Guess What?!?

by | Jan 23, 2026 | Pray

Greetings Take the Challenge Partners!

Today we are sharing great news and requesting your prayers.

Through a set of “only God could do it” connections, we now have two English-speaking, online disciple-makers groups in Morocco in northeastern Africa. During one of those DM groups a couple weeks ago, one of the participants asked if she could write out her memory verse in Arabic! Well, sure!

This may be 2 Corinthians 5:17

And we are pleased to announce that Volume 1 of Pressing Toward the Mark has now been translated into Arabic and is being readied for printing.

However, one of those group members, Sara, shared a sad and disturbing prayer request. The nation of Morocco is 99.6% Muslim, schools are taught in Arabic, and students must learn the Koran. Her 7-year-old daughter, Julia, did well on her semester tests except in one subject where she got a 0%. She is required to memorize and quote passages from the Koran, and Sara is not willing to help her daughter with this. If Julia does not memorize the Koran by 6th grade, she will not be permitted to go to the 7th grade, and this would be tragic.

Julia with mom, Sara

In other great news, you may remember Pastor Gil (“Hill”), who has been so instrumental in expanding TTC’s footprint in the Philippines and who recently had a radical cancer-related thyroid surgery. He sent Scott this update: “I’m literally out in the woods, my radioactive iodine treatment (RAI) after my surgery went so effectively that 80% remnants of cancer cells were eradicated – no need at this time for another RAI. Two doctors gave me “fit to work and to travel both by land and sea” certification. Titanium was implanted to bridge 3 upper right ribs where the cancer had metastasized; I am thankful for the plastic / bone surgeon.” From there he outlined his speaking schedule for the coming several months. When Scott talked to him this week, Pastor Gil invited Scott to join him in Qatar on a future trip to minister to a church there. Wow!   

Praise Reports:

  1. Pastor Gil’s healing! Thank you to all of you who prayed.
  2. TTC Discipleship materials translated into French, Arabic, and Spanish!
  3. First French-speaking DM group to start next month!

Prayer Requests:

  1. Scott’s trip to Morocco this spring to empower and equip the persecuted church there.
  2. God to make a way for Julia’s education to continue without requiring her to memorize the Koran.
  3. God to provide the remaining $5K needed to establish the Kenyan DM Movement Command Center.

Thank you for your partnership and prayers!

Scott, Patty, and the TTC Team