Işik Abla is President, and CEO, Işık Abla Ministries (IAM). Abla was born in Turkey, raised as a Muslim, and fled to America. Through her international leadership, Işık Abla Ministries (IAM) leverages the power of TV and radio broadcasting, social media, and innovation to preach the Gospel in Turkish, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Indonesian, and English. Abla\’s profound story of radically encountering Jesus while on the verge of suicide not only fuels her life and work but will resonate with a culture that is seeking purpose and struggling with the highest rates of mental health issues in a generation. Her work on the international stage gives her a broad view of the needs of Christians, the church at large, and how to reach isolated groups of people with the Gospel.