Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms -- 1. Introduction -- Religion and politics - an entanglement -- Reconsidering humanitarianism and development -- The ethnographic encounter -- On the African migration route -- Outline of the book -- References -- 2. Reflections on an ethnography: Faith and migration -- Change of research direction -- Participant observation -- Informants -- Anonymity of sources -- Interviews and consent process -- Documentation -- Fieldwork as encounter -- Positionality, limitations and vulnerabilities in the ethnographic encounter -- Ethnography as political intervention -- Case study -- References -- 3. Transnational faith communities: Improvisation and invention -- Protestant presence in Morocco -- The emergence of EEAM in Morocco -- Transnational religious community -- 'Declaration of Faith' as a response to challenges -- Emergence of the CEI within the context of sub-Saharan African irregular migration -- Improvisations and inventions: response to necessity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4. External relations: "If God is for us, who can attack us?"--Relations with the State: Islam and politics in the Moroccan state -- Relations with CEI donors -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5. Organisational mission and identity: "They are one" -- Between evangelism and social action: a wider context -- CEI Internal Rules -- An enchanted humanitarianism: "Priests of Gods" or humanitarian workers? -- A message of (Christian) presence in a Muslim country -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. Internal dynamics: Staff precariousness and staff misconduct -- Staff and volunteer structure -- Precariousness of fieldworkers: mini-case studies -- Vulnerability of fieldworkers: a discourse of Christian goodwill and commitment