Barnabas Hope organizes AFM’s Tentmaker Ministries. He guides and supports people who wish to use their business or educational talents to witness in countries where direct evangelism is not allowed. Previously, Barnabas and Esther Hope served as missionaries to the people of Turkey.
Barnabas & Esther Hope
Career Missionaries since 2004, currently servings as AFM’s Tentmaker Ministries Coordinator. Previously, Barnabas and Esther Hope served as missionaries to the people of Turkey.
Frontier Stories
The Color of Providence
After he is done with his homily, I say a few words in Turkish, and the people’s expressions are usually pure delight. It was in this manner that I received a kiss on both cheeks from a district court judge and the head of the SWAT team!
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Barnabas & Esther Hope
April 01 2005, 6:38 pm | Comments 0
Nothing Left To Do But Pray
With a gun pressing into the side of his head, there was nothing left for Ahmet to do but pray. He was trapped in a stranger’s house behind closed doors, and a man was shouting.
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Barnabas & Esther Hope
March 01 2005, 4:00 pm | Comments 0
Scooby Doo and the Mystery of Christ
After my university classes are finished and the dark of night has filled the streets, I walk through the madness of car lights and honking mini buses up to Ekrem’s tiny well lit shop.
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Barnabas & Esther Hope
February 01 2005, 3:58 pm | Comments 0
Next Week
I have six shirts here in Turkey. They are accompanied by four spoons, a library of three books, and a makeshift sleeping bag bedcover.
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Barnabas & Esther Hope
January 01 2005, 3:57 pm | Comments 0
Trapped By Islam
Shirin is a young Iranian woman whom we have befriended over the last several weeks. She is 20 years old, laughs much, and has a winning smile, but her black eyes seem to beg for an answer she hasn’t yet found.
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Barnabas & Esther Hope
December 01 2004, 3:55 pm | Comments 0