Pausing for Friday noon prayers, Muslims line the sidewalks near a mosque in Paris. IMB Photo

Pausing for Friday noon prayers, Muslims line the sidewalks near a mosque in Paris. IMB Photo

Pausing for Friday noon prayers, Muslims line the sidewalks near a mosque in Paris. IMB Photo

A couple light a candle for a loved one following a mass held at Notre-Dame. The medieval Catholic cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is a widely recognized symbol of the city of Paris and the French nation. IMB Photo

Most churches in Ghent, Belgium open for tourists but few locals worship there. IMB missionaries say 68% of people in the area do not believe in God or an afterlife.

A muslim man sits on the floor of a mosque to prepare to pray, as his prayer stone and Qur’an balance on his knee.

Muslims pray in a mosque in Northern Africa.

Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, speaks during a church service at Water of Life Church in Lutsk, which is located in western Ukraine. Domke and Cade and Ginny Wheeler, who serve with Send Relief, visited the church, and spent time with the church’s pastor, Sasha, and his wife, Julia. The couple, with a team of young leaders, lead this growing church. The Sunday worship service is filled to standing-room-only with 130 people. With the help of Send Relief, the church provides food packets to the community. IMB Photo

Worship leaders of Water of Life Church in Lutsk, Ukraine, lead the congregation in song. Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, visited the church. Sasha and his wife, Julia, and with a team of young leaders lead this growing church. The Sunday worship service is filled to standing-room-only with 130 people. With the help of Send Relief, the church provides food packets to the community. IMB Photo

A woman prays during a service at the Water of Life Church in Lutsk, in western Ukraine. Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, visited the pastor of the church, Sasha, and his wife, Julia. The church has a team of young leaders who lead this growing church. The Sunday worship service is filled to standing-room-only with 130 people. With the help of Send Relief, the church provides food packets to the community. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, IMB missionary, shares the gospel with Ukrainians who gathered after receiving food distributed by Send Relief and a local church. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, IMB missionary, shares the gospel with the Ukrainians who gathered after receiving food distributed by Send Relief and a local church. IMB Photo

Bryant Wright, Send Relief president, prays with Rev. Salim Bayrakcioglu, pastor of Isa Mesih Kilisesi Church in southern Turkey. The evangelical church has been ministering to victims of the Feb. 6 earthquake by providing shelter, food, water and other basic needs. IMB Photo

A woman lights a candle inside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

A Jewish man prays on top of the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem as the sun comes up.

A woman lights candles outside the Tomb of Christ in Jerusalem as she waits to enter. The tomb is next to Calvary, or Golgatha, and in close proximity to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The church is built around what is believed to be the site where Jesus was crucified and the tomb (sepulchre) where He was buried.

Men pray facing the Western Wall, also known as the ‘Wailing Wall,’ by outsiders because Jews gather here to mourn the loss of their temple that sits on the other side of the wall. The wall is a permanent place of worship for Jews and is their holiest site for prayer. The Western Wall Plaza, the large open area that faces the Western Wall, functions as an open-air synagogue that can accommodate thousands of worshipers.

A Jewish man prays at the Western Wall, also known as the ‘Wailing Wall,’ by outsiders because Jews gather here to mourn the loss of their temple that sits on the other side of the wall. The wall is a permanent place of worship for Jews and is their holiest site for prayer. The Western Wall Plaza, the large open area that faces the Western Wall, functions as an open-air synagogue that can accommodate thousands of worshipers.

A woman prays at the grave of a relative. According to Islamic tradition, it is recommended that a living plant or herbs be placed on top of or next to the grave to improve the deceased’s state on the morning of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is a three-day holiday that marks the end of Ramadan in the Muslim faith. It is a time to celebrate with family and friends the completion of a month of blessings and joy. The first morning, families visit the graveside of relatives and then go to pray.

A woman reads and recites prayers over a grave. According to Islamic tradition, it is recommended that a living plant or herbs be placed on top of or next to the grave to improve the deceased’s state on the morning of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is a three-day holiday that marks the end of Ramadan in the Muslim faith. It is a time to celebrate with family and friends the completion of a month of blessings and joy. The first morning, families visit the graveside of relatives and then go to pray.