From FAI Studios and Maranatha Productions comes a groundbreaking film, "Ballads of the Exodus." This is the 10th full length feature film from FAI Studios and the second "Ballads" film, with "Ballads of the Revelation" having been released at the end of 2020.

The film featuring a mostly Israeli cast and crew, is framed by a dying boy’s perspective. The child’s imagination is sparked by hearing the ballads of his father, recreating the life of Moses and the events that played out in the Old Testament book of Exodus. In addition to its stunning cinematography, the film is accompanied by a beautiful original soundtrack, composed by Pawel Bzim Zarecki and written by Dalton and Anna Thomas.  

"Ballads of the Exodus" was exclusively shot in Saudi Arabia and Israel. Filming on-site in Saudi Arabia was a priority due to its historic authenticity, as the northwest mountain Jebel al-Lawz is considered by many archaeologists to be the actual Mount Sinai.

​Dalton Thomas is the film's writer, director, and also actor. He shared how he sees a need for a renaissance in Biblical cinema and he was also drawn to the challenges of capturing the complexity and beauty of the Biblical miracles. In using examples directly found in Scripture, Thomas also saw an opportunity to encourage faith in Scriptural accuracy by showcasing the beauty of the Biblical scenes in a way that honors the Old Testament miracles.

Watch the official trailer of the film here. To watch the full length feature film for free, download the FAI App here. 

Frontier Alliance International along with Global Catalytic Ministries, are working to bring hope and support to communities in Afghanistan who are suffering from economical and political hardship. It's important for organizations like these to take a proactive approach in helping to relocate those whose lives are in danger, as this can help to protect their safety and well-being. At the same time, many Christians in Afghanistan have a desire to remain in the country and continue to advance the Gospel, despite the challenges and dangers they face. It's important to respect and support them, while also working to ensure their safety and well-being.

With a Gospel-defined mission, FAI undertakes challenging missions in the field throughout the Middle East. Its aim is to bring hope to often war torn communities and provide needed medical and spiritual sustenance. FAI has long supported disciple-making efforts throughout the underground church.

Follow FAI's The Wire for up to date information about current events happening in Afghanistan and other nations throughout the 10/40 Window.

​Frontier Alliance International (FAI) is a Christian mission organization that spreads awareness about faith and religion by exalting the word and worth of Jesus amongst the unreached and unengaged. Frontier Alliance International prioritizes people living in conflict zones and helps them with practical needs while also sharing about the hope found in Jesus.

It is well established that religious beliefs and practices, such as prayer, can have a positive impact on mental health and well-being. Many people find comfort, support, and a sense of community through their faith, which can help to alleviate feelings of loneliness and isolation. Research has also suggested that religious beliefs and practices may have a beneficial effect on physical health, although the exact mechanisms behind this are not fully understood. Some studies have suggested that people who have a strong faith and engage in religious practices may have lower levels of stress and anxiety, which can have a positive impact on immune function.

According to the study of a book entitled How God Becomes Real, deep religious faith can have very positive mental health benefits. There were findings suggesting that people who engage in prayer can experience deep positive changes. For example, those who pray focus more on positive thoughts and on their inner experience rather than outside experience, and can let go of destructive and distracting thoughts.

Even MRI scans reveal that, in terms of brain function, when someone is talking to God it is as if they were talking with a close friend. In this way, belief and faith can reduce loneliness and is good for immune functions and health. FAI of course seeks to provide practical relief and aid, but at the end of the day the most powerful thing that can be given to people is the invitation to pursue relationship with God.

​Providing medical relief to conflict zones can be a complex and challenging task due to the volatile and often dangerous nature of these areas. Some of the challenges that organizations may face include: Access- getting medical personnel and supplies into conflict zones can be difficult due to security concerns and restrictions on movement. This can make it challenging to reach those who are in need of medical assistance.

Another concern is also safety. Working in conflict zones can be risky for medical personnel and volunteers, who may face dangers such as injury, kidnapping, or death. Infrastructure is also a concern. Conflict often results in damage to infrastructure, such as hospitals, clinics, and roads, making it difficult to provide medical care. Cultural and language barriers are another concern. Medical personnel may face challenges due to cultural and language barriers, making it difficult to communicate with patients and understand their needs.

Despite all of these difficulties or barriers, it is important for organizations to continue to provide medical relief to those in need in conflict zones. This can involve working with local partners and adapting to the unique challenges of each situation.

Frontier Alliance International has often used medical care as an open door to serve and minister to people in vulnerable situations. From Northern Iraq to Syria, FAI teams have lived among the locals and provided much needed medical care. This is exhibited in a couple of the films that FAI has made, which can be viewed for free on YouTube. One of these films is called Better Friends Than Mountains: Volume Two and the other is called The Frontier.

Frontier Alliance International is a Christian ministry dedicated to sharing the message of God’s love around the world through various methods of service and ministry, including disaster relief and media productions. As believers, we are called to love those around us as Jesus loves us and follow the example He left for us. 

