UGANDA: Refugee Stories You Won’t Hear on the News

Source: International Mission Board, March 16, 2018

I work with refugees in Africa, and it’s not at all what I thought it would be. I expected it to be about meeting needs and helping people, sort of a one-way transfer of blessing and Christian encouragement. On some level, maybe I thought I would be overwhelmed by the plight of Christian refugees grappling with the goodness or existence of God in what is understandably difficult circumstances for faith.

I wasn’t prepared to be inspired by their faith every time I went into the camps. The believers living in these very humble settings are truly focused on the eternal things. They are planting churches, helping others, and sharing their faith. They are expanding God’s kingdom in the refugee camps. I feel privileged to work alongside them.

You can learn about the various refugee crises in Africa from nearly every world news organization. But there are many stories you won’t read in the news—stories of God’s faithfulness to Christian refugees and their faithfulness to him.

» Read the stories of three refugees, and be sure to watch the powerful video at the top about Sudanese refugees training leaders and planting churches in a massive Ugandan refugee settlement.

» See also: Did You Know South Korea is One of the Biggest “Exporters” of the Gospel in the World? (CBN).

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