Timothy Harris

Well, Jordan is a really wonderful country and by and large, super safe. People always say, are you afraid to go there? No, Jordan is very safe, and the king and the government there have done a good job of that. And so the lay of the land is really, you've got a country that is almost half Palestinian people since 1948 when they fled. Basically, as Israel was being started, they fled.

Well, Jordan is a really wonderful country and by and large, super safe. People always say, are you afraid to go there? No, Jordan is very safe, and the king and the government there have done a good job of that. And so the lay of the land is really, you've got a country that is almost half Palestinian people since 1948 when they fled. Basically, as Israel was being started, they fled.

They had to get out. And then many more people. So you've got a country that's about half Palestinians. And then you've got the Jordanians. And then you've got this incredibly huge influx of these refugees from the civil war in Syria. And then all the issues that have happened in Iraq with ISIS, with Al Qaeda and many other groups.

They had to get out. And then many more people. So you've got a country that's about half Palestinians. And then you've got the Jordanians. And then you've got this incredibly huge influx of these refugees from the civil war in Syria. And then all the issues that have happened in Iraq with ISIS, with Al Qaeda and many other groups.

And then you've got the Yemenis flooding in now more because of the civil war there. So it's a safe country. It's a crowded country. It's a poor country. They don't have oil and gas. They don't even have much water. But we just love the country. It's very raw. It's very, you know, down to earth. It doesn't have the kind of pretentiousness that you find in the Gulf countries.

And then you've got the Yemenis flooding in now more because of the civil war there. So it's a safe country. It's a crowded country. It's a poor country. They don't have oil and gas. They don't even have much water. But we just love the country. It's very raw. It's very, you know, down to earth. It doesn't have the kind of pretentiousness that you find in the Gulf countries.

Countries when we have traveled there like Qatar or Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, it doesn't have that kind of wealth or outward beauty and money. So it's just a down-to-earth country with down-to-earth wonderful people.

Countries when we have traveled there like Qatar or Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, it doesn't have that kind of wealth or outward beauty and money. So it's just a down-to-earth country with down-to-earth wonderful people.

Yeah, yeah, King Abdullah II. Yep, they sure do.

Yeah, yeah, King Abdullah II. Yep, they sure do.

Yes, very much. There are Christians for sure. And there are some churches, uh, but it is not legal there to convert from being a Muslim to, uh, being a Christian to becoming a Christian. It's that is that gets somebody in big trouble. Wow.

Yes, very much. There are Christians for sure. And there are some churches, uh, but it is not legal there to convert from being a Muslim to, uh, being a Christian to becoming a Christian. It's that is that gets somebody in big trouble. Wow.

Okay. So yeah, community, some of its community development and, and definitely assistance. Absolutely.

Okay. So yeah, community, some of its community development and, and definitely assistance. Absolutely.

Oh, absolutely. There are many, many missionaries right now in Jordan. Normally you need, you know, something to do there. You can't just go there and live. Although we do have a friend. This is funny, Brandon. He has lived there for over 25 years on a tourist visa. And so he has to leave every I can't remember if it's every six months or a year. I think it's six months.

Oh, absolutely. There are many, many missionaries right now in Jordan. Normally you need, you know, something to do there. You can't just go there and live. Although we do have a friend. This is funny, Brandon. He has lived there for over 25 years on a tourist visa. And so he has to leave every I can't remember if it's every six months or a year. I think it's six months.

He just has to go out of the country and come back in. It's kind of a visa issue. And so he's actually lived there that long on a tourist visa. But you can also go there. There are many Westerners, including, of course, Americans that are in Jordan studying Arabic so that they're just trying to figure out if God wants to call them to that part of the world or they do already feel a calling.

He just has to go out of the country and come back in. It's kind of a visa issue. And so he's actually lived there that long on a tourist visa. But you can also go there. There are many Westerners, including, of course, Americans that are in Jordan studying Arabic so that they're just trying to figure out if God wants to call them to that part of the world or they do already feel a calling.

to that region. And so they, of course, need to learn Arabic to be able to be lights for Jesus there.

to that region. And so they, of course, need to learn Arabic to be able to be lights for Jesus there.