A Muslim man recently told a Turkish ministry leader, ‘In a few weeks I’m going to go down to the refugee camps. I have a friend who bought a young Syrian girl to be his second wife; I am going to go and pick one for myself.’ The leader replied, ‘I’m very sad that you would want to buy a little girl as a slave and take advantage of these poor people who are just trying to survive.’ It’s too dangerous for most Syrian refugees to return home, even if they have homes to return to after seven years of war. Mothers in refugee camps are grief-stricken when criminals steal and sell their daughters. The refugees are aware that it is Muslims who are buying their daughters, and that Christians are the ones bringing them compassionate aid of food and blankets. Recently a worker was asked by a Muslim refugee, ‘Please pray for us!’
Turkey: Muslim refugees and Christian aid
Written by David Fletcher 17 Jan 2019Additional Info
- Pray: for God to open doors in the camps for talks about Christ’s saving sacrifice. (Psalm 118:19)
- More: www.christianaid.org/missions-insider/2019-muslim-refugees-know-christians-by-their-fruits/
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