Calvary Chapel Casa Grande

A Pastor’s Heart:

Having recently returned from Israel and visiting the area known as the West Bank, I have a renewed appreciation for those who receive Christ in a hostile environment. The West Bank is controlled politically by the Palestinian Authority but it is also controlled religiously by the Muslims. There is so much involved there in that place -- politics and religion, as well as the politics of religion. The borders of politics and religion are very strong in some ways, but very liquid in other ways. The dividing wall between the Israelis and the Palestinians is real – both the concrete wall and the spiritual wall. Yet it is only Jesus Christ who can truly break down the dividing wall (Ephesians 2:14).

However, for the Muslim Background Believer (MBB) they find themselves walking in a no man’s land. Many Christians do not associate with them (out of prejudice, fear or ignorance) and the Muslims see them now as enemies. Yet still, many Muslims are coming to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Pray for your Brothers and Sisters who come to Christ from generations of Islamic influence. Their struggle is real, the danger is real, but more than that, their God is real. “Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4)

Pastor David