Ananias House bridges the distance between believers in the West and the growing body of Christ in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through prayer, Bible training, and resources to strengthen God’s global family. Founded by John Samara, a Syrian native who grew up as a Christian in a Muslim-majority community, Ananias House supports the persecuted Church. 

Dorcas Hoover lives with her husband, Jerry, and their family in Dover, Ohio. With a lifelong calling and passion for telling true stories, she authored House Calls and Hitching Posts as well as Awaiting the Dawn. While Dorcas writes to encourage and bring hope that God is working dynamically today in the darkest of circumstances, her greatest longing is to hear the trumpet announcing the soon return of the loving Bridegroom, Whose stories she writes.