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Over 258 million people live in a different country from their birth country. Another 20 million are refugees, 3 million are asylum seekers and 10 million are stateless. There are many other "people on the move" who are not counted in those statistics -- tourists, seafarers, diplomats, flight crews and so on.
Here are a few questions to help you know how to pray for diaspora people -- whether your neighbor, the person next to you on the bus, another church member or someone you see on…
Borderless Prayer: an Advent Prayer Guide to Praying for the People on the Move
This prayer guide features 28 daily entries, including devotionals from the life of Jesus, stories from the field, Scripture-based prayer prompts and practical suggestions to take action. God’s work through diaspora movement – the migration of individuals and peoples from one place to another – encompasses many locations, many ethnic groups and many situations. Please join us in praying for spiritual breakthroughs so that the movement of people will be the movement of the good news of Christ…
Read more…A Prayer in Response to the Global Migrant Crisis
This month we are joining other calls to the Church for prayer and fasting regarding the global migrant crisis. A small sampling of recent articles reveals the crisis is not isolated to a particular region or among certain peoples. "Malaysia finds mass graves of 24 suspected human trafficking victims" "Inside the Migrant 'Jungle' in Northern France" "Image of Drowned Syrian, Aylan Kurdi, 3, Brings Migrant Crisis into Focus" "Campaign warns migrants against illegal crossings" "'I want a…
Read more…Global Diaspora Network's Prayer Resource website!
In anticipation for the Global Diaspora Forum (March 24-27, 2015 in Manila), Global Diaspora Network has launched a new website full of prayer resources especially focused on the movement of people. Please check it out at gdnprayer.weebly.com! View and download free resources to help you: - Meditate on Scriptures related to the movement of people (and use these to prompt prayer) - Learn about and pray for key countries hosting international migrants - Pray for each country and a specific…
Read more…What are some scripture based prayers regarding diaspora?
Diaspora - the movement of people from one place to another - is throughout Scripture. We see it in the garden of Eden, in the life of Jesus, to the island of Patmos. What are some Bible verses, passages or stories that come to mind when thinking about diaspora and how do these help you pray for the world today? What are some biblical prayers involving diaspora? For example, when Solomon prays to dedicate the temple, he prays for foreigners who come to Jerusalem to pray as well as for…
Read more…Prayers for Countries with Diaspora Peoples
This discussion thread will be focused on prayers for specific countries as they welcome (or not) diaspora peoples. It will be updated at least monthly for the next year or so and probably more frequently as March 2015 approached. Answers to prayers will be posted as we find out about them. :)
Read more…Prayers for Diaspora People Groups
This discussion thread is for prayers for specific diaspora people groups. It will be updated at least monthly for the next year or so with specific requests. Answers to prayers will be posted when we find out about them :)
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