Tag: business - Pray For Qatar

A recent article in Christianity Today reports how as cities like Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi boom with business and tourism, the region’s Christian population grows. Much of this comes from medical missions and market dynamics. We thank you Father for the creative ways you are getting believers into areas such as this and for this “wide and effectual door” (1 Corinthians 16:9). We pray that you will continue to send believers in with a heart for reaching the lost. We pray that you will bless them and anoint them for your purposes Lord.

Qatar is in a predicament. The discovery of abundant natural resources attracted foreigners from around the globe to take jobs. However, now, there is a tug of war between who should be given the jobs: Qataris or foreigners. About 8 years ago the electric company replaced all Qatari employees with Southeast Asians. The typical Qatari is expensive to hire. Qataris have a long list of social obligations to family and are unlikely to work the same hours as others, thus seen as unreliable employees. Frequently, even companies with Qatari business owners do not hire Qataris; when they are hired, they…

Qatar is in a predicament. The discovery of abundant natural resources attracted foreigners from around the globe to take jobs. However, now, there is a tug of war between who should be given the jobs: Qataris or foreigners. About 8 years ago the electric company replaced all Qatari employees with Southeast Asians. The typical Qatari is expensive to hire. Qataris have a long list of social obligations to family and are unlikely to work the same hours as others, thus seen as unreliable employees. Frequently, even companies with Qatari business owners do not hire Qataris; when they are hired, they…