Pouring back into the next generation of missionaries, Carol’s experience is shared in her non-fiction work on Islam and missions and four novels written under the pen name of Um Daoud which tell the stories of Muslims who come to faith in Christ.

Carol Ghattas' website

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Carol Ghattas' books

• Answering God's Call
• Challenges of and Encouragement from Muslim-focused Ministry
• Fruit is Not Always Immediate

Carol Ghattas has spent over forty years in cross-cultural service and has lived in six countries. Having served single, married, and now as a widow, Carol lives what she writes.

Pouring back into the next generation of missionaries, Carol’s experience is shared in her non-fiction work on Islam and missions. She also has four novels written under the pen name of Um Daoud which tell the stories of Muslims who come to faith in Christ.

A sought-after speaker on Islam, missions, and other topics, you can connect with her through her website: lifeinexile.net.

00:32 - Introducing Carol Ghattas

03:42 - Carol's varied background and how she came to be where she is now

04:02 - ...call to missions at a very young age

04:16 - ...ministry to Laotian immigrants

04:32 - ...Ivory Coast

04:49 - ...call to work with Arabs

04:57 - ...seminary in Ft Worth, TX and Masters of Divinity degree

05:05 - met late husband, Raul in seminary

05:09 - ...20 years in North Africa

05:25 - ...came back to her hometown in TN and found out that a mosque was being built there

05:38 - ...natural fit to trach about reaching Muslims for Christ

05:51 - ...began an Arab-speaking church in town

06:01 - ...also worked as the manager at the public library

06:12 - ...stepped back from the church and retired from the library to focus on writing and waiting on the Lord

06:56 - Writing a devotional for missionaries

08:05 - Importance of member care

09:44 - Specific member care for Muslim-focused ministry

13:32 - Financial aspects of supporting missionaries

16:32 - Major takeaways from Muslim-focused ministry

20:04 - Writing fiction stories about Muslim women

21:37 - Encouragement in her writing and helping those on the frontlines

22:14 - Contact Carol Ghattas at lifeinexile.net

23:00 - Lightening the mood...

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