Afghanistan – The Waiting World Blog

Afghan Christians Fleeing Taliban Face Deadly Threats in Neighboring Muslim Nations

March 29, 2026March 10, 2026 thewaitingworld

(Exclusive from Breitbart News, 3/9/26). Afghan Christian refugees in Central Asia who escaped the Taliban, especially women, are facing tremendous threats of physical harm, deportation, and social vulnerability in their new countries, most of them Muslim-majority states, the Christian humanitarian… Read moreAfghan Christians Fleeing Taliban Face Deadly Threats in Neighboring Muslim Nations

God Is In Heaven, He Does All That He Pleases – Psalm 115:3

December 2, 2025November 24, 2025 thewaitingworld

(From Movements.net)”Gary was in the US military for fifteen years. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He started out a belligerent atheist. God broke him. His wife called and said, I’m done. I’m leaving with the kids. He didn’t blame… Read moreGod Is In Heaven, He Does All That He Pleases – Psalm 115:3

Holding Fast To Hope: Afghanistan Update

March 4, 2025February 18, 2025 thewaitingworld

About a month ago, we reported to you that Afghan women, who have suffered so much under Taliban rule, are now having to contend with a new law that closed all midwifery programs. That was the one area in the… Read moreHolding Fast To Hope: Afghanistan Update

“If I wait, will God stop knocking?”

February 23, 2025January 31, 2025 thewaitingworld

You still have time to pray for Muslims during their holiest month of Ramadan, because you can still order your copy of the “30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World” online in time from Bibles For the World (biblesfortheworld.org)…. Read more“If I wait, will God stop knocking?”

Last Door Closes For Women In Afghanistan

January 16, 2025January 3, 2025 thewaitingworld

This story is from Mission Network News (mnnonline.org) on 12/26/24 — “The Taliban in Afghanistan recently came out with another harsh restriction. Afghan women are now banned from education in nursing and midwifery – the last open door for women’s… Read moreLast Door Closes For Women In Afghanistan

Hope For Afghan Refugees in L.A.

October 29, 2024October 23, 2024 thewaitingworld

(From The Crescent Project, and was written by Dan Torres. This article is in followup to our previous post, on 10/27, about the need for English teachers. Thanks to Bevin Ginder and The Joshua Project for the above photo.) “When… Read moreHope For Afghan Refugees in L.A.

A Hard Lesson From Afghanistan…and Aesop’s Fables

October 1, 2024September 16, 2024 thewaitingworld

Here at The Waiting World, besides having produced videos, prayer slides, and this blog, we are engaging in conversations with Muslims from different parts of the world. Three of our students are currently reading short stories from “Aesop’s Fables”. It’s… Read moreA Hard Lesson From Afghanistan…and Aesop’s Fables

Three Years After The Fall Of Kabul …

September 19, 2024August 22, 2024 thewaitingworld

(From Morningstar Development, www.msdev.org) – It has been 3 years since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the City of Kabul fell to the Taliban on August 15, 2021. Before that day, Morning Star Development, a Christian organization, based in… Read moreThree Years After The Fall Of Kabul …

Pray for the Women of Afghanistan

June 20, 2024June 17, 2024 thewaitingworld

The stories you’ve heard about the women of Afghanistan suffering under the harsh rule of the Taliban are true. Before the Taliban, women were educated and they had wonderful opportunities to go to college and become doctors, lawyers, and educators…. Read morePray for the Women of Afghanistan

A Digital Lifeline of Hope For Afghan Women

November 30, 2023November 28, 2023 thewaitingworld

(From Mission Network News) As Afghanistan worsens for women who are forced to stay in their homes, the digital church offers them hope! Even though the United States has taken in many Afghan refugees after the fall of that nation… Read moreA Digital Lifeline of Hope For Afghan Women