{"id":23687,"date":"2022-11-21T15:18:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T21:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=23687"},"modified":"2022-11-21T15:26:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T21:26:02","slug":"report-from-luke-10-exploration-trip-dubai-and-doha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/news\/report-from-luke-10-exploration-trip-dubai-and-doha\/","title":{"rendered":"A Report from the Luke 10 Exploration Trip to Dubai and Doha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The seventh of the ten Luke 10 Exploration Trips in 2022 went out October 17-26 to Dubai and Doha, with a team of six. Thank you for praying for this team and EFM&#8217;s Luke 10 Initiative as Evangelical Friends discern where to launch new mission fields as part of EFM&#8217;s Five-Year Goal. See more information here.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a report that Rusty Savage, EFC-ER Ministry Director of Multiplication, provided.<\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #00732f;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Who Was on this Trip?<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23693\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries_Green-286x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries_Green-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries_Green-975x1024.png 975w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries_Green-768x807.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries_Green-1462x1536.png 1462w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries_Green-1949x2048.png 1949w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries_Green-11x12.png 11w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries_Green-600x630.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>The team was made up of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amen Thapa (EFC-Nepal)<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Moore (EFM Short-Term Missionary)<\/li>\n<li>Bhakta Tamang (EFC-ER)<\/li>\n<li>Mathew Bradbury (EFC-ER)<\/li>\n<li>Zach Bohler (EFC-ER)<\/li>\n<li>Rusty Savage (EFC-ER)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23690\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Team-Photo-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Team-Photo-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Team-Photo-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Team-Photo-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Team-Photo-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Team-Photo-3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Team-Photo-3-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Team-Photo-3-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #00732f;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Where Did We Travel and What is the Need in the Area?<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23688 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries-300x294.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries-1024x1005.png 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries-768x753.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries-1536x1507.png 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries-2048x2009.png 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gulf-Countries-600x589.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a>We visited the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and the city of Doha in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Dubai and Doha are home to millions of migrant workers from all over the world. Within these two large cities, immigrants make-up over 90% of the workforce, often laboring in difficult circumstances for very long hours. Most of the workers are separated from their families who remain behind in their home nations.<\/p>\n<p>Among the many ethnic groups who have immigrated to Dubai and Doha in search of economic opportunities is a large population of Nepalese people. Far from home, detached from their families, and often living in difficult conditions, many of these Nepali men and women are searching for community belonging and are uniquely open to hearing the message of the Gospel. In this context, there is a great opportunity to minister to the spiritual, emotional, and relational needs of Nepali migrant workers.<\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #00732f;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Stories and Testimonies<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>Amen Thapa and Mathew Bradbury\u2014the first of our group to arrive in Dubai\u2014were welcomed by Amen\u2019s friend and \u201cdisciple,\u201d Roman. He brought Nepalese take out, over which he shared about both his sacrificial partnership in ministry, and the struggles of being away from his wife and children (living in Nepal). Amen shared how Roman has been a strong and faithful brother in first Malaysia and now also in Dubai. Roman is one of over twenty men and women from EFC-Nepal currently living in the UAE.<\/li>\n<li>Our first night in Dubai, the team met with a home fellowship group of (mostly) Nepali Christians. Made up of young adults, these believers meet each week on the lawn of an apartment complex reading their music and Bibles by flashlight. They welcomed us with tea, food, and warm fellowship. Although they had already put in a very long day of work, these brothers and sisters stayed late into the night to converse and pray with us long after the meeting had ended. Along with the Nepali members, the group also included believers from Uganda, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n<li>Pastor Kumar welcomed our team to his small apartment where he hosts one of the many home fellowship groups that make up his church. Kumar planted the very first Nepali-speaking church in Dubai. After training other leaders to take his place, he was sent to plant a second church. His fellowship is especially burdened to reach out to Nepali Christians who have neglected or walked away from their faith since arriving in Dubai.<\/li>\n<li>From the top of the Burj Khalifa, the world\u2019s tallest building, our team had the opportunity to look out over the massive, ever-expanding skyline of Dubai and pray for the many different peoples who make up this city of 3.5 million people.<\/li>\n<li>In Doha, the Qatar Nepalese Christian Church (700 members) hosted our team lavishly through a leadership delegation (15+ people) with time, food, and worship. They celebrated 25 years as a church in August and began our time together on Monday by sharing that two people had put their faith in Christ during worship gatherings on Sunday. They have 22 vibrant house churches and a \u2018servant leadership team\u2019 of 55.<\/li>\n<li>Binod, a church deacon in Qatar, who has been working there for 16 years (on annually renewed visas) is working with an Arabic family as their driver. He is informally considered the \u2018eldest son\u2019 in the household of 26 (two grandparents, their three sons who are married with children, and their three daughters). Binod verbally witnesses to the loving grace of Jesus, is asked for godly counsel by the grandmother, and prays for them while he lives on their compound \u2013 he has favor and is bearing fruit. He says the Nepali church is blessed in Qatar as they work within and reach out to the migrant Nepali community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"background-color: #c8ced6;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23691\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-3-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-3-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23692\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EFM-Luke-10-Exploration-Trip-October-2022-Dubai-Worship-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"background-color: #22283c;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>What\u2019s Next?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Luke 10 Exploration Trips continue into 2023 as teams explore potential sites with first trips and\/or follow up trips.\u00a0 Our next benchmarks include hopes that the EFM board will approve a commitment in November 2023 to launching at least five new fields.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>How Can You Join?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Are you interested in exploring missionary service? Do you know of anyone of any age who might be interested in exploring the idea of serving as a missionary overseas for two or more years?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">EFM is currently looking to contact and connect with people about opportunities to explore serving as missionaries with the Friends Church!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">To learn more, visit\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/five-year-goal-go\/\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>\u00a0or fill out this\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=QJhAnJUk-Um0DXAbTsmoXwry0NRYUUVOskq1Ux_LSc1UMEZKU1Y4Q0VYRDVWWDJVRU5OSFZCMjVQTy4u\">interest form!<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We look forward to sharing more news as it becomes available about what we are finding and discerning in EFM\u2019s Luke 10 Initiative as we continue to explore where EFM may launch new mission fields.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Macy<br \/>\nDirector of Mobilization<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seventh of the ten Luke 10 Exploration Trips in 2022 went out October 17-26 to Dubai and Doha, with a team of six. 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