burdens related to europe (week of 29 november 2015)
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Burdens related to Europe (week of 29 November 2015)
1) Iberian peninsula conference in Madrid, Spain (4-6 December)
2) Mass Migration out of the Middle East into Europe (see the attached report from Rhema)
Please continue to pray:
• For the response of all the saints to the fellowship released during the Thanksgiving conference.
• For the Lord’s clear leading concerning the way to carry out the Lord’s present move in a
coordinated way.
• For the free mass distribution of literature and the response of the seeking ones.
• For the participation of saints who are proficient in the Arabic and Farsi languages.
• For the salvation and gaining of the Lord’s chosen and called ones, especially the useful ones
and the young ones.
• For the Lord’s protection of His present move from the attack of the evil one, Satan.
3) Follow-up from contact with university students in the UK
Please pray for:
• The shepherding of the newly contacted students into the church life so that they will become
part of a nucleus for the establishing and strengthening of the churches all over Europe.
• The perfecting of the university students to be “fishers of men” and “feeders of lambs” for the
priesthood of the gospel on the campuses.
4) Seminars in three cities in Romania
Please pray for the ongoing seminars in Bucharest, Resita, and Deva to contact the readers of the
ministry, and pray for the organic increase of the churches through these seminars.
5) Continuing distribution of ministry publications and shepherding of seeking ones
Please pray:
• For the radio broadcasts in the UK, Sweden, and Spain and the continuing distribution of the New
Testament Recovery Version and other free ministry publications in all the European languages.
• For the shepherding of the seeking ones and their entering into the church life.
6) The raising up of the Lord’s testimony in major cities in Europe, including Lisbon, Portugal;
Krakow, Poland; Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; Sofia, Bulgaria; Thessaloniki,
Greece; Zagreb, Croatia; Belgrade, Serbia; Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland; Bilbao,
Spain; Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Munich, Germany; and Tirana, Albania.
Burdens related to Israel
To receive prayer requests for Israel, please write to [email protected] and ask the brothers to
add you to the mailing list. Please include your name and locality.
fromthedominantreligionoftheMiddleEast.Inthenext12months,wehopetoreachatleast200,000refugees,andperhapsmanymore,astheLordreleasessaintsand i-nancestosupportthiswork.Rhemaiscurrentlyconductingdistributiontripstokeyareaswherelargenumbersofrefu-geesarepassing.The irsttwoteamsarecomposedmainlyofsaintsfromEuropeandRussia.MaytheLord’srecoverypray
thattheLordwillsanctifymanyamongtheserefugeesbytheSpirit“untotheobedienceandsprinklingofthebloodofJesusChrist”(1Peter1:2)andbringthemintolife.
M D U W 2015
P ForLordtosupplyAmanaTrustandLMEtoconnecttherefu-geeswhoaccessthewebsiteswithlocalsaintsforshepherdingintothechurchlife.
FortheLordtosupplyRhemawiththeman-powerand inancestoreachnumerousrefu-geeswithgospelma-terials.
FortheheadingupofthepoliticalsituationinEurope,SyriaandIraqtogainmanyforHisBody;fortheen-vironmenttoraiseupstronglampstandsinbothEuropeandtheMiddleEast.
RefugeenumbersinhostMiddleEastcountries:Turkey2million;Lebanon1million;Jordan600,000.
670,000+Syrianasy-lumapplicationsinEuropefromApril2011-October2015.
TopEuropeanasylumcountries:Germany53%;Sweden,Hunga-ry,Austria,Nether-lands,Bulgaria:34%.
Germanytoreceive800,000Syrianrefu-geesbyyearend.
