who led H to faith in Jesus. “My story begins in a small town in Somalia. As a young boy in a broken home, I experienced hunger,… -
A Muslim Background Believer Who Has Helped Reach Millions with the Gospel
December 12, 2025S* was born and raised in Somalia in a devout Muslim family. From childhood, she was taught that Islam was the only true religion. More than that, she was taught to hate Christians because they were seen as deceived enemies of the truth. She carried these beliefs without question. But everything changed when she moved… -
I Used to Avoid Sharing the Gospel with People from Other Religions
December 3, 2025“…because I thought it was a lost cause, or at the very least a waste of time. I felt like I didn’t know enough about other religions to have real conversations with anyone. And from what I did know, encouraging someone to leave the religion they had trusted and allowed to shape their entire life… -
Modern-Day Application
November 12, 2025This is the fourth of six compelling articles written by our seasoned missionary and author, Kevin Greeson. Originally published by Mission Frontiers, this series offers fresh insights on transforming mission work from simple addition to powerful multiplication. Each article will be shared over the coming months. To explore Kevin’s latest book, which covers many of… -
Core Value: Multiplication
November 12, 2025This is the fourth article in a series by our Lead Team, spotlighting the core values that define Global Gates—Prioritization, Migration, Multiplication, Catalyzation, and Collaboration. Multiplication: A Spiritual Endeavor “Last words are usually the most important words.” As a pastor, I found this saying to be true time and again, often observed in a hospital… -
Core Value: Collaboration
October 13, 2025This is the third article in a series by our Lead Team, spotlighting the core values that define Global Gates—Prioritization, Migration, Multiplication, Catalyzation, and Collaboration. Collaboration: Resisting the Temptation to Do This Work Alone Colossians 4:2–18 is a beautiful picture of how the missional calling of God was never intended to be one of isolation… -
The Ripple of Your ‘Yes’ to Partnership
October 13, 2025“Our partners remind us in more ways than one that we’re not crazy, and God’s call to the hard and difficult-to-reach peoples is worth spending our lives for. Their words of encouragement, active prayer support, and sacrificial giving are a tangible manifestation of God’s grace in this call to the nations.” – Global Gates Missionary… -
A Movement Case Study from Galilee
October 13, 2025This is the third of six compelling articles written by our seasoned missionary and author, Kevin Greeson. Originally published by Mission Frontiers, this series offers fresh insights on transforming mission work from simple addition to powerful multiplication. Each article will be shared over the coming months. To explore Kevin’s latest book, which covers many of… -
A Remarkable Intercultural Experience
September 8, 2025A huge benefit for short-term teams who venture to our city is that they are immersed in multiple cultures in one week: Yemeni, Lebanese, Iraqi, Kurdish, Afghani, Bangladeshi. When you think about the depth of their intercultural experience, it really is remarkable. This particular short-term team, mostly composed of those who had never met a…
