"Now, you have to teach my children. These are the future. They have to be Christians. Our time is short. Please teach them."
(Syria)—Syrian
refugees who fled predominantly Muslim countries amid ongoing war and
terrorism are embracing Christianity and teaching their children about
Jesus after experiencing firsthand the love and compassion
of Believers in Greece. (Photo: Reuters / Muhammad Hamed / via Gospel Herald)
This year alone, more than 126,000 refugees
have entered Greece, and last year, more than 500,000 refugees arrived
on the island of Lesbos, according to the BBC. Still more refugees more
are traveling to Macedonia, which was allowing entry to only 250
refugees per day and has turned away more than 6,000.
Thousands are expected to be stranded in
Greece or Turkey in the upcoming months, as several European nations
recently announced caps on the numbers they will take. Even worse—more
than 3,770 migrants were reported to have died trying to cross the
Mediterranean in 2015. Most died on the crossing from north Africa to
Italy, and more than 800 died in the Aegean crossing from Turkey to
Greece.
According to a report from Christian Aid
Mission, Christian relief groups are working tirelessly in these regions
to help provide food, clothing and blankets to such new arrivals, and
they distribute groceries weekly to more than 100 families.
One ministry team leader told the outlet
that their volunteers are able to communicate with the Syrian, Iraqi and
Kurdish refugees in their own languages, allowing them to share the
love of Christ with those traumatized from their experiences.
The ministry leader shared one particularly
compelling story of how one refugee, who will go by the name of 'Saddam'
for security reasons, embraced Christianity after witnessing the
kindness of the Christian aid workers.
Saddam appeared to have been a man of
authority and wealth in Syria, and told the ministry that he found out
about them because everyone at the hotel where he was staying was
talking about it.
When
he first arrived, he asked a ministry worker if he was a Christian or a
Muslim. Uncertain of why he was asked such a question, the worker asked
him why he wanted to know. (Photo: Reuters/via Breitbart.com)
With tears streaming from his eyes, Saddam said, "I need someone to talk with me about Jesus."
The workers summoned the ministry
co-directors, and the Muslim man told them, "All the Muslim countries
have turned their back to us. All the Muslim nations have ripped us from
our treasures. They taught us not to trust the Christians, and that
they are liars. I come to Greece and I find myself in the best place
with the best food for me and my children. I find love that I have never
seen. Please teach me."
He wept even more as the ministry leaders
led him to Jesus as Lord and Savior, then he said, "Now, you have to
teach my children. These are the future. They have to be Christians. Our
time is short. Please teach them."
The co-directors reported, "Yesterday, our friends from the Sunday school prayed for two of his children. He was..."
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Source: www.breakingchristiannews.com/