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TheLordhassovereignlyallowedthisrefugeecrisisforthesakeofHisbuilding,forgainingagroupofpeopletobeHistestimonyintheMiddleEast.HehasbroughtonesintoasafehabitattoseetheheavenlyvisionofChrist,thechurchandthegenuineChristianlife,andbecomegoodseedsoflifesownintotheirrespectivelocalitiesintheMiddleEast.TheLordwantstogainthesepeople
asonetestimonytoreproducewhattheywerebroughtintoinEuropeafterreturningtotheirhomecountries.ThisonenessiscrucialtopreservethegenuinenatureoftheBodyofChristandthedivineculturewhichisculti-vatedintheLord’srecoverytoday.Theserefugeesrepresent24countriesofdifferentculturesandethnicitiesspeakingthesamelanguage.InorderfortheLordtobuildupahomogene-oustestimony,HesovereignlyhasgatheredthemtoEuropetoraiseuptheonenewman.ThisisasafeguardoftheLordtoeliminatealltheele-mentsofdivision.Targetingeachofthesecountriesseparately,eveninasafeandopenenvironmentforthesaintstolabor,wouldotherwiselikelyhavetakendecadestoachieve.Thesepeoplethenneedtogoto
theirrespectivecountriestobeabletoraiseupwhattheyhaveseen.TheycouldbethegenuinespreadofthebodyofChristintheirlanguage.TheLordwantstoraiseupanewArabic-speakingDNAintheMiddleEast–allofthesamesource.TheLordneeds
ThemasshumanmigrationfromtheMiddleEasttoEuropehasbeenahumanitariancrisis,butalsoadivineopportunityundertheLord’shandtobringthegospeltopeoplewhooth-erwisecouldnotbereachedintheirhomecountries.Fleeingtoaforeignlandmakesrefu-geesopen.EventheLordJesusHimselfwasarefugee.“TheLord'shumanlivingbe-ganwithsuffering.ShortlyafterHewasborn,itwasnec-essaryforHimtoescapetoEgypt.InthiswayHebecamearefugee.After leeingtoEgypt,acondemnedcountry,HewasbroughtbacktothelandofIsrael.”(WitnessLee,TheConclusionoftheNewTes-tament,msg.34,p.372.)Teamsofbrothersweresent
inearlyfalltotravelalongtherouteoftherefugees,whoarerelativelyaccessibleforsaintstocontact.Itisanexcellentopportunitytosharethegospelfreelywithseekers.Threebasicneedstoreach
therefugees:1.Produceliteraturespeci i-
callyforpeoplefromthisback-ground.LivingStreamMinistryhasassembledateamofsaintswithMiddleEastexperiencetodevelopasetofgospelmateri-alstoshepherdthosewhore-spondintothe irststepsoftheChristianlife.2.Putliteratureintothe
handsoftherefugeestoreadintransittothecountrieswheretheywillseekasylumandopenthemtocontactthesaints.Rhe-mawillcoordinatethemassliteraturedistributiontotherefugeesmainlyinsouthern
peoplewhohaveovercometheirnationalphilosophies,localcultureandArabicwayoflivingtobesaturat-edwiththedivinecultureoftheonenewman.Thesepeople,beforetheyreturntotheirrespectivecountries,couldgainallofEurope.EuropecouldbealaboratoryforthemtolearnhowtoliveaccordingtotheheavenlyvisionandtogospelizeEurope.WeexpecttheseonestocometothewesttogospelizeEurope.SomemaythinktheseonesarecomingtoEuropetogethelp,buttheymaynotrealizethemigrantsarethehelp.TheyaretheNehemiahs,EzrasandZerubbabels.Theserefugeesareopentobewel-
comedbygenuinepeople.Theirbeingoutsideoftheirculturewiththemen-talityofsurvivorsmakesthemfeelsafetobeopen,withoutthethreatoftheirlocalreligioussituationintheirhomevillages.Ifwearegenuine,openandhonest,thiswillattractpeople.IfweareonewiththeLordinHisinnerfeelingtowardthesepeople,theywillbeattracted.Wearelookingforhealthyseedsof
life,whocangrowandberaisedupinEuropeandbesentbackandreplantedintheirrespectivecountriestobebuilt-uptestimonies.Theymayonlyhaveashortperiodoftimeofsafetyintheirrespectivecountries,becausetheirdominantreligionwillnotgoaway.Thiscouldhappeninashorttimetoconsummatetheage.—LetterfromacoworkerlaboringamongtheArabic-speakingpeoples
“Igototherefugeecampseverymorningandreturnatnoon.EveryweekIspeakthreetimesinthe irstcamptoabouttwohundredpeople.Iamalsoresponsibleforthepreachingeverydayinthesecondcamp.…Some-timestherearemorethanfourhun-dredpeoplelistening,sometimesalittleless....Onesisterbearsthere-sponsibilityofprayerintheback-ground.ThanktheLordforraisingupasupplicatingone.Hereallyheardherprayers.Althoughsheneverleavesherhouse,herworkismorepreciousthanthatofmanywhorunaround.PraisetheLord!” —TsoFu-ru[1938]TheCollectedWorksofWatchmanNee,vol.31:“TheOpenDoor,”pp.123-124.AllquotesareusedbypermissionofLivingStreamMinistry.
