My dad taught me something I have never forgotten:
As important as it is to receive an answer to prayer, it is even greater to become an answer to prayer.
Brother, you were an answer to prayer!
The Lord used you to pray for, support, and bring an answer to Christian leaders across the Middle East—men serving Jesus in places where following Christ can come at tremendous personal cost. And you were an answer to thousands of men you may never meet, men who will now be discipled, strengthened, and equipped through the Arabic books and resources you helped us place into their hands.
Paul Buchanan was so overwhelmed by what God was doing that when he arrived in Dubai, he stopped and recorded a personal video message for you and me.
Our CMN team took eight flights in seven days, met with dozens of strategic church leaders, placed Arabic discipleship resources into four key nations, and helped move the mission of discipling men in the Middle East to an entirely new level.
These were not easy days. These are not easy places.
But the Word says, “We do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.” — Hebrews 10:39
That is who we are. We do not turn back because the road is difficult. We move forward because the mission matters.
We go because families are waiting. Churches are waiting. Fathers are waiting. Sons are waiting.
We go because we are CMN. We rescue men.
And when a man is rescued, a family can be restored. When a father is discipled, children can grow up under the influence of a godly man. When a leader is strengthened, the impact can reach churches, cities, and generations.
What happened on this trip will touch people for years to come.
And you were part of it. Thank you. Well done.
At Lions Roar 2026, you’ll receive the full impact of what God is doing through your CMN brothers. You’ll have the opportunity to see what part God has for you in reaching men over the next year globally and locally. You’ll meet the men who are carrying this mission into churches, prisons, schools, neighborhoods, and some of the most strategic places on earth.
Come be in the room with world-changers. The mission is moving. And we are not turning back.
We are men on a mission. And that mission is Jesus.
Your friend, brother, and ally.
Grace and Peace,
Paul Louis Cole
