{"id":5677,"date":"2015-06-17T09:49:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T16:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5677"},"modified":"2015-06-17T09:54:03","modified_gmt":"2015-06-17T16:54:03","slug":"world-news-briefs-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5677","title":{"rendered":"World News Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4515\" src=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large.png\" alt=\"Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large\" width=\"620\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large.png 620w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><strong>In This Issue: Challenging our assumptions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5675\">ISLAMIC WORLD: Thought-provoking Presentations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5673\">TURKEY:\u00a0Yazidi People Ask Jesus to Help Them Find a Permanent Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5671\">WORLD: Migration and the Future of Faith<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5669\">PHILIPPINES: Congressional Committee Approves Bill Creating Islamic Region<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5667\">MEXICO: Treasure in the Sierra Madre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qSElmEmEjb4&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5678\" src=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/African-Men.jpg\" alt=\"African Men\" width=\"940\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/African-Men.jpg 940w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/African-Men-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Greetings!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever observed someone and wondered why they act that way? Or assumed that someone was part of a certain group because of the way they behave? I find it refreshing when my own assumptions are challenged, and sometimes it helps me laugh at myself. The video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Igk4XvzwOCw\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Igk4XvzwOCw\">How Do You Distinguish Americans?<\/a> provided such an opportunity. See also <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qSElmEmEjb4\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qSElmEmEjb4\">African Men, Hollywood Stereotypes<\/a>, in which some young Africans were able to laugh at themselves, too.<\/p>\n<p>The young, who haven\u2019t yet learned how they are \u201csupposed\u201d to behave, are sometimes more ready, willing vessels for God because of it. For example, read a <em>New York Times<\/em> piece about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/14\/magazine\/the-child-preachers-of-brazil.html\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/14\/magazine\/the-child-preachers-of-brazil.html\">Child Preachers of Brazil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ramadan begins this evening. I find it a great time to face my stereotypes head on and devoting time to learning about and praying for the Muslim world. The reading and viewing list I hope to tackle this Ramadan will take me into the world of extremists. See a few links from my collection below, as well as another piece we shared this time last year, a report from <em>St. Francis Magazine<\/em> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stfrancismagazine.info\/ja\/images\/stories\/Ramadan-affects-on-Muslims-openness-to-gospel.pdf\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.stfrancismagazine.info\/ja\/images\/stories\/Ramadan-affects-on-Muslims-openness-to-gospel.pdf\">Ramadan\u2019s effects on spiritual openness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This Saturday, June 20, is World Refugee Day. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cGet to Know a Refugee.\u201d Download the UNHCR\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/refugeeday\/wp-content\/uploads\/WRD15-Digital-Toolkit-sm.pdf\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/refugeeday\/wp-content\/uploads\/WRD15-Digital-Toolkit-sm.pdf\">toolkit on this topic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting to know the \u201cother\u201d (and myself),<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pat<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In This Issue: Challenging our assumptions ISLAMIC WORLD: Thought-provoking Presentations TURKEY:\u00a0Yazidi People Ask Jesus to Help Them Find a Permanent Home WORLD: Migration and the Future of Faith PHILIPPINES: Congressional Committee Approves Bill Creating Islamic Region MEXICO: Treasure in the Sierra Madre Greetings! 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