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Europe,especiallyGreece.Dur-ingthisphaseoftheirjourney,therefugeesremainonlyinoneplaceforadayortwo–laboringfocusesonkeyloca-tionswherelargegroupsofrefugeespass.3.Oncetherefugeesreach
thecountrywheretheywillseekasylum,particularlyGer-many,theyareusuallyhousedinpublicfacilities,andbegintheprocessofsettlingdown.Theirchildrenoftenstartschool,andtheirparentsstartlanguagelessons.Theyarebasicallyfreetocomeandgofromtheirhousing,andthesaintscanregularlycontacttheseekersforweeklyBiblestud-iesandone-on-oneshepherd-ing.TheLord’sMovetoEurope(LME)andAmanaTrustinLondonwilloverseethedirectcontactandfollow-upoftherefugeeswhohavesettleddown.Tofacilitatecommunication
withtherefugees,threespecialwebsiteshavebeensetup.Theirsttwositesallowthere-fugeeswithsmartphonesandinternetconnectivitytore-questprayer,downloadpubli-cationsdesignedforthemandcontactlocalsaints.Thethirdsiteisforthesaintstopartici-pateinreachingtherefugees.Rhemaisfocusingonreachingtheimmigrantsduringtheini-tialstageoftheirjourneyintoEuropewhentheyarethemostunsettledandopentoreceivethegospel.Smallpackagesarebeingpreparedtoincludebasichumanitariansuppliesandgospeltractsthathavebeenespeciallydesignedforthose
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Thephrase“MyFreedom”inArabicandFarsiwithalogoofEuropeisouridenti ierforthisproject.
Throughthegospel,manisfreedfromSatan’sslaveryandbroughtintotheliber-tyofthesonsofGod.
Manyrefugeescry“Freedom”whentheyreachEuropeandescapetheirwar-torncountries.ThisphraseisverysweetandattractivetotheearsofArabicandFarsispeakers.
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WEBSITES
ForArabicspeakers:www.HURRIATY.com
ForFarsispeakers:
www.AZADIEMAN.com
Forthesaints:www.goMyFreedom.com
N ReportonRefugeeOpenness
forGospelContact
Duringthesummerof2015,thenum-berofrefugeescomingtoEuropeseek-ingasylumgreatlyincreasedduetothecivilwarinSyria.ByfarthemostsoughtafterdestinationhasbeenGermany.SeveralbrothersrecentlytraveledalongtherefugeeroutefromGreecetoGerma-ny.OneteamwentnorththroughAustriaintoGermany,andthesecondteamwentsouthfromTurkeythroughGreece.NorthTeam:Thenorthteam irstinteractedwith
refugeesintheoutskirtsofViennaattheentryareasofalargecompound,wherethousandsaretemporarilyhoused.Itseemstheinhabitantsaregenerallyfreetocomeandgo.Therefugeesthentrans-itattheSalzburgborderbetweenAus-triaandGermany,wheretheyarepro-cessedinsmallgroupsanddispatchedtomultipleplaces,especiallytolargercit-ies,suchasMunichandFrankfurt.Thesettlementcampsarescattered
throughoutGermanyandareoftenlocat-edinundisclosedlocations.Withsomecarefulstudy,thebrothersfoundthelocationsandquicklyassessedtheof i-cialprocessbywhichentitiescouldreg-istertogiveaidandhavefullaccesstothesettlementprograms.
SouthTeam:ThesouthteamtraveledthroughCroa-
tia,SerbiaandMacedoniatowardGreece.Atthekeybordercrossings,thebrotherslocatedthetransitcampsandscoutedthesituation.Mostsiteswereaccessible.InAthens,thebrothersobservedthe
arrivalofalargeferryshipattheport,whichhadbeencollectingrefugeesfromtwoislandsborderingTurkey.Inabout30minutes,3,000refugeesarrivedandascendedthedocktowardwaitingtrains,busesandtaxis.Somebrokeoutchanting,”ToMacedonia!ToMacedonia!"ManyarrivedinGreeceontheisland
ofLesvos.Therefugeespaidsmugglersincashtocrosstheseaunderextremelydangerousandexhaustingconditionsinoverloadedrafts.Whentheydisem-barked,thefearandreliefonsomeoftheirfaceswasevident,andmanycriedout“Freedom”upontouchingGreeksoil.Mostofthoseabletowalkwouldbeforcedona12-hourhiketotheregistrationcenterontheisland.Bythetimetheyreachedtheportareaof
Mitilene,thebrothersreportedverygoodexperiencesofcontactingrefugees.Theyareveryreceptivetothesaints.GeneralConclusions:Thebrothersmetrefugeesfrommany
differentcountries.MostwerefromSyr-ia,butalsomanyfromAfghanistan,Afri-ca,IranandIraq.Themostopenwereyoungmen,manyofwhomhadlosttheirfamiliesandwereforcedbytheirfamiliesto lee.Inoneplace,wewereabletoprovideaWi-Fihotspottoagroupofyoungmen,whoallimmediatelycontactedtheirfamiliesbackhomeinSyria,someintears.Manyoftheserefugeesneededtotalk
abouttheirexperiences.Theyhadre-ceivedhumanitarianaidalongthewayforfood,waterandshelter,buttheywantedtospeakwithus,tobeheard,andtobecaredfor.TheyalsowereopentoreceiveArabicministrybooklets,andevenreadthemtogetherwithus.The irststageofthelaboristosow
