Some Kabyles started translation work and saw the emergence of Kabyle in writing. The first book ever written in the new Kabyle Berber script was the New Testament and the first film ever translated was the Jesus film. Worship tapes in Kabyle now exist. Soon the entire Bible in Kabyle will be printed. The Kabyles are bold people, willing to share their faith. Clearly, a revival is taking place.

All over the world Muslims are called to prayer five times per day. In many cities it is possible to hear the call from dozens of local mosques at once. In the early morning the phrase "Prayer is better than sleep" is added to the call.

Imagine waking up one morning in the middle of the great Sahara desert under a cobalt sky surrounded by arid breathtaking mountains and discovering that the water supply you'd left outside your tent is frozen solid (temperatures vary very significantly in the desert each 24 hours). This is not an uncommon experience for the Kel-Tamahaq people of the stark and beautiful Hoggar Mountains of Southern Algeria.

Though many governments have ruled Algeria over the centuries, but, in the words of one writer, “The powers come and go, the Mzab stay.”