World Refugee Day
JULY2023
WORLD REFUGEEDAY
Refugee: a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
OnJune20wepausedtoremember WorldRefugeeDay.Forthefirsttime inrecordedhistory,thenumberof peopleforciblydisplacedisnow108.4 million,withover35.3million refugees(NHCR).1%oftheworld’s populationisuprooted,homeless,and feelingdesperatelyhopeless.
Itdoesnot,however,needtobea specialdaytorememberrefugees.We encourageyoutomaketimeeachweek toprayforrefugeesaroundtheworld. AsktheGodofhopetohealthebroken hearted,restorelivelihoodsandbring peacetopeopleandnations. Thankyoutothosewhohavegivento ourMiddleEastproject.Becauseof yoursupport,Project114isnowwell placedtoserveagrowingnumberof refugeesinthisregionthroughour baseinEgypt.
Kutupalong-Bangladesh
MOSTPOPULATEDREFUGEE CAMPINTHEWORLD established2017 population800,000+
Onapersonalnote,Iamexcitedbut alsoalittleoverwhelmedwithmy workloadandtheeverincreasing doorstheLordisopeningfor Project114toreachintosomeofthe darkestcountriesintheworldfor Christians.Prayforwisdom,as recruitingandtrainingfieldteamsin restrictedcountriescanbe dangerousandfatiguing.
OurUSAnetworkisgrowingandwe arelookingatdevelopingteamsin theUSAtoworkwithuson deploymentofthetraumahealing
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courseandarttherapyprojectsontheHomeFront.Pleaseprayforusaswe
tractionnextstepsintheUSandseekstaffandBoardmembersfortheministry.
IamplanningtraveltotheUSAagainearlyAugust,thenTurkey,Polandand Ukraine,tomeetourteams,beforereturninghometoAustraliainlateOctober.It willbealongtripawayfromfamilywithcertainrisks.AllisonandIwouldhighly valueyourprayer. -Simon
from the NEWS FRONTLINE
UKRAINE
Eveninthemostdesperateconditions,ourteaminUkraineistouchinglives.Last week150peoplefleeingtheconflictonthefrontlineofthewarwithRussia receivedlifegivingtraumacareinKyiv.Ourteamsaidmosthaveaskedtonowbe connectedwithChurches!
Prayforsafetyforourteamwhoareworkingvaliantlyinterribleconditions PraytheLordwouldhelpthemperseveredespitetheirowntraumaand burnout
LastnewsletterwesharedaboutoneofourteammembersJulia,who’s brotherwaswoundedinbattle.Juliahasnowreturnedtowork,butsaidhis conditionisserious.Pleaseprayforhealingforhim.
MYANMAR
TheRohingyaareaMuslimpeople groupdescribedbytheUNHCRas oneofthemostpersecuted minoritiesintheworldtoday. MostlyresidinginBuddhistdominatedMyanmar,740,000 RohingyafledMyanmarafterthe 2017Genocide.Manystillresidein partsofMyanmarandontheborder withIndia.OurteamsinMyanmar areworkingonreachingthe displacedRohingyawithourtrauma healingcourse.Praywithusthat manyheartswouldfindapathto healingandthatfamilieswillfind eternalhopethroughourresources andbeintroducedtoJesusChrist.
TheChinpeoplearealargely Christianpeoplegroup,alsovictims ofpersecutionfromtheBuddhist majority.SincetheJuntaforcibly tookoverMyanmarinFebruary 2021,upto50,000Chinhavefled thecountry,alsoresidingonthe borderwithIndia.Pleaseprayfor Silasandourteamastheyfinishthe translationoftheTraumacourse intoChinandbeginthedeployment ofthecourseforthesedearpeople.
EGYPT
Mani,ournewprojectleadinEgyptisdoingagreatjobreachingmanyrefugees fleeingwarandtragedy,withanewplantoreachthousandsofSudanesenow displacedontheborderofEgypt.Manisays...
“Manyoftheserefugeeshavenolifeintheireyes. TheylooklikewalkingZombies!Itbreaksmy heart.ButnowwithPlantedforPurposeinArabic, andthisopportunitytoreachmanypeoplewith thegeneroussupportofAustralianbelievers,I havesomuchjoy.WhenIshareaboutthe opportunitywiththetraumahealingcourse, peoplebegintosmileandaskwhencanwestart? Thiscourseislikeariveroflifeandhopetopeople whoarefeelingthestingofdeath.”
Weareprayingforincreasedsupportforour UkraineteamandforManiashegrows capacity inEgypt.
360 PRAYER PROGRESS
Wearedrawingseveralnewintercessorteamsfromrestrictedcountriessuchas MyanmarandpartsoftheMiddleEast,China,IndiaandPakistanwherethe churchisunderseriousthreat. WehavemanyAmericanentrepreneurswhoare yearningforprayercovering.PleasepraythatmyteamandIwouldbegiven divineinsighttochoosetherightintercessorsandpartnerthemwiselywith entrepreneurs.Wedeeplyappreciateeveryonewhoissupporting360Prayerand committedtothedreamofbuildingthisspiritualpowerhousetoadvancethe KingdomofGodontheFrontlineandtheHomefront.
PLEASEPRAY
Pleasejoinusaswecontinuetoprayforanendtothe violenceandconflictinMyanmar.Thephotoabovewassent tousjustafewdaysago.Despitethisvillagehavingno militaryorpoliticalsignificance,itwasalmostentirely destroyed.Theterrifiedlocalshadtofleeintotheforest withnothingexcepttheclothestheywerewearing.
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