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THE

REFU

GEE

CRIS

IS

Tod

ay,

th

ere

are

more

refu

gees

an

d d

isp

laced

peop

les

in t

he

world

th

an

an

y oth

er

tim

e in

his

tory

. A

rmed

con

flic

t, f

am

ine,

an

d h

um

an

rig

hts

ab

use

have

cre

ate

d a

mass

of

hu

man

move

men

t on

a s

cale

neve

r b

efo

re s

een

. W

hile

th

e s

uff

erin

g

is t

ragic

, th

e a

ware

ness

an

d r

esp

on

se t

o t

he n

eed

s gen

era

ted

has

been

lackin

g.

It m

ay

be t

hat

there

is

resp

on

se f

atigu

e.

Or

it

cou

ld b

e t

hat

most

of

the p

laces

of

larg

e-s

cale

dis

pla

cem

en

t are

“ou

t of

sigh

t, o

ut

of

min

d.”

Th

e t

ruth

is

the s

uff

erin

g is

mass

ive b

ut

so a

re t

he o

pp

ort

un

itie

s

for

min

istr

y an

d s

how

ing t

he love

of

Ch

rist

to s

om

e o

f th

e m

ost

hard

-to-r

each

peop

le g

rou

ps

of

the w

orld

.

@gobgr

THE

REFU

GEE

CRIS

IS

Tod

ay,

th

ere

are

more

refu

gees

an

d d

isp

laced

peop

les

in t

he

world

th

an

an

y oth

er

tim

e in

his

tory

. A

rmed

con

flic

t, f

am

ine,

an

d h

um

an

rig

hts

ab

use

have

cre

ate

d a

mass

of

hu

man

move

men

t on

a s

cale

neve

r b

efo

re s

een

. W

hile

th

e s

uff

erin

g

is t

ragic

, th

e a

ware

ness

an

d r

esp

on

se t

o t

he n

eed

s gen

era

ted

has

been

lackin

g.

It m

ay

be t

hat

there

is

resp

on

se f

atigu

e.

Or

it

cou

ld b

e t

hat

most

of

the p

laces

of

larg

e-s

cale

dis

pla

cem

en

t are

“ou

t of

sigh

t, o

ut

of

min

d.”

Th

e t

ruth

is

the s

uff

erin

g is

mass

ive b

ut

so a

re t

he o

pp

ort

un

itie

s

for

min

istr

y an

d s

how

ing t

he love

of

Ch

rist

to s

om

e o

f th

e m

ost

hard

-to-r

each

peop

le g

rou

ps

of

the w

orld

.

@gobgr

HOW

YOU

CAN

HEL

P

$ 20 $ 50

SUPP

LY B

LANK

ETS

FOR

REFU

GEES

$ 10 To g

ive r

elie

f to

refu

gees,

vis

it gob

gr.org/catalog

Man

y re

fugees

batt

le t

o s

urv

ive

cold

win

ters

, w

ith

ch

ildre

n a

nd

th

e

eld

erly

most

at

risk

. W

arm

bla

nkets

are

critical to

keep

ing p

eop

le a

live

in s

ub

zero

tem

pera

ture

s w

hen

th

ey

have

no a

ccess

to h

eatin

g.

BLES

S A

REFU

GEE

WIT

H A

HYGI

ENE

KIT

Most

refu

gees

an

d d

isast

er

surv

ivors

lose

eve

ryth

ing.

To t

hem

, b

asi

c

hyg

ien

e ite

ms

like s

oap

, to

oth

past

e,

tooth

bru

shes,

an

d s

ham

poo a

re

pricele

ss.

Th

ese

ite

ms

help

peop

le

main

tain

th

eir h

ealth

an

d d

ign

ity

in

desp

era

te s

itu

ation

s.

FEED

A R

EFUG

EE FA

MILY

FOR

A M

ONTH

Most

refu

gee f

am

ilies

have

en

du

red

dis

ast

ers

or

fled

arm

ed

con

flic

ts.

For

exa

mp

le,

Maso

ud

’s f

am

ily fl

ed

con

flic

t in

Syr

ia a

nd

sett

led

in

a

neig

hb

orin

g c

ou

ntr

y—b

ut

it’s

hard

to fi

nd

work

. B

y p

rovi

din

g a

food

packet,

you

can

feed

a f

am

ily o

f si

x

for

on

e m

on

th.

It c

on

tain

s st

ap

le

item

s lik

e r

ice,

flou

r, s

alt,

oil,

su

gar,

an

d t

ea.

HOW

YOU

CAN

HEL

P

$ 20 $ 50

SUPP

LY B

LANK

ETS

FOR

REFU

GEES

$ 10 To g

ive r

elie

f to

refu

gees,

vis

it gob

gr.org/catalog

Man

y re

fugees

batt

le t

o s

urv

ive

cold

win

ters

, w

ith

ch

ildre

n a

nd

th

e

eld

erly

most

at

risk

. W

arm

bla

nkets

are

critical to

keep

ing p

eop

le a

live

in s

ub

zero

tem

pera

ture

s w

hen

th

ey

have

no a

ccess

to h

eatin

g.

BLES

S A

REFU

GEE

WIT

H A

HYGI

ENE

KIT

Most

refu

gees

an

d d

isast

er

surv

ivors

lose

eve

ryth

ing.

To t

hem

, b

asi

c

hyg

ien

e ite

ms

like s

oap

, to

oth

past

e,

tooth

bru

shes,

an

d s

ham

poo a

re

pricele

ss.

Th

ese

ite

ms

help

peop

le

main

tain

th

eir h

ealth

an

d d

ign

ity

in

desp

era

te s

itu

ation

s.

FEED

A R

EFUG

EE FA

MILY

FOR

A M

ONTH

Most

refu

gee f

am

ilies

have

en

du

red

dis

ast

ers

or

fled

arm

ed

con

flic

ts.

For

exa

mp

le,

Maso

ud

’s f

am

ily fl

ed

con

flic

t in

Syr

ia a

nd

sett

led

in

a

neig

hb

orin

g c

ou

ntr

y—b

ut

it’s

hard

to fi

nd

work

. B

y p

rovi

din

g a

food

packet,

you

can

feed

a f

am

ily o

f si

x

for

on

e m

on

th.

It c

on

tain

s st

ap

le

item

s lik

e r

ice,

flou

r, s

alt,

oil,

su

gar,

an

d t

ea.

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