An estimated 100,000 people have now lost their lives in Syria due to the ongoing violence. Thousands of people have also been displaced to neighboring countries to live in squalid conditions in refugee camps and other places where they can get away from the gunfire that is killing people again and again. It's horrible to think of the children being confronted with violence and destruction early in life. And the mothers who fear that something bad will happen to their children.
Christians reach out to displaced people
På grund af disse forhold har vores kristne samarbejdspartner hjulpet tusindvis af flygtninge med basale nødhjælpsvarer i Jordan og på den måde været i stand til at vise Guds kærlighed til de flygtende. Ifølge vores samarbejdspartner fortsætter flygtningestrømmen ind over grænsen til Jordan. Det betyder, at der fortsat er tusindvis af ofre for borgerkrigen der har brug for vores hjælp. De har bedt om hjælp til følgende:
The emergency aid consists of:
- Carpets
- Heating ovens
- Petroleum
- Packages with food
- Portable gas stove + gas bottle
- Medicine
Isam Ghattas der er leder af Manara Ministries, vores samarbejdspartner, fortalte os hvordan han stod ved grænsen til Jordan og så flygtningene krydse grænsen. Med tårer i øjnene beskrev han hvor ubærligt det var ikke at kunne gøre mere for disse mennesker. De uddelte tæpper den dag, men så mødre med deres børn gå barfodede med meget lidt tøj på kroppen.
These are the harsh realities faced by refugees from Syria. Around 3-4,000 cross the border every day, according to Manara Ministries. This is a huge challenge for Jordan, which is why many people are needed to help the victims. Thank you for your help in this dire situation.
Is the rebellion against Assad's regime democratic?
There is no doubt that Bashar al-Assad's regime and his father's before him were dictatorial, but for many years the regime benefited the Christians in the country - that is, as long as they refrained from separatism and evangelizing among Muslims. There have been parties that wanted to create an independent Arab-Christian state or autonomous region.
Rebels pose greater threat to Christians than Assad
Oprøret og borgerkrigen betyder at sunni-muslimske grupperinger får stadig større magt, og at de kristnes situation er blevet langt mere usikker.
Law and order has disintegrated, leaving terrorist groups like al-Qaeda free to establish themselves. Many Christians have been killed or disappeared, as has been the case in Iraq, and others are receiving death threats.
Some of the rebel groups seem to deliberately target unarmed Christians, including women and children. Jordan and Lebanon are the preferred places of refuge for Christians, but many of the Aramaic-speaking Christians living in Mesopotamia can only flee either to Iraq, which most of them fear, or to southern Turkey, where Aramaic-speaking Christians also live. A few monasteries there have opened their gates to these Christian refugees and are trying to help them as best they can despite being harassed by the authorities.
