Jordan Pastor Meetings 2023 | 2023 Update 1

Jordan

I left for Jordan on January 15th and arrived around 20 hours later in Amman (Luan didn’t join me on this trip). My purpose in going was to hear the voice of the LORD regarding the future role of Raven Ministries in Jordan and Lebanon. Prior to going, I spoke with a longtime friend and fellow servant of the Master, Pastor Victor, who is from Egypt and currently serving as the President of an International Bible School based in Jordan. When he met me at the airport, a saying I heard came to mind and I shared it with him, “some people come into your life for a reason, some for a season and others for a lifetime”. To Luan and me, Pastor Victor and his wife Nahed are those who will remain for a lifetime! We met in 2014 and instantly The Lord knitted our hearts.

Pastor Victor organized a breakfast with his staff, 7 Pastors from 3 different denominations, and asked me to share a devotional. Afterward, we met with 5 of the 7 Pastors privately to share the vision of Raven Ministries and hear whether God wants us to come alongside Pastors in Jordan in the future. My heart was stirred to hear that we are welcomed to work together.

While there, Pastor Victor took the opportunity to introduce me to some wonderful brothers and sisters in the Lord (names not included). Our first meeting was with a Pastor family that has two amazing daughters, who have a Facebook club serving over 800 friends. They’ve memorized more than 30 Psalms and put them in picture form, using it like the old-time flannel graph to tell the story. Sweet time! We also visited a believer who committed her life to Jesus in the last few years and has an unquenchable desire to read The Word. Off we went to visit a Pastor and his family that had been Pastoring in Egypt and moved to Jordan to Pastor at a great personal sacrifice. What an amazing opportunity to speak a Word in Season. Lastly, we were invited to have dinner with a retired Doctor that reads his Bible for hours every day!

On my second full day in Jordan, I visited with Pastor friends and their children that Luan and I met in 2011 and our hearts were instantly knit together. During our time of catching up, the Pastor shared that he knows many Pastors in the city where he lives and wants to introduce us to them. I had no expectations of meeting any Pastors from any City and The Lord has now opened two cities in Jordan.

Thank you, Pastor Victor and Sister Nahed for hosting me while I was in Jordan and thank you for connecting me with Pastors of Amman. We believe that The Lord has brought us together for such a time as this to serve Pastors and their wives in Jordon and The Middle East!