In February 2023, two earthquakes measuring a magnitude of 7.8 and 7.5 hit the region of Southern Turkey and Northern Syria within the space of 9 hours. Over 50,000 people were killed. More than 850,000 buildings were destroyed and entire towns were turned to rubble. The ancient city of Antioch, in the Hatay region, was one of the hardest hit.

With help from partners like you we were able to aid in sending both Turkish and Arabic teams who provided food and care packages, medical aid and shelter. They demonstrated through words and actions God's love for the people of this ancient region. As a result, the good news about Jesus has spread around the region. Whole families are being baptized and discipled in His ways. And churches are being planted.

Of course it is not viable for many of the immediate responders to remain in the area. Yet rebuilding (both infrastructure and human lives) after a natural disaster like this can take years. Thankfully, some of our Arab co-workers have felt God call them to stay in the region. (Arabic is widely spoken in this province, including an ancient Syriac dialect.) Like us, they have left homes, jobs and families to come and show the love of Jesus and teach those with open hearts how to follow Him.

In many cases, the home churches in the Arab nations that these fieldworkers come from are not yet able or willing to adequately send them. They need our generosity and our prayers so that they can keep laboring in this ripe harvest field until local leaders can be raised up.

Thank you for working together with us in bringing life back to Antioch!

Helping Hand for Hatay

By LoveCompels

Helping Hand for Hatay

Please help Arab field workers who are continuing to work in the aftermath of the 2023 Earthquake in Turkey