Say Hello: Serving Muslim Women launched in 2011 in response to a vision and its appropriate missional response. Our vision, that every Muslim woman know the truth about Jesus, requires the supreme involvement of dedicated, Christ-following women. Because of Islam’s modesty mandates, Christian women are, by default, every Muslim woman’s best if not only hope for heaven! What a privilege!
But where do we start? What do we mean by “missional response”?
The answer is so obvious that it is easily overlooked. Every conversation requires a greeting; we begin by saying, “Hello.”
Say Hello is ready to help you with the rest. The greeting is a mere beginning of friendships and conversations that can lead scores of Muslim women to Jesus. And that’s who we are: a handful of girls who beckon a world of Christian women into the joy of leading Muslim women into God’s truth. Together we can do this!
Join us! Say Hello!
Lynda grew up overseas, starting life as an American in the US when she landed at university. She graduated with credentials to teach English and Spanish; her husband would say she loves talking in both. Probably a lot.
The Lord transitioned Lynda, her husband, and three children into service in the Muslim world following a prosperous season of church planting and pastoring in Chicago. They served in Pakistan and then as AGWM Area Directors for Central Eurasia’s ten Islamic nations. God used their years in the Muslim world to turn Lynda’s heart specifically toward the cause of reaching women in those lands and beyond, even in our backyards.
Lynda founded and now directs Say Hello: Serving Muslim Women. One of her many joys in ministry these days is equipping Latin American women for outreach to Muslim neighbors. Lately, she has been able to help resettle an Afghan refugee family in her city. Mostly, she loves to see women everywhere discover and wholeheartedly act upon their own God-given capacities for this important mission. It’s the “I get to do this!” sentiment that drives her and the Say Hello team forward, till every Muslim woman knows the truth about Jesus.
This is Lauren Plute, she loves to have fun and describes herself as a creative, beautiful mess. God has given her a love for people, an eye for design, and a passion for helping Christians move from places of fear and hate into God’s heart of love and compassion.
Lauren, her husband, and three talented kids lived in a majority Muslim country for 7 years before joining the Say Hello team. Together they loved exploring the urban, eastern culture where they lived, and they treasured the Muslim neighbors God gave them. During that season, they were also honored to help plant their organization’s first church in that nation.
Lauren works hard to make sure that the resources Say Hello produces are beautifully engaging and easy to understand. She jumps at the chance to speak publicly and help Christian women know how they, too, can bless their Muslim neighbors. Lauren believes that while “Say Hello” is an evangelism-focused ministry, she champions discipleship that draws Christian women into greater Christ-likeness while walking Muslim friends toward Jesus.
Joy never meets a stranger. Her love for Jesus overflows into the lives of family and friends that live virtually all over the world. She’s a people magnet who serves with enriching passion and purpose; a courageous do-er of challenging mission. She cooks a mean Jordanian ma’lube.
Joy comes to Say Hello with many years of experience among Muslim people. She was raised in the Muslim world and has served there as an adult with her husband, daughter, and two sons. One of her many delights has been serving Syrian and Iranian refugees in an Islamic context.
It is her deep love for Muslim women and children that drives her passion for making the truth about Jesus known to them. Joy desires to help Christian women worldwide step beyond perceived barriers and reach out to Muslim women in Christ’s redeeming love.