Status Updates From Daughters of Islam: Buildin...

In the end, all evangelism is really the attempt to introduce people to the One who has been pursuing us our whole lives.

In the long run, people need not just charity but the skills, land and capital to produce their own food and goods.

Recommended stories for communicating to Muslim women
-on sin: Lk 12:16-21,18:9-14, Mt 15:1-20
-on God’s love and our need to reprint: Lk 15:3-7, 8-10, 11-32
-God’s judgement: Mt 13:24-30,47-50
-cost of following Christ: Mt 13:44, 45-46, Lk 6:48-49
-Christian living & stewardship: Lk 5:36-39, 10:30-37, 7:41-43, 12:42-48, 19:11-27; Mt 18:23-35

Stories meet our need to be actively involved in learning through discovery … if a speaker doesn’t care enough to package his or her idea attractively, it must not be important

In cultures where important decisions are made corporately, it is natural and appropriate for w household to follow Jesus Christ together.

Emptiness makes filling possible. Thomas Merton has defined celibacy as “vacancy for God”. Many married women crave this space.

For effective outreach … we need to respect people’s beliefs and give them time and space.

For Muslims, God does whatever He wills. … so when a Muslim protests “God can’t take on human form!” We can ask “Who are we to limit God’s sovereignty? Do we date to say the Creator of the universe can’t visit his creation in human form if he so chooses?”

The political radical hungers for Justice and righteousness. The fundamentalist thirsts for God’s kingdom values expressed in community. …Where is the bridge builder?

Informative, perspective giving, heart softening