Over three million people of Arabian ancestry live in the United States, and nearly 15,000 of them call Toledo, Ohio, home. In 2022, Mark Clausing and Nashwan Saadoon, began leading an outreach called New Life, or Hayat Jadida in Arabic, in the Toledo area.
Hayat Jadida is a Christ-centered, diverse family of followers of Christ consisting of both Arabic and English speakers, where freedom in Christ is found. This safe community will continue to spread the Light of Christ to the world from Toledo, Ohio through acts of mercy and truth.
ستستمر حياة جديدة في كونها عائلة متنوعة ومتمحورة حول المسيح وتتبع المسيح، حيث توجد الحرية في المسيح. سيستمر هذا المجتمع الآمن في نشر نور المسيح إلى العالم في توليدو، أوهايو من خلال أعمال الرحمة والحق.
Walking Together to Live With and For Christ
السير معًا للعيش مع المسيح ومن أجله
God continues to bring the nations to the United States. As of 2026 there are at least 15,000 Arab speakers in Toledo, Ohio and that number continues to grow as the Middle East endures conflict. In 2019, realizing that no evangelical Arabic speaking church in Toledo existed, God put it on Nashwan Saadoon’s and Mark Clausing’s heart to establish a reproducing bilingual multi-ethnic church adept to reaching the hearts of Arabic speakers. Since then, Nashwan and Mark have led a devoted team dedicated to meeting Arabs in homes and public squares, sharing with them in culturally sensitive ways the love of Christ through acts of mercy and truth. Because of this ministry, hundreds of Arabs have heard, many for the first time, the good news of God’s sacrificial love for people of every nation.
Currently the group meets in a local business and is focusing on hospitality, one-on-one discipleship, and evangelism. Through an unwavering passion to visit Arabs in their homes and provide regular outreach events in the community Mark, Nashwan and a core team of volunteers are seeing God actively build New Life Church.
Participate Financially
One-third of Hayat Jadida’s financial resources come from individuals outside of the organization who have a passion for seeing discipleship happen amongst unreached people. Without your support this ministry cannot happen. If God so leads, please consider giving a recurring monthly financial gift to Hayat Jadida so that the ministry to the Arab people in Toledo may continue.
Participate Prayerfully
We covet your prayers as we continue to follow God’s lead in planting Hayat Jadida. Our team sends out a regular newsletter with updates about the ministry and specific ways our partners can pray for us. We encourage you to sign up to receive our newsletter for regular prayer needs and initiative updates.