literatureamongtherefugeesontheimmigrationroutefromtheGreekis-lands,throughAthens,andacrossthevariousbordercrossings.Inthisstage,refugeesaremovingintentlyandhappytoreceivegospelmaterial.Rhemaiscar-ingforthisstageofthelabor.Thesecondstageoflaboriscentered
onthe inalsettlementareas.Differentkindsofmeetingsfortheseonesareneeded.LME,AmanaTrustandthelocalsaintswilllaborforthispurpose.It
seemspossibleforthesaintstogainof i-cialaccessfromtheauthoritiestotherefugees.ThepromiseoftheArabSpringhas
givenwaytoaharshrealityspillingontotheshoresofEurope.Thewhitehorseofthegospel,redhorseofwar,blackhorseoffamineandpalehorseofdeatharerunningthroughtheseregions(Rev.6:1-8)."Ifwereadthisportioncarefully,wewillseethatthefourhorsesdonotrunoneaftertheother.Rather,thisisafourhorserace;allthehorsesarerunningatthesametime.…Everythingthathashappenedontheearthamongthehu-manraceisincludedinthesefourhors-es....Thesefourthings—thepreachingofthegospel,war,famine,anddeath—arefourhorsesrunningarace,andtheyarestillherewithustoday....Onwhathorsearewe?Wehavetosaythatweareonthe irsthorse,thepreachingofthegospelofpeace,whichgoesforthconqueringandtoconquer.Wehavetopreachthegospel;wemustnotstopthewhitehorse.Wedonotcareaboutbread,relatedtothethirdhorse,andwearenotafraidofthesecondorfourthhorse.Wearewiththe irsthorse,thepreachingofthegospelasthevictoriousrider,theovercomingone.”(WitnessLee,AGeneralSketchoftheNewTestamentintheLightofChristandtheChurch,Part4:Revelation,pp.377-378)
MigrationRoutethroughEurope M Wealsohavetoovercomefrustrations
forourpreachingofthegospelintheLord'smove.…Theworldhaschangedanditisstillchanging.… Wehavepointedoutinthepastthat
theentireworldsituationistheprepara-tionfortheLord'smoveinHisgospel.…Theapostles'preachingofthegospelfollowedthepoliticalsituationatthattime.Inthepasttwentycenturies,thegospelhasalwaystraveledaccordingtothepoliticalchangesonthisearth.ThebrotherswhohavetraveledtoRussiarecentlyhavesharedthattheLordhasopenedupRussiatoourpublications.…Wecannotmerelyobservethissituationandbecomplacent.Wehavetoreconsid-erourdirectioninlightoftheworldsitu-ationtoday. Acts13shows iveprophetsand
teachersinthechurchinAntiochfasting
andprayingtogether.ThentheguidancecamethatPaulandBarnabasshouldbeseparatedandsentout.TheycarriedthegospelfromAntiochtoAsiaMinor.ThatwasabigstepfortheLord'smove.TheycrossedtheAegeanSeaintoEu-
ropeandcametoPhilippi.…Asafortof
theancientempireofRome,PhilippiwasaverystrategiccityforthespreadofthegospelatitsbeginninginEurope.FromtherethegospelspreadthroughoutEu-ropeandeventuallytoGreeceandRome. Wehavetoconsiderthepresent
worldsituationandourpresentdirec-
WitnessLee,Life-StudyofIsaiah,pp.273-275.AllquotesareusedbypermissionofLivingStreamMinistry.
SyrianRefugeeCrisisTimeline2011‐20152011 March:publicprotestsagainstdeathsofSyrianyouthsinDaraa;pro-andanti-Assadclashesescalate
August:USandEuro-peanleaderscallforSyrianPresidentBa-sharAssadtoresign
November:Syriasus-pendedfromArabLeague
December:protestersswellto500,000
2013 March:Syrianrefugeesreach1million
June:Syriandeathtolltops100,000
August:15,000Syrianrefugees loodIraq
September:Syrianrefugeesexceed2mil-lion;internallydis-placedpopulationreaches4.25million
2012 February:ChinaandRussiavetoUNSecurityCouncilresolutionforArabpeaceplan
June:UNdeclaresSyri-ancon lictas“full-scalecivilwar”
July:BattleofAleppomarksescalationofSyrianCivilWar
October:Con lictspreadstoTurkey,Leb-anonandJordan
2014 April:1millionSyrianrefugeesinLebanon
June:ISISannounces“Caliphate”inSyriaandIraq;ISISrefugeecrisisbegins;500,000 leeMosul
September:ISISat-tacksdrive150,000SyrianrefugeesintoTurkey
December:137,947Syrianasylumapplica-tionsinEurope
tion.ShouldwejustlookatthesituationandsaythateverythingisgoodwiththeLord'srecovery?Manyyoungonesamongushavebeentrainedinthepastfewyears,and…itmaybethatinournexttermoftraining,wewillchangeourlanguagelessonstoRussian,French,andGerman,plusBritishEnglish.Ifonehasaknowledgeofthesefourlanguages,hecantravelandspeaktopeoplethrough-outnearlyallofEuropeandRussia. Inthesedaysweneedtopayourfull
attentiontotheall-inclusiveChrist,whoisthecentralityanduniversalityofthegreatwheelofthemoveoftheDivineTrinityforthedivinedispensingofHim-selfintoHiselect.…HallelujahforChrist!
