Timothy Austin (Turkey)
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Sign Up Today“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the Lord, “and not a God far away? . . . Do not I fill heaven and earth?” - Jeremiah 23:23-24 (NIV)
When I moved to the bustling metropolis of Istanbul, a city of more than 15 million people, God seemed distant and unconcerned. My wife, our two children, and I had moved into a small apartment in a crowded part of the city. It was at the crossroads of two busy...
God is nearby — even in faraway places.
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"When I became a parent, I struggled to find God within the chaotic world where I now lived. I was used to contemplative prayer, to silence and service and listening for God’s still, small voice in quiet, hidden spaces. Suddenly none of my life felt quiet or hidden – it was all loud, messy, and exposed." Discover more.
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