Structures for financial miracles

Photo:  Adel Azmy (middle) at a NABLA event

Miracles usually evoke the concept of healings and divine interventions. What if another way God miraculously works is through divine ideas, structures, and supply?

Adel Azmy is originally from Egypt and spent over 20 years in business – tourism, export and import, and real estate. In 2017, God placed a burden on his heart to equip ministries in generosity, fundraising and accountability. He explains, “I saw that although churches and ministries had a strong spiritual vision, they lacked structural and financial capacity to sustain long-term impact. God led me to launch the NABLA Initiative, named from the Greek word for the inverted triangle symbol (∇), which suggests a catalytic shift in how churches lead, steward, and serve with integrity.” Adel is now CEO of the NABLA Initiative, serving churches and ministries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions.

Training inspires generosity

Churches and ministries in the MENA region face persistent barriers to long-term missions, such as difficulty in raising local resources, poor sustainability, and gaps in leadership development. NABLA’s framework of biblical teaching on generosity, financial discipleship, governance and accountability, called the NABLA Sustainability Cycle, leads to stronger churches and ministries, allowing God to provide miraculously through people.

Expect miracles, but build for longevity.

Adel shares how this happened for a church in need: “During one of our partner-led generosity training sessions using the NABLA Generosity 12-Week Discipleship Curriculum, a trainer was teaching in a local church in Cairo that had been praying for the resources to complete their unfinished building. After sharing that generosity is what God wants for us, not from us, and reading 2 Corinthians 8:1–5, a small-group leader approached the trainer during the break. He said, ‘I own a three-floor house, and for months I’ve felt prompted to sell it and give the proceeds to our church. Today, the conviction became clear.’ The trainer gently encouraged him to follow God’s leading with obedience. He sold the house and gave the full amount towards the construction. Two months later, the building was fully renovated and ready for ministry. A long-standing prayer had been answered through one courageous act of obedience sparked during the training.” This story reflects the heart of NABLA’s mission: biblical teaching awakens obedience, generosity flows, and God provides exactly what ministries need.

Not always spectacular

Miracles in missions are not always dramatic signs or extraordinary events. Often, they appear as timely provision, God-given clarity, or solutions that unlock doors previously closed. These moments may not make headlines, but they are powerful miracles of breakthrough and renewal. The call is to obey, plant, and persevere, even when the harvest seems slow.

To the African Church and mission leaders, Adel shares: “God is clearly on the move through you. Your passion and spiritual boldness are fueling revival and expanding the gospel beyond borders. But to sustain this movement, passion must be paired with preparation. To carry the fire into future generations, strong systems, wise leadership, and consistent accountability are essential. Closed doors, disappointments, and seasons of delay are part of the mission landscape. Miracles are not the only evidence of God’s presence – faithfulness is. Expect miracles, but build for longevity. Miracles may open doors, but structure keeps them open. The Spirit empowers the work, but stewardship multiplies it. This is not only a time to move in power, but a time to build with purpose. Let’s expect miracles, and let’s be faithful when they come.”

For more information, visit https://nabla-initiative.org or email Adel at adel.azmy@nabla-initiative.org.