2015 August:Germanyesti-matesreceiving800,000Syrianrefu-geesbyyearend
Refugeesregisteredandawaitingregistra-tion:4,180,631
Syriandisplacedpop‐ulationasofNovem‐ber3,2015:Egypt:154,772Jordan:630,776Iraq:245,585Lebanon:1,078,338Turkey:2,181,293
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
Applications for Asylum
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Inthepasttwentycenturies,thegospelhasalwaystraveledaccordingtothepoliticalchangesonthisearth.
Demographics
N ReportonRefugeeOpenness
forGospelContact
Duringthesummerof2015,thenum-berofrefugeescomingtoEuropeseek-ingasylumgreatlyincreasedduetothecivilwarinSyria.ByfarthemostsoughtafterdestinationhasbeenGermany.SeveralbrothersrecentlytraveledalongtherefugeeroutefromGreecetoGerma-ny.OneteamwentnorththroughAustriaintoGermany,andthesecondteamwentsouthfromTurkeythroughGreece.NorthTeam:Thenorthteam irstinteractedwith
refugeesintheoutskirtsofViennaattheentryareasofalargecompound,wherethousandsaretemporarilyhoused.Itseemstheinhabitantsaregenerallyfreetocomeandgo.Therefugeesthentrans-itattheSalzburgborderbetweenAus-triaandGermany,wheretheyarepro-cessedinsmallgroupsanddispatchedtomultipleplaces,especiallytolargercit-ies,suchasMunichandFrankfurt.Thesettlementcampsarescattered
throughoutGermanyandareoftenlocat-edinundisclosedlocations.Withsomecarefulstudy,thebrothersfoundthelocationsandquicklyassessedtheof i-cialprocessbywhichentitiescouldreg-istertogiveaidandhavefullaccesstothesettlementprograms.
SouthTeam:ThesouthteamtraveledthroughCroa-
tia,SerbiaandMacedoniatowardGreece.Atthekeybordercrossings,thebrotherslocatedthetransitcampsandscoutedthesituation.Mostsiteswereaccessible.InAthens,thebrothersobservedthe
arrivalofalargeferryshipattheport,whichhadbeencollectingrefugeesfromtwoislandsborderingTurkey.Inabout30minutes,3,000refugeesarrivedandascendedthedocktowardwaitingtrains,busesandtaxis.Somebrokeoutchanting,”ToMacedonia!ToMacedonia!"ManyarrivedinGreeceontheisland
ofLesvos.Therefugeespaidsmugglersincashtocrosstheseaunderextremelydangerousandexhaustingconditionsinoverloadedrafts.Whentheydisem-barked,thefearandreliefonsomeoftheirfaceswasevident,andmanycriedout“Freedom”upontouchingGreeksoil.Mostofthoseabletowalkwouldbeforcedona12-hourhiketotheregistrationcenterontheisland.Bythetimetheyreachedtheportareaof
Mitilene,thebrothersreportedverygoodexperiencesofcontactingrefugees.Theyareveryreceptivetothesaints.GeneralConclusions:Thebrothersmetrefugeesfrommany
differentcountries.MostwerefromSyr-ia,butalsomanyfromAfghanistan,Afri-ca,IranandIraq.Themostopenwereyoungmen,manyofwhomhadlosttheirfamiliesandwereforcedbytheirfamiliesto lee.Inoneplace,wewereabletoprovideaWi-Fihotspottoagroupofyoungmen,whoallimmediatelycontactedtheirfamiliesbackhomeinSyria,someintears.Manyoftheserefugeesneededtotalk
abouttheirexperiences.Theyhadre-ceivedhumanitarianaidalongthewayforfood,waterandshelter,buttheywantedtospeakwithus,tobeheard,andtobecaredfor.TheyalsowereopentoreceiveArabicministrybooklets,andevenreadthemtogetherwithus.The irststageofthelaboristosow
literatureamongtherefugeesontheimmigrationroutefromtheGreekis-lands,throughAthens,andacrossthevariousbordercrossings.Inthisstage,refugeesaremovingintentlyandhappytoreceivegospelmaterial.Rhemaiscar-ingforthisstageofthelabor.Thesecondstageoflaboriscentered
onthe inalsettlementareas.Differentkindsofmeetingsfortheseonesareneeded.LME,AmanaTrustandthelocalsaintswilllaborforthispurpose.It
seemspossibleforthesaintstogainof i-cialaccessfromtheauthoritiestotherefugees.ThepromiseoftheArabSpringhas
