Saudi Arabia is the world’s dominant oil producer and is known as the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad

Share God’s love with the people of Saudi Arabia. Seen globally as the birthplace and standard-bearer of Islam, over three million Muslims make the pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca every year from all over the world. The leading producer of oil and gas, and promoter of foreign investment, is surprisingly accessible to market-place workers. Recent governmental developments have opened up social and employment opportunities, as well as encouraging more tourist visa applications. Migrant workers and immigrants boost the national population by 38% to 30+ million people who call the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia home.

Sharing the love of God in Saudi Arabia

Share God’s love with people through professional skills: by working and making a difference by example. You can live out love by working alongside individuals, serving communities, bringing employment opportunities that lead to safer workplaces. Or training nationals to use their own skills to benefit their nation. In Saudi Arabia, there are opportunities to come alongside Jesus followers respectfully, acknowledge the variety of backgrounds and reveal the real personality of Jesus to others.

Jesus followers in Saudi Arabia

Over 90% of those living in Saudi Arabia are Muslim. The government permits people of other faiths to live in Saudi Arabia but not practice their religion openly. Although government officials turn a blind eye to small home gatherings of expatriate Christians, they do not permit public Christian gatherings. Numbers of those seeking answers to life’s questions are growing, although seeking sensitively to the majority faith. Expatriate believers can encourage through prayer and gentle exploration of faith. You can join prayer initiatives to support those living and working amongst the diverse population, with its extremes of wealth, personal autonomy and family networks. You can encourage hunger for relationship with the God of the universe.  You can give practical support for the many marginalized communities.

Life in Saudi Arabia is not easy for expatriates. While the financial benefits of working here can be significant, they often come with the cost of social, personal and religious restrictions, demanding work environments and the need for patience and grace across diverse cultures. Add to that the intense summer heat, which tests even the strongest physical endurance.

And yet, international workers have the rare opportunity to live and serve in a nation once considered inaccessible—among people who may have never encountered Jesus personally. You’ll always work in partnership with local leaders, using your professional skills and personal faith to bless and uplift the people of Saudi Arabia.

Whether you come for a season or a lifetime, whether you pray, give or go—there is a place for you in what God is doing in Saudi Arabia.