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THE REFUGEE CRISIS Today, there are more refugees and displaced peoples in the world than any other time in history. Armed conflict, famine, and human rights abuse have created a mass of human movement on a scale never before seen. While the suffering is tragic, the awareness and response to the needs generated has been lacking. It may be that there is response fatigue. Or it could be that most of the places of large-scale displacement are “out of sight, out of mind.” The truth is the suffering is massive but so are the opportunities for ministry and showing the love of Christ to some of the most hard-to-reach people groups of the world. @gobgr THE REFUGEE CRISIS Today, there are more refugees and displaced peoples in the world than any other time in history. Armed conflict, famine, and human rights abuse have created a mass of human movement on a scale never before seen. While the suffering is tragic, the awareness and response to the needs generated has been lacking. It may be that there is response fatigue. Or it could be that most of the places of large-scale displacement are “out of sight, out of mind.” The truth is the suffering is massive but so are the opportunities for ministry and showing the love of Christ to some of the most hard-to-reach people groups of the world. @gobgr

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Page 1: THE REFUGEE CRISIS - Amazon S3 › baptistglobalresponse › wp...THE REFUGEE CRISIS Today, there are more refugees and displaced peoples in the world than any other time in history

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

Page 2: THE REFUGEE CRISIS - Amazon S3 › baptistglobalresponse › wp...THE REFUGEE CRISIS Today, there are more refugees and displaced peoples in the world than any other time in history

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.