givenwaytoaharshrealityspillingontotheshoresofEurope.Thewhitehorseofthegospel,redhorseofwar,blackhorseoffamineandpalehorseofdeatharerunningthroughtheseregions(Rev.6:1-8)."Ifwereadthisportioncarefully,wewillseethatthefourhorsesdonotrunoneaftertheother.Rather,thisisafourhorserace;allthehorsesarerunningatthesametime.…Everythingthathashappenedontheearthamongthehu-manraceisincludedinthesefourhors-es....Thesefourthings—thepreachingofthegospel,war,famine,anddeath—arefourhorsesrunningarace,andtheyarestillherewithustoday....Onwhathorsearewe?Wehavetosaythatweareonthe irsthorse,thepreachingofthegospelofpeace,whichgoesforthconqueringandtoconquer.Wehavetopreachthegospel;wemustnotstopthewhitehorse.Wedonotcareaboutbread,relatedtothethirdhorse,andwearenotafraidofthesecondorfourthhorse.Wearewiththe irsthorse,thepreachingofthegospelasthevictoriousrider,theovercomingone.”(WitnessLee,AGeneralSketchoftheNewTestamentintheLightofChristandtheChurch,Part4:Revelation,pp.377-378)
MigrationRoutethroughEurope M Wealsohavetoovercomefrustrations
forourpreachingofthegospelintheLord'smove.…Theworldhaschangedanditisstillchanging.… Wehavepointedoutinthepastthat
theentireworldsituationistheprepara-tionfortheLord'smoveinHisgospel.…Theapostles'preachingofthegospelfollowedthepoliticalsituationatthattime.Inthepasttwentycenturies,thegospelhasalwaystraveledaccordingtothepoliticalchangesonthisearth.ThebrotherswhohavetraveledtoRussiarecentlyhavesharedthattheLordhasopenedupRussiatoourpublications.…Wecannotmerelyobservethissituationandbecomplacent.Wehavetoreconsid-erourdirectioninlightoftheworldsitu-ationtoday. Acts13shows iveprophetsand
teachersinthechurchinAntiochfasting
andprayingtogether.ThentheguidancecamethatPaulandBarnabasshouldbeseparatedandsentout.TheycarriedthegospelfromAntiochtoAsiaMinor.ThatwasabigstepfortheLord'smove.TheycrossedtheAegeanSeaintoEu-
ropeandcametoPhilippi.…Asafortof
theancientempireofRome,PhilippiwasaverystrategiccityforthespreadofthegospelatitsbeginninginEurope.FromtherethegospelspreadthroughoutEu-ropeandeventuallytoGreeceandRome. Wehavetoconsiderthepresent
worldsituationandourpresentdirec-
WitnessLee,Life-StudyofIsaiah,pp.273-275.AllquotesareusedbypermissionofLivingStreamMinistry.
SyrianRefugeeCrisisTimeline2011‐20152011 March:publicprotestsagainstdeathsofSyrianyouthsinDaraa;pro-andanti-Assadclashesescalate
August:USandEuro-peanleaderscallforSyrianPresidentBa-sharAssadtoresign
November:Syriasus-pendedfromArabLeague
December:protestersswellto500,000
2013 March:Syrianrefugeesreach1million
June:Syriandeathtolltops100,000
August:15,000Syrianrefugees loodIraq
September:Syrianrefugeesexceed2mil-lion;internallydis-placedpopulationreaches4.25million
2012 February:ChinaandRussiavetoUNSecurityCouncilresolutionforArabpeaceplan
June:UNdeclaresSyri-ancon lictas“full-scalecivilwar”
July:BattleofAleppomarksescalationofSyrianCivilWar
October:Con lictspreadstoTurkey,Leb-anonandJordan
2014 April:1millionSyrianrefugeesinLebanon
June:ISISannounces“Caliphate”inSyriaandIraq;ISISrefugeecrisisbegins;500,000 leeMosul
September:ISISat-tacksdrive150,000SyrianrefugeesintoTurkey
December:137,947Syrianasylumapplica-tionsinEurope
tion.ShouldwejustlookatthesituationandsaythateverythingisgoodwiththeLord'srecovery?Manyyoungonesamongushavebeentrainedinthepastfewyears,and…itmaybethatinournexttermoftraining,wewillchangeourlanguagelessonstoRussian,French,andGerman,plusBritishEnglish.Ifonehasaknowledgeofthesefourlanguages,hecantravelandspeaktopeoplethrough-outnearlyallofEuropeandRussia. Inthesedaysweneedtopayourfull
attentiontotheall-inclusiveChrist,whoisthecentralityanduniversalityofthegreatwheelofthemoveoftheDivineTrinityforthedivinedispensingofHim-selfintoHiselect.…HallelujahforChrist!
