It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Most Arab Christians are Coptic, celebrating Christmas on January 7.

The Kiz fam is looking forward to Christmas. Then I'll be in the Middle East for a few weeks. Lebanon is experiencing one of the worst economic crises in recent history. Sudan experienced a military coup two months ago. But I will most likely visit both, as well as Jordan, Egypt, & Saudi. Nazareth is questionable due to travel restrictions to Israel. Would you ask God to raise up local shepherds/elders in each of these locations who are modeling gospel-centered families and reproducible church planting?

Some friends in the Middle East are requesting Arabic-speaking biblical counseling online, especially for some believers from countries where there are very few Christians. Would you ask God to give me wisdom as I begin to connect with several potential online counselors, mainly Egyptians?

Do you make New Year's resolutions? Regardless of what season it is, grace-filled accountability helps all of us repent of sin, or simply develop better habits. For the past few years, I've been using the app HabitShare. Would any of you brothers prayerfully consider downloading the app to share habits between the two of us? You can try it out first without sharing habits with others.