Endure International
Our vision is to help establish viable, Biblically-sound and self-supporting churches in every major city across the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and beyond.
For nearly 20 years, Endure International has reached Christian believers and congregations throughout the Middle East and beyond. Today, our mission continues through:
From the heart of the Middle East, Jesus Christ’s message spread in all directions. The initial church emerged in Jerusalem and expanded to Antioch, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), and countless other locations.
Fast forward 2000 years, a stark transformation has occurred. Christian numbers across the region have significantly dwindled. In many instances, the Church’s survival is questionable. Even in its birthplace, Christians now constitute a mere 1% of the population. The reasons behind this overall decline in both Christians and the Church are broad and diverse.
All our efforts align with Jesus Christ’s Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). We aspire to lead seekers to the Lord, aiding their baptism and growth as committed disciples, ultimately giving rise to vibrant local churches.
Christians and churches in the Middle East face hardships that are reminiscent of the hardships of the early Church. Our message to them echoes the words of the apostle Paul to Timothy in 2 Timothy: “You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” (2:3, NKJV).
“For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory” (2:10, NASB).
“But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry” (4:5, NASB). And “For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; If we endure, we will also reign with Him” (2:11-12, NASB).
Endure International, Inc., of Cary, North Carolina, was founded in 2005 to serve the development of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Middle East, North Africa and beyond. It is led by an international board of directors.
Endure International is fully supported through God’s people, with donations from churches, individuals, foundations, and other partners.
Aside from teaching, and media ministry through our North American broadcasting partners, Endure International has limited operational presence in North America. All of Endure International’s human and financial ministry resources are exclusively used for and in the countries of the Middle East, North Africa, Central and East Asia.
“For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory” (2:10, NASB).
“But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry” (4:5, NASB). And “For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; If we endure, we will also reign with Him” (2:11-12, NASB).
While Endure is not presently engaged in such activity, it cannot be ruled out in the long term. It is worth noting nonetheless, that Endure International’s philosophy of ministry (more here) puts special emphasis on national believers reaching their fellow countrymen (Acts 1:8). In cases where special training or skills go unmet because of lack of the same, our first option would be to recruit and send native speakers from nearby countries, and usually on a short-term basis, before seeking non-native assistance.
