{"id":71599,"date":"2016-12-01T18:05:42","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T18:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/?p=71599"},"modified":"2016-12-01T18:08:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T18:08:46","slug":"kurdistan-dispatch-no-8-breaking-the-spirit-of-isis-with-the-love-of-jesus-a-playground-goes-up-in-town-liberated-from-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2016\/12\/01\/kurdistan-dispatch-no-8-breaking-the-spirit-of-isis-with-the-love-of-jesus-a-playground-goes-up-in-town-liberated-from-isis\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurdistan Dispatch No. 8: Breaking the Spirit of ISIS with the Love of Jesus – A Playground Goes Up in Town Liberated from ISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breaking the Spirit of ISIS with the Love of Jesus: A Playground Goes Up in Town Liberated from ISIS<\/h1>\n

2 December, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

Faisalia, Iraqi Kurdistan<\/p>\n

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The newly built playground in Faisalia. Click on the image to see the video on Youtube.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear friends,<\/p>\n

Thank you so much for helping us make this happen. In the last few days, we have been in and around the city Mosul helping to distribute food aid and assisting displaced children in the region. Recently however, we have journeyed back