{"id":3273,"date":"2019-06-06T14:42:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T14:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fru.ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=3273"},"modified":"2019-11-11T17:23:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T17:23:13","slug":"an-ifes-movement-seeking-to-serve-syrians-and-point-them-to-our-saviour","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/fru.ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/an-ifes-movement-seeking-to-serve-syrians-and-point-them-to-our-saviour\/","title":{"rendered":"An IFES movement seeking to serve Syrians and point them to our Saviour."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lebanon is now home to&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">around&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">100,000 Syrian students. Although it\u2019s not home for them. They are refugees,&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">seeking safety in Lebanon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;their home<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;lie in ruins<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;back in Syria.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:374,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:187}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There are a particularly high number of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;refugee<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;male students who would have been forced to join the army, had they not escaped. Five of them joined a&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">student&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bible study group&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">organised by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;LIVF \u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">IFES&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">movement<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;in Lebanon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">They have all&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">lost loved ones and witnessed the brutal destruction of their homes and cities.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;For them, th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is fellowship<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;group is&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">like a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;family.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:374,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:187}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many Syrian students find it hard to enrol at university because the documents and certificates they need to register are back in Syria. Others are delayed by the need to first learn English before they can continue their studies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:374,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:187}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The student movement LIVF is keen to reach out to these Syrian students.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">G<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">eneral&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ecretary&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">explained:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:374,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:187}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> \u201cWe try to help our dear Syrian brothers and sisters cope with their situation and build a firm foundation based on biblical teaching. We have minimal resources, but we pray that we\u2019re able to keep up with the students\u2019 needs and direct them to our Saviour.\u201d&nbsp; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Join us in praying for&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the ministry of&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">LIVF Lebanon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:374,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:187}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Open Sans\" data-listid=\"21\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pray that LIVF would know how to&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">mourn with those who mourn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">walk<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;with the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">se refugee students<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;as they struggle with grief, loneliness, enrolment issues and language barriers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Open Sans\" data-listid=\"21\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pray that,&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in the midst of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;their suffering, many Syrian students this year would come to know God as the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Open Sans\" data-listid=\"21\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Praise God that the president of Lebanon is a Christian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;the only Arab country with a Christian president. Pray for continued peace throughout the country and for doors to stay open to the gospel in universities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks for praying with us!<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":3274,"template":"","area":[648,461],"theme":[1217],"class_list":["post-3273","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-lebanon","area-mena","theme-social-action"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>An IFES movement seeking to serve Syrians and point them to our Saviour. &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lebanon is now home to&nbsp;around&nbsp;100,000 Syrian students. Although it\u2019s not home for them. 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