Friday, January 8, 2010

Preparing to Go to the Middle East and Africa

We are preparing for another mission trip to Ethiopia but on our way to Ethiopia, we have an opportunity to stop over in the Middle Eastern country of Dubai for five days. Dubai is located on the Arabian Gulf and is bordered by Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar. Islam is the state religion. Dubai is strategically positioned in the middle of the 10/40 Window. An area where the predominate religion is Islam. Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). What is an emirate? An emirate is a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Muslim Monarch styled emir. Even though it's against their law to proselytize or attempt to convert anyone to another opinion and, particularly, another religion, if prompted by Holy Spirit, we will tell someone about Jesus. After our layover in Dubai, we will be on our way back to Ethiopia. Keep us in your prayers.