"Sharing the Gospel with Muslims" By Aybars Uckun Aybars was born in Turkey, to an Afghan father and Turkish mother. After leaving Turkey, he grew up in a harsh, far off land whose native inhabitants refer to as ‘New Jersey’. Aybars served as a Messianic Rabbi for 10 years, but felt compelled to serve his own people after watching the fall of Kabul in 2021. Aybars is in charge of developing The Al-Ma’idah Initiative’s partnerships with churches in Seattle and around the world.