I know that most people’s reaction when seeing events in Syria, which is entering into its eighth’ year of war, is to switch off, literally by turning off the TV, or sound, or just mentally. On the other hand, we may gasp and gloat at the increasing horror of this war, when we thought that […]
Eight Years of Hell in Syria and No End in Sight! Read More »
The Anglican Church of Australia has urged the Federal Government to take another 12,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq, especially Christians and other minorities. The church also asked the Government, as a matter of human decency, to resettle in Australia any refugees and asylum seekers still detained on Manus Island and Nauru, and urged the
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REFUGEE CRISIS EXACERBATED BY RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION Religious persecution plays a “central role” in the global displacement crisis according to Open Doors 2017 World Watch List. The charity noted that more than half of the world’s 65.3m refugee population come from Somalia, Afghanistan and Syria, all countries in which it has become extremely dangerous to identify
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Of an estimated population of 17 million in Syria, 11 million have either left the country or been internally displaced by the civil war which has entered its 5th year. For those still there, there are new beginnings with new opportunities – in both business and in living out their faith. Some enterprising Syrians in
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Hello dear praying friends! It’s been a while since my last posting. I had a welcome two weeks’ break and attended a four days conference to do with reconciliation in the world-wide Body of Christ. Truly inspiring! Despite my silence, I hope that you have been persevering with praying for the needs of refugees. I
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Father God, we lift up the refugee situation in Europe. As wars and the threat of terror posed by many rogue terror groups increases all across the Middle East and the African Continent and as wars and rumours of wars become the norm (Matt. 24:6), we pray that the hearts of Europe’s leaders and its
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The scale of … tragedies is shocking but no novelty. It is estimated that since 1993 some 20,000 migrants have died trying to cross Europe’s southern borders. The true figure is undoubtedly higher: Thousands have perished, their deaths unrecorded. Who is to blame? European politicians point the finger at traffickers. On Monday (20.4.2015 my inclusion),
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Abba Father, we lift up this traumatised, scattered people group fleeing the madness of death and destruction in their homeland, for the sake of gaining or maintaining ultimate power. This war is fought by many in the name of Allah, whom they see as God. We pray that You would reveal Yourself to them, through
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Syria’s turmoil began with protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in March 2011. Assad “belongs to the minority Alawite sect (a Muslim minority group) and his government has been described as secular. He told the Wall Street Journal that he considered himself “anti-Israel” and “anti-West” and that because of these policies he was not in
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