Homeless and Frightened - Pray for refugees from Chad

How can we even relate to what these people in Chad are facing right now? No army is planning to rush us out of our homes with guns and force us to flee for our very lives. We don't have to worry where we will find a place to sleep tonight. But 20,000 refugees from N'Djamena, the capital of Chad are asking those questions. Life and death.

What should can you and I do about it?

A) Make big posters, fly to Washington DC and demand US intervention?
B) Put on sack cloth and refuse to eat food as long as the refugees suffer (that would be a long time)?
C) Nothing. People around the world face war and suffering all time. We can't help everyone.

How about none of the above? But there is something we can do.

For starters, let's look up Chad on a world map, read the news headline, and stop to pray for God's justice and mercy on those affected. We can pray for the Church impacted and ministering to those refugees. We should pray that even in this scary situation, men, women and children will find refuge in the Rock of Ages. We can mention it to a friend over dinner tonight, ask if they have heard anything about the current crisis in Chad. You can stop and pray about it together. If your church knows any missionaries in that region, you might want to send them an email, let them know you are thinking about them. Maybe you can mention it at Bible study. Multiply the prayers. God works through prayer! Check out what He's already been doing through Christian involvement and ministry towards those affected .