Afghanistan: Will the Taliban Win?

What a great trip to Afghanistan which is the new front line for the War on Terrorism! Afghanistan has changed in the last few years. There has been a slow resurgence of the Taliban and they have all the funding that they need from the massive drug trade that they are now controlling. I was there with JoAnn, Joel Rosenberg who was our mystery guest,  and Jeremy Grafman -Joel’s assistant at the Joshua Fund. What a week we had! Joel was there to research for his new book called “Inside the Revolution” which will be released on the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. He wanted to find out how the revolution had affected the region, and since Afghanistan is right next door to Iran this was a great place to get some final interviews for the book. He also asked me to write for his new book some practical ways that we can love Muslims to Christ. Despite the increased persecution in the region, the church is growing rapidly.  I was there to connect with our e3 Partners leader who is one of the most gifted young men I have ever met.

The Good News is that there are thousands of new believers in Afghanistan. The numbers may be as high as 18-20,000! How amazing the church is in Afghanistan! The pressure and the persecution is hard to fathom. Our e3 leader Abdul Herat is being used by God in great ways in this war torn country. But this is not without great danger. One female missionary was kidnapped 10 months ago and has not been heard from since. Believers meet in the middle of the night in secret locations. They are passionate for Jesus and know that He is the only answer to the problems in Afghanistan and throughout Central Asia.

I believe that if our military is given free reign in the region that soon the Taliban and Osama bin Laden’s terrorist group- Al Qaeda will be soundly defeated. We must pray for that! We are in the process of posting pictures from our trip and we hope that they spur you on to pray for the believers in Afghanistan!!!

Pictures From Afghanistan