Christian Arabs in the U.S.

There are Christians in our midst from many cultures and countries around the globe. These people have left behind much besides their families, their heritage, their homes to come here, and many have done it to be in a country where it is safe to worship as a Christian.

We have such a multicultural society, especially here in Dallas. The opportunity is in our own backyards to minister to the needs of others and bring the love and teachings of Christ into their lives. When we are confronted with ourself and self interests, our fears and mistrusting of others, we should deliberately look to the needs of others, especially those we consider possible enemies, through prayer, reaching out, helping, serving.

"Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others." - Philippians 2:4 (NAS)

"I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." Luke 2:27-28 (NAS)

Pray for

• Former Muslims who risk their life to reach out as Christians, including Kamal and Victoria Saleem and Koome Ministries
• Local ministries that reach out to those from other countries in this north Dallas community, which include those led by Jalil Dawood (pastor of the Arab Church of Dallas) (jdawood@aim.com) and Vinay Patras (leader of the local ministry of International Students Inc.) (vinaypatras@tx.rr.com)

Vinay Patras has said, "Jesus Christ has commanded us to minister to all we can in our community and stand by those who minister to the world."