Frontline Missionaries to Muslims build new paradigm in mission strategy (Part 1)

Aug 29, 2023 by Jill

by David Virtue, VOL:

VIRTUEONLINE obtained an exclusive interview with the Rev. Alan Argo. He and his wife Aimee are doing pioneer clandestine missionary work among mostly Muslims in the Middle East, Europe, and in several African nations. Because of the sensitivity of their work their names must remain anonymous.

VOL: You and your wife are doing pioneer missionary work among Muslim groups in the Middle East. How many years have you been doing this now? Can you tell us how you got started? What was the impetus to get you on this journey?

ARGO: We’ve been in the mission field for 20 years. God just called us out of a very comfortable life in Texas. I had achieved all of my life’s goals and had more money than I knew what to do with by age 30. And was utterly miserable.

God grabbed our attention and He wouldn’t let go until we all got on the plane. It involved excitement, nervousness and kicking and screaming. My misery ended; I found a purpose beyond myself.

We’ve been in the Islamic World and clandestine missions for 12 years now. We were happily serving in Tanzania where I was Dean of a huge cathedral. But then the Lord opened our eyes to the unreached, people with no access to the gospel. Out of 10 missionaries, only ONE goes to the 3 billion unreached. That’s 42% of the world’s population. Do you see the disparity? And it’s worse for missionaries who go to the Islamic World with 2 billion souls; we’re only 4%. So out of 100 missionaries, only FOUR go to the Islamic world. There is one missionary for 450,000 Muslims. Aimee and I each have 450,000 Muslims on our hands.

So, God gave us a heart for these unreached and unengaged People Groups. We felt a burning call to the unreached. We now only go to places 4% or less are reached with the Gospel.

VOL: Can you tell us the countries you are operating in, including cross-border work in countries?

ARGO: Let’s just say the Middle East… I was on Al Qaida’s top ten hit-list and don’t want to re-activate them. Plus Tanzania, Kenya and an undisclosed country in Africa. And now we’re starting to catalyze work in Europe.

VOL: I have read that the church in the “Big Islamic Country to your east” is the fastest-growing evangelical movement in the world with more than one million persons. What role are you playing in that growth?

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