Across Gaza, Syria, Israel, and Iran, local believers are quietly multiplying disciples in places the gospel has rarely reached.
While War Shakes the Middle East…
Something Unexpected Is Happening.
Beneath the headlines of war, a quiet movement of disciples is spreading across the Middle East.
Across the Middle East, millions are living through war, displacement, food shortages, and fear. Entire cities have been leveled. Families have been forced from their homes. Communities are searching for hope in the middle of uncertainty.
But beneath the headlines, something unexpected is happening.
In small apartments, as bombs are going off around them, disciples are gathering people to read the words of Jesus together. New believers are praying for one another. Bible Studies are forming in places like Mecca, the heart of Islam, where the gospel has rarely been heard.
In moments of war and crisis, hearts often become open in ways they were not before.
“Persecution has not stopped the Church, it has purified it.”
Global Catalytic Ministries equips and supports these indigenous disciple-makers, who are already part of these communities, so they can disciple Muslims to Jesus and multiply new gatherings of faith where traditional missions cannot safely operate.
What is emerging is not a short-term response to crisis.
It is the quiet growth of God’s underground church.
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Active Field Report (Real Text Messages)
Message 1: Her call (Received 11.1.25 – details changed for safety)
“Good morning my family”
“I prayed about Australia or Syria and I felt an inner voice saying to me, what will you do in Australia when you don’t know anyone there? If you have a calling, it is for the people who don’t know Jesus in (X location). If I seek prosperity in my life, I choose Australia. If I want to walk in spreading the message of the Gospel, I must go to my Shiite community in (X location), even if it is dangerous for my life and difficult living. But to be a daughter of Christ, I must walk according to His will and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I have always prayed since the beginning of my faith and said, “Lord, you are the one who sent me.”
Why This Matters Now
Historically, the gospel has often spread fastest in seasons of war, suffering, instability, and uncertainty.
And throughout Scripture, God speaks of a future when the nations of the Middle East would turn to Him.
The prophet Isaiah described a future when Egypt, Assyria, and Israel would worship the Lord together and become a blessing to the earth, and when people from many nations would encounter God’s glory and carry that message across the world (Isaiah 19:23–25; 66:18–19).
Today, we are witnessing early signs of these ancient prophecies beginning to unfold.
Across the Middle East, Muslims and Jews are encountering Jesus and quietly sharing their faith with their own people, even in places once thought unreachable by the gospel.
This is a rare moment in history. How will you respond?
Stand With the Underground Church
“To follow Christ there means being ready to lose everything, even your life.”
Our Strategy: Local Disciples Reaching Their Own People
The gospel spreads fastest when local believers reach their own people
Global Catalytic Ministries equips indigenous disciple-makers across the Middle East—leaders who already live in these communities and can multiply disciples where outsiders often cannot go.
Why This Approach Works
| Traditional Western Mission Model | GCM Disciple-Making Model |
|---|---|
| Western missionaries relocate overseas | Local believers lead the mission |
| Years of fundraising before deployment | Immediate engagement in their own communities |
| Cultural and language barriers | Native language and cultural access |
| Many leave the field within 3–5 years | Local leaders remain for life |
| Often plant 1–2 churches in a lifetime | Multiplying networks of disciples and house churches |
What Makes GCM Unique
Indigenous Leaders at the Center
Local believers lead the mission, reaching their own people.
Relational New Testament Disciple-Making
Simple, reproducible methods centered on Scripture and community.
Decentralized “Equip and Release” Leadership
Regional leaders respond quickly to opportunities and crises.
Security-Conscious Communication
Protecting believers serving in sensitive regions.
Faithful Presence in Hard Places
More than a decade of consistent ministry in difficult environments.
Today, GCM supports disciple-makers serving in more than 70 countries, including many of the world’s most restricted regions.
What often begins with a single conversation becomes Discovery Bible Studies, new disciples, and multiplying house churches.
Frontlines of the Mission
Across the Middle East, local believers are stepping into some of the most difficult environments on earth to share the message of Jesus.
“The gospel is advancing through ordinary believers with extraordinary courage.”
Today, GCM has active disciple-making access in 73% of the Middle East, with a goal of reaching 100% of the region by 2027.
Even amid war and tension, spiritual curiosity is growing.
Recent outreach includes:
• 30 gospel engagements across Israel
• Discovery Bible Studies beginning in Hebron
• Ongoing relationships with Orthodox Jewish communities
• New baptisms through local outreach
In sensitive areas, Jewish and Arab believers are sharing the message of Yeshua together.
Iran’s underground church continues to grow despite intense persecution.
Recent impact includes:
• 35 leaders trained in underground gatherings
• 121 baptisms through trusted networks
• New Farsi worship songs strengthening believers
Trained disciple-makers are preparing to strengthen and expand this movement inside Iran.
War has left much of Gaza devastated and displaced.
Yet even here, the gospel is moving forward.
• A covert operation is beginning this year to start discipline-making movements inside
• Trauma care for the tremendous amount of loss the Palestinians have faced
• Plant sustainable and ongoing work that stays
Even in the middle of crisis, spiritual hunger is growing.
Years of war have deeply scarred Syria, but the gospel continues to spread quietly.
Recent developments include:
• New disciple-makers emerging across the country
• Church gatherings forming in multiple of bombs going off around them
• Baptisms among previously unreached groups
Local believers are courageously discipling their own communities despite great risk.
A Historic Breakthrough in Mecca
For over 1,400 years, Mecca has stood as the spiritual center of Islam.
Until recently, there had never been a known underground church gathering in the city.
In 2025 through hidden disciple-making, a small group of believers began meeting secretly.
Soon after, the first six baptisms connected to this underground church were reported.
What began as a single discovery group has now become the first known underground church connected to Mecca in modern history.
Moments like this remind us that even the most closed places in the world are not beyond the reach of the gospel.
“In places where Christianity is outlawed, faith is spreading faster than ever.”
What Your Support Makes Possible
Your partnership helps equip and sustain disciple-makers serving across the Middle East and other high-risk regions.
While every situation is different, gifts like these can help support ministry initiatives such as training leaders, translating resources, strengthening secure communication, and sustaining indigenous disciple-makers who are reaching their own communities.
$2500
Equip a Regional Leader
Support a disciple-making coach
for one month as they train new
leaders, strengthen networks of
disciples, and help underground
churches multiply.
$250
Bibles & Discipleship Tools
Help provide Scripture resources and contextualized evangelism materials that introduce new believers to the teachings of Jesus. Example: illustrated comic-style gospel booklets used in Myanmar.
$500
Secure Communication
Support secure communication
systems that allow leaders in sensitive environments to safely coordinate disciple-making work. Hardware and encrypted software
protect believers in restricted
regions.
$1000
Support an Indigenous Disciple
Help sustain a local believer
reaching the lost in their own
community through mentoring,
discipleship gatherings, and
translated training resources.
$5000
Strengthen Regional Movements
Help support leadership gatherings,
field travel, and training events
that bring disciple-makers together
for coaching, community, andstrategic planning.
Many of these leaders are serving in regions where traditional missions won’t go. Through training hubs, field stations, and regional networks, GCM equips them to multiply disciples among their own people.
All gifts support the broader mission of equipping disciple-makers and strengthening movements of disciples around the world.
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