In John 13:34, Jesus says, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." This commandment to love one another is a central theme in the New Testament and is repeated in various forms throughout the Bible.

Christians are called to love one another with a selfless, unconditional love that is willing to sacrifice for the good of others. This love is exemplified in the life and teachings of Jesus, who willingly laid down his life for his friends and for the salvation of all people.

Loving one another is not always easy, as it requires us to put the needs and well-being of others above our own. However, as Christians, we are called to follow the example of Jesus and to love one another as he loved us. This means showing kindness, compassion, and forgiveness to others, even when it is difficult or when we feel hurt or wronged by them.

By loving one another, Christians can reflect the love of Jesus to the world and be a witness to the transformative power of his love. When we love one another, we demonstrate the love of Jesus to the world around us and reflect his character in our relationships with others. This means that we should be willing to forgive one another, show compassion and kindness, and be there for each other in times of need. It also means that we should strive to build strong, healthy relationships with one another, based on mutual respect, understanding, and support. Ultimately, the love that Jesus calls us to have for one another is a love that is rooted in the love that he has for us, and it is a love that should be evident in all of our interactions with one another.

They will know we are Christians by our love. 

​Frontier Alliance International is a nonprofit organization based in Jackson, Wyoming. The organization has been at the forefront of prioritizing conflict zones in the middle east and preaching the gospel of Christ in these regions. Frontier Alliance International has also played an important role in funding and caring for underground churches across the middle east.

The underground church is a system of churches that emerges when the public church can no longer support itself due to a severe attack, persecution, or internal collapse. Christians collectively decide to embrace a more covert style of fellowship during these times.

Like a tree, an underground church represents a portion of what it is: its trunk, branches, and leaves. The tree's entire body is fed and kept healthy by its underground root system, the unseen portion.

The underground church comprises Christians who have come together through a system of small groups gathering in homes for prayer, evangelism, and relationship-building. By using this strategy, the Christians form a cell of which each family and home is a vital part.

Based in Jackson, Wyoming, Frontier Alliance International (FAI) is a non-profit Christian group whose work focuses on conflict zones throughout the Middle East. FAI operates with an overriding objective of “exalting the worth of Jesus Christ among the unreached and unengaged at the end of the age.” FAI pursues a number of initiatives beyond mission work, including producing a series of films released through FAI STUDIOS.

Better Friends Than Mountains is a film about the Kurdish people, an Iranian ethnic group living in the mountainous Kurdistan region of western Asia. The film, along with its sequel Better Friends Than Mountains II, is based around a popular Kurdish proverb, which maintains that the Kurds have “no friends but the mountains.” With an estimated 31 million Kurdish people spread across 13 countries, Kurds make up the world’s largest stateless people.

Covenant and Controversy Part I: The Great Rage is the first installment of the studio’s most ambitious project, a five-part series that examines both the theology and history of the land of Israel and the city of Jerusalem. Covenant and Controversy Part II: The City of the Great King looks at the controversy over the city and its link to the Everlasting Covenant. A third installment, The Great Trouble, was released in 2018. Individuals can follow news and updates regarding the fourth installment of the Covenant and Controversy series through the FAI app.

The Fox and the Fuhrer documents the life Oskar Schindler, who conspired against Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party to save the lives of 1,200 Jewish people during World War II. His efforts were famously dramatized in the 1982 novel Schindler’s Ark and the subsequent Steven Spielberg film adaptation, Schindler’s List.

Leverage Your Life, meanwhile, is a short film from FAI STUDIOS and RADICAL. Filmed by Dalton Thomas and Marc Ash and edited by Ryan Tidrick, the inspirational short film provides viewers with beautiful vistas of Kathmandu at 14,000 feet, the mountains of Saudi Arabia, and the deserts of Israel.

Ballads of the Revelation, on the other hand, is a feature film that depicts the Book of Revelation as understood through the dreams of an 11 year old boy and the ballads of his father. The film is complemented by a compelling soundtrack, available on iTunes and Spotify, and the Maranatha Global Bible Study guide for the Book of Revelation.

The Frontier is another FAI STUDIOS original film. The project chronicles seven years of FAI work in some of the most challenging locations on earth.

Released in 2015, Sheep Among Wolves: Volume I is a feature-length project which addresses the subject of the world’s most rapidly growing church, which is in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The church is unique in that it is almost entirely led by women. Sheep Among Wolves provides an intimate look at the church and its stories, as told by these women. The follow-up, Sheep Among Wolves: Volume II, is the most recent FAI STUDIOS project.

Several FAI films are available to watch online at no charge. More information about these films, and other FAI projects, can be found at the FAI website, faimission.org.

​Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are generally defined as charitable organizations and nonprofits that are connected to religious groups (such as churches) or are inspired by religious beliefs. This is the main factor that separates them from other secular charities such as the Red Cross, Foundation Beyond Belief, and others. However, many charitable organizations claim to be based on faith, which makes it easy to get lost in the labels.