2015 August:Germanyesti-matesreceiving800,000Syrianrefu-geesbyyearend
Refugeesregisteredandawaitingregistra-tion:4,180,631
Syriandisplacedpop‐ulationasofNovem‐ber3,2015:Egypt:154,772Jordan:630,776Iraq:245,585Lebanon:1,078,338Turkey:2,181,293
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
Applications for Asylum
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Inthepasttwentycenturies,thegospelhasalwaystraveledaccordingtothepoliticalchangesonthisearth.
Demographics
fromthedominantreligionoftheMiddleEast.Inthenext12months,wehopetoreachatleast200,000refugees,andperhapsmanymore,astheLordreleasessaintsand i-nancestosupportthiswork.Rhemaiscurrentlyconductingdistributiontripstokeyareaswherelargenumbersofrefu-geesarepassing.The irsttwoteamsarecomposedmainlyofsaintsfromEuropeandRussia.MaytheLord’srecoverypray
thattheLordwillsanctifymanyamongtheserefugeesbytheSpirit“untotheobedienceandsprinklingofthebloodofJesusChrist”(1Peter1:2)andbringthemintolife.
M D U W 2015
P ForLordtosupplyAmanaTrustandLMEtoconnecttherefu-geeswhoaccessthewebsiteswithlocalsaintsforshepherdingintothechurchlife.
FortheLordtosupplyRhemawiththeman-powerand inancestoreachnumerousrefu-geeswithgospelma-terials.
FortheheadingupofthepoliticalsituationinEurope,SyriaandIraqtogainmanyforHisBody;fortheen-vironmenttoraiseupstronglampstandsinbothEuropeandtheMiddleEast.
RefugeenumbersinhostMiddleEastcountries:Turkey2million;Lebanon1million;Jordan600,000.
670,000+Syrianasy-lumapplicationsinEuropefromApril2011-October2015.
TopEuropeanasylumcountries:Germany53%;Sweden,Hunga-ry,Austria,Nether-lands,Bulgaria:34%.
Germanytoreceive800,000Syrianrefu-geesbyyearend.
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TheLordhassovereignlyallowedthisrefugeecrisisforthesakeofHisbuilding,forgainingagroupofpeopletobeHistestimonyintheMiddleEast.HehasbroughtonesintoasafehabitattoseetheheavenlyvisionofChrist,thechurchandthegenuineChristianlife,andbecomegoodseedsoflifesownintotheirrespectivelocalitiesintheMiddleEast.TheLordwantstogainthesepeople
asonetestimonytoreproducewhattheywerebroughtintoinEuropeafterreturningtotheirhomecountries.ThisonenessiscrucialtopreservethegenuinenatureoftheBodyofChristandthedivineculturewhichisculti-vatedintheLord’srecoverytoday.Theserefugeesrepresent24countriesofdifferentculturesandethnicitiesspeakingthesamelanguage.InorderfortheLordtobuildupahomogene-oustestimony,HesovereignlyhasgatheredthemtoEuropetoraiseuptheonenewman.ThisisasafeguardoftheLordtoeliminatealltheele-mentsofdivision.Targetingeachofthesecountriesseparately,eveninasafeandopenenvironmentforthesaintstolabor,wouldotherwiselikelyhavetakendecadestoachieve.Thesepeoplethenneedtogoto
theirrespectivecountriestobeabletoraiseupwhattheyhaveseen.TheycouldbethegenuinespreadofthebodyofChristintheirlanguage.TheLordwantstoraiseupanewArabic-speakingDNAintheMiddleEast–allofthesamesource.TheLordneeds
ThemasshumanmigrationfromtheMiddleEasttoEuropehasbeenahumanitariancrisis,butalsoadivineopportunityundertheLord’shandtobringthegospeltopeoplewhooth-erwisecouldnotbereachedintheirhomecountries.Fleeingtoaforeignlandmakesrefu-geesopen.EventheLordJesusHimselfwasarefugee.“TheLord'shumanlivingbe-ganwithsuffering.ShortlyafterHewasborn,itwasnec-essaryforHimtoescapetoEgypt.InthiswayHebecamearefugee.After leeingtoEgypt,acondemnedcountry,HewasbroughtbacktothelandofIsrael.”(WitnessLee,TheConclusionoftheNewTes-tament,msg.34,p.372.)Teamsofbrothersweresent
inearlyfalltotravelalongtherouteoftherefugees,whoarerelativelyaccessibleforsaintstocontact.Itisanexcellentopportunitytosharethegospelfreelywithseekers.Threebasicneedstoreach
therefugees:1.Produceliteraturespeci i-
