After 17 years in the Emirates,a British preacher talks how the Christian community grew from one tiny church in 1984 to serving a Friday turnout of 20,000 from 86 congregations who worship in 32 languages

By Joanna Langely, Gulf News,2nd June,2001

Over 117 million people have accepted Christ after watching the Jesus film, where Brian Deacon stepped into the role of Jesus Christ on over 20 years ago on location in the Middle East.

Christianity.com, June 4, 2001

In the midst of persecution, Christians in Sudan make up one of the fastest growing churches in the world. It is the only Islamic country with millions of evangelical Christians, and the church is growing about 10 percent each year

Religion today,April 23, 2001

10,000 Christians live in Jerusalem but 17 churches represented there continue to exert a powerful influence on the politics of the city and own much of the property.

By Harvey Morris in Jerusalem, Financial Times Published: April 13 2001

Among the Jewish groups observing passover are Messianic Jews who see in it a reflection of God's salvation through Jesus as the messiah.
CBN,April 11, 2001

In a new study by Professor Dudley Woodberry from Fuller, he shows some reasons Moslems choose to follow Jesus
Religion Today,April 11, 2001

The Samaritans , best known for the parable of the Good Samaritan, total now 636 and are geographically split between Israel and the Palestinian authority.
Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, April 9, 2001; Page A13

Egyptians coming to know the Lord in a Cave Church in one of Cairo?s garbage dumps where thieves and drug addicts once gathered .
CBN ,March 29, 2001