In the United States alone, there are thousands of faith-based organizations with missions of overseeing charitable programs for the poor, the elderly, and the disenfranchised. These programs include medical aid, education, and housing for internally displaced persons.

FBOs are integral parts of the communities they work in. And due to their proximity to the people they serve, they typically do a good job of grasping the needs of the people they work with. This enables them to provide unique and specific resources to help them. For example, organizations working in developing countries may emphasize education and relief for the poor. In contrast, organizations working in war-stricken countries would focus more on providing relief for internally displaced persons and medical aid.

FBOs rely largely donations and contributions from their supporters to keep their programs running smoothly. These contributions may be in cash or kind, as an FBO would be highly grateful for either. If a faith-based organization runs a shelter for orphans, they would naturally appreciate donations of children's clothes, provisions, and toiletries, aside from cash.

On the other hand, FBOs can also apply for government funding. However, they were once prohibited from applying for state funding due to the constitutional requirement that there must be a clear distinction between the church and the state. But later on, when the positive impact of FBO programs became apparent, the Charitable Choice laws were signed into law by President Clinton that enabled FBOs to receive funding from the government, except for inherently religious programs, such as worship or evangelical outreach programs, in order to uphold the distinction between the church and the state.

FBOs require more than funding and donations, however. Many of these organizations, especially the smaller ones, are understaffed and are always in need of volunteers for their programs. If a person wishes to help out, they can sign up to mentor the FBO's trainees or even offer to host a workshop for them.

Due to faith leaders being quite influential, especially in developing countries, religious groups and their affiliated faith-based organizations have become increasingly crucial to UNICEF's work with children in developing countries. And since faith leaders outnumber health workers in these countries, they are an excellent asset for FBOs, especially regarding humanitarian work. A prime example of this was during the Ebola outbreak in Africa. During this crisis, health organizations worked alongside local pastors and imams to modify traditional burial practices, consequently helping to curb the spread of the disease.

One thing that makes people wary of faith-based organizations is the issue of proselytization. In essence, they are concerned that FBOs would not offer aid unless the people who need it profess their faith in the FBO's religion. However, this is not the case in most scenarios. An overwhelming majority of faith-based organizations are willing to help everyone, irrespective of their faith, and some even work in countries whose primary religion is different from their own.

Faith-based organizations pride themselves on not just providing for their communities' physical needs. Instead, they cater to their whole being - mind, body, and spirit. They are organizations that seek to prove faith's impact on improving people's lives.

​Religious nonprofit organizations are distinguished by their association with a specific spiritual body or belief, and Christian nonprofit organizations are no exception. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are religious nonprofits created by a religious congregation of a place of worship or by religiously-inspired people who may not necessarily belong to one religion or house of worship. Before being registered as one, an FBO must declare its aims, including whether they are religious or religiously inspired.

Nonprofit FBOs, like other charities, are an essential component of every society because of the work they undertake to aid people and change the lives of those around them one at a time. FBOs are now eligible for government support in the United States, but this was not always the case. They, however, cannot obtain government financing for "inherently religious" programs or purposes. Other sources of revenue for FBOs include gifts and contributions from supporters and, sometimes, the congregation of their church.

The Salvation Army is a religious nonprofit organization that is one of the oldest and most well-known. The charity organization is well represented in over 130 countries, helping the poor and hungry by meeting their physical and spiritual needs. It is an extension of The Salvation Army presbyterian church headquartered in London, England. The Salvation Army was founded in 1865 by William Booth and Caroline Booth, a Methodist Reform Church minister and his wife. It was modeled after the military, having a flag, colors, and hymns. The organization operates on what they refer to as The Three S's: soup, soap, and salvation.

The Salvation Army expanded to three more nations by 1880: Australia, the United States, and Ireland. The Salvation Army is also renowned for disaster aid, particularly in the United States. Its first big ventures into disaster relief were in 1900 with the Galveston Hurricane and the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.

The YMCA, or Young Men Christian Association, is another renowned Christian charity. The organization flourished swiftly, focusing primarily on youth development through various activities such as organizing workshops to educate different skills, providing athletic facilities, and promoting Christianity and humanitarian action. The YMCA was founded in London by Sir George Williams and 11 companions out of concern for young men and the fact that there were few opportunities for them to engage in healthful activities in the city.

The Great Exhibition of 1851 helped the YMCA spread outside the United Kingdom. By the end of the year, it had reached Australia, Belgium, Canada, the United States, France, Germany, and several other nations. The YMCA provided relief during the American civil war and World Wars, establishing hundreds of shelters to sustain soldiers and citizens in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe when World War I broke out. The YMCA now serves approximately 50 million people in 125 countries.

World Vision, founded in 1950 by Robert Pierce and serving in over 100 countries, is another popular Christian nonprofit dedicated to aiding disadvantaged children worldwide by providing support to children and families devastated by disasters or wars. Another is Bread For the World, led by Arthur Simon, launched in October 1972 to eradicate hunger in the United States and worldwide.