callyforpeoplefromthisback-ground.LivingStreamMinistryhasassembledateamofsaintswithMiddleEastexperiencetodevelopasetofgospelmateri-alstoshepherdthosewhore-spondintothe irststepsoftheChristianlife.2.Putliteratureintothe
handsoftherefugeestoreadintransittothecountrieswheretheywillseekasylumandopenthemtocontactthesaints.Rhe-mawillcoordinatethemassliteraturedistributiontotherefugeesmainlyinsouthern
peoplewhohaveovercometheirnationalphilosophies,localcultureandArabicwayoflivingtobesaturat-edwiththedivinecultureoftheonenewman.Thesepeople,beforetheyreturntotheirrespectivecountries,couldgainallofEurope.EuropecouldbealaboratoryforthemtolearnhowtoliveaccordingtotheheavenlyvisionandtogospelizeEurope.WeexpecttheseonestocometothewesttogospelizeEurope.SomemaythinktheseonesarecomingtoEuropetogethelp,buttheymaynotrealizethemigrantsarethehelp.TheyaretheNehemiahs,EzrasandZerubbabels.Theserefugeesareopentobewel-
comedbygenuinepeople.Theirbeingoutsideoftheirculturewiththemen-talityofsurvivorsmakesthemfeelsafetobeopen,withoutthethreatoftheirlocalreligioussituationintheirhomevillages.Ifwearegenuine,openandhonest,thiswillattractpeople.IfweareonewiththeLordinHisinnerfeelingtowardthesepeople,theywillbeattracted.Wearelookingforhealthyseedsof
life,whocangrowandberaisedupinEuropeandbesentbackandreplantedintheirrespectivecountriestobebuilt-uptestimonies.Theymayonlyhaveashortperiodoftimeofsafetyintheirrespectivecountries,becausetheirdominantreligionwillnotgoaway.Thiscouldhappeninashorttimetoconsummatetheage.—LetterfromacoworkerlaboringamongtheArabic-speakingpeoples
“Igototherefugeecampseverymorningandreturnatnoon.EveryweekIspeakthreetimesinthe irstcamptoabouttwohundredpeople.Iamalsoresponsibleforthepreachingeverydayinthesecondcamp.…Some-timestherearemorethanfourhun-dredpeoplelistening,sometimesalittleless....Onesisterbearsthere-sponsibilityofprayerintheback-ground.ThanktheLordforraisingupasupplicatingone.Hereallyheardherprayers.Althoughsheneverleavesherhouse,herworkismorepreciousthanthatofmanywhorunaround.PraisetheLord!” —TsoFu-ru[1938]TheCollectedWorksofWatchmanNee,vol.31:“TheOpenDoor,”pp.123-124.AllquotesareusedbypermissionofLivingStreamMinistry.
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Europe,especiallyGreece.Dur-ingthisphaseoftheirjourney,therefugeesremainonlyinoneplaceforadayortwo–laboringfocusesonkeyloca-tionswherelargegroupsofrefugeespass.3.Oncetherefugeesreach
thecountrywheretheywillseekasylum,particularlyGer-many,theyareusuallyhousedinpublicfacilities,andbegintheprocessofsettlingdown.Theirchildrenoftenstartschool,andtheirparentsstartlanguagelessons.Theyarebasicallyfreetocomeandgofromtheirhousing,andthesaintscanregularlycontacttheseekersforweeklyBiblestud-iesandone-on-oneshepherd-ing.TheLord’sMovetoEurope(LME)andAmanaTrustinLondonwilloverseethedirectcontactandfollow-upoftherefugeeswhohavesettleddown.Tofacilitatecommunication
withtherefugees,threespecialwebsiteshavebeensetup.Theirsttwositesallowthere-fugeeswithsmartphonesandinternetconnectivitytore-questprayer,downloadpubli-cationsdesignedforthemandcontactlocalsaints.Thethirdsiteisforthesaintstopartici-pateinreachingtherefugees.Rhemaisfocusingonreachingtheimmigrantsduringtheini-tialstageoftheirjourneyintoEuropewhentheyarethemostunsettledandopentoreceivethegospel.Smallpackagesarebeingpreparedtoincludebasichumanitariansuppliesandgospeltractsthathavebeenespeciallydesignedforthose
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Throughthegospel,manisfreedfromSatan’sslaveryandbroughtintotheliber-tyofthesonsofGod.
Manyrefugeescry“Freedom”whentheyreachEuropeandescapetheirwar-torncountries.ThisphraseisverysweetandattractivetotheearsofArabicandFarsispeakers.
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WEBSITES
ForArabicspeakers:www.HURRIATY.com
ForFarsispeakers:
www.AZADIEMAN.com
Forthesaints:www.goMyFreedom.com