What does it mean to be people of peace in places of war?
In our first edition of Bread & Ink: Words to Nourish the Global Church, Christian writers from Pakistan, Nigeria, Turkey, Lebanon, Singapore, Ghana and Ukraine explore the theme People of Peace in Places of War in this special collection of essays, short stories, poetry and devotionals.
Designed for readers seeking a deeper understanding of how Christian faith is being lived out around the world, the magazine highlights the important role of Christian writers and publishers in growing and strengthening the global Church.
Inside this edition…
The Mission Starts Within – a devotional on what active peacemaking looks like in light of Jesus as the Prince of Peace by Siham Daoud
Agents of Peace – an essay on being strengthened by God’s grace in our calling to be peacemakers in tough places by Peter Calvin
Peace through the Word – an essay on the power of the written word to bring peace into places and situations of conflict by Lawrence Darmani
People of the Prince of Peace – an essay in English and Turkish by Gökhan Talas on peace based not on our ability but our belonging to Christ
A Call for People of Peace in Ukraine – an essay in English and Ukrainian by Andriy Kravchenko on Christian publishing and open doors for the gospel
A Call I Couldn’t Ignore – a testimony of Israel Elazar’s journey to faith and a multi-faceted ministry among young people in Nigeria
The Night of Yelwata – a short fiction story that won MAI’s 2025 writing contest, inspired by real-life events in Nigeria.
Khan Younis, the Wind Remembers – a poem of the peace that Christ establishes for us by Aaron Lee
Featured Authors
Peter Calvin is the General Manager of Masihi Isha’at Khana (MIK), a publishing house aimed at providing quality Christian books on a non-profit basis for every Urdu speaker. MIK won MAI’s 2018 Robert B. Reekie Global Publisher Award for Christian publishers serving in challenging contexts.
Siham Daoud is Director of Every Generation Ministry in Lebanon, President of the European Baptist Women United, Vice President of the Baptist World Alliance Women, and Project Manager for Voices of Arab Women with Christian publishing house Dar Manhal Al Hayat.
Lawrence Darmani is founding editor of Step Publishers in Ghana, which produces and distributes Christian books—particularly for young people. He has been involved in Christian publishing for over 35 years and received MAI’s Distinguished Trainer Award in 2012.
Israel Elazar is an evangelist, youth counsellor, Bible commentator and researcher from Nigeria. He has been involved in secondary school evangelical outreaches for over a decade. Israel is the winner of MAI’s 2025 writing contest for his short story on People of Peace in Places of War.
Andriy Kravchenko is CEO of Ezdra Publishing, a Christian publishing house in Ukraine which won MAI’s 2025 Robert B. Reekie Global Publisher Award for distributing meaningful books for children and families amidst the challenges of war.
Aaron Lee is a Singapore-based cultural worker, poet and pastor whose work has been published internationally. He also serves as MAI-Asia Board Chair. Aaron and his wife Namiko co-founded an interdisciplinary and intercultural art practice, Laniakea Cultural Collective.
Gökhan Talas is co-founder of Miras Publishing Ministries, a Christian publishing house in Turkey. Miras Publishing won the 2020 Robert B. Reekie Global Publisher Award for finding new ways to serve readers in a nation where only 0.3% are Christians.
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