PPT-A Prayer for Peace in Syria

Prayer from Catholics Confront Global Poverty a collaborative effort of USCCB and CRS God of Compassion Hear the cries of the people of Syria Comfort those who suffer violence Console those who mourn the dead. Armed conflict between Free . Syrian Army (FSA) . units,Syrian. . National . Council, National coordination committee and . regime's heavily-armed forces. A coalition of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Arab monarchies are supporting the armed-opposition, while Eastern powers such as Iran, Russia, and China have stood by the "regime". . How is the Church of . the Nazarene helping?. SYRIA. Syrian Refugee Count Grows. 7000 to 8000 fleeing daily. 1.3 million seeking refuge outside Syria. Almost 4 million displaced inside Syria. Syrian Refugees in Lebanon . . 27 months of internal struggle has only led to death & displacement of Syrians, deterioration & destruction of . Syria . It started with demonstrations but quickly turned to a violent struggle. Who we are, what we do and why.. International Peace Warriors are people of all faiths and walks of life who Pray for Peace in an organized and routine manner.. International Peace Warriors. Who we are:. PEACE, PEACE, WONDERFUL PEACE. PEACE, PEACE, WONDERFUL PEACE. “…. You cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live…” . (. Exodus 33:20). “May the . Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace…” . No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters. Lord. , God of . Abraham,. God . of the prophets, God of . love,. You . created us and you call us to live as brothers and . sisters.. Give . us the strength daily to be instruments of . In this Holy Year of Mercy . Syria enters its fifth year of conflict.. 250,000 people have lost their lives.. 12.2 . million people are in need of assistance, including . five million . children. . At . Martin Luther. Matthew 6:5-13 . (page 787 on pew Bibles). “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. . Quick facts and statistics. Ruslan Trad. 14 International Youth Conference . Krusevo. 2016. Quick facts: What you need to know about the Syria crisis. Anti-government demonstrations began in March of 2011, part of the Arab Spring. But the peaceful protests quickly escalated after the government's violent . Why is #Syria Important?. Humanitarian Reasons. Global Politics . Key Findings: Tweets about Global Politics!. Most popular words: #aleppo, #russia, billion, raised, #assad. Nothing about refugees. Twitter’s political agenda??. humility . is the foundation of prayer, Only when we humbly acknowledge that "we do not know how to pray as we ought," are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. "Man is a beggar before God." . . Summary and Interconnections. Babylon 1800-1600 BC. Controlled Assyria. Kassite Babylon 1600-1200 BC. Controlled Assyria until 1365 when Assyria gained some independence until 1200. Phoenicians: vassals . Matthew 6:5-13. . Unrepentant. (Is. 59:1-2; 15). . Unbelief. (James 1:6). . Wrong. . Motive. (James 4:3). . Pride. (Job 35:12; James 4:6). . Neglect of God’s. . Word. (Prov. 28:9). . Unforgiving. (James 5:16, NKJV). “avails much” . - translated from a Greek word that means to have power, to have force, to be strong.. 1. Prayer Avails Much. “effective, fervent” . - translated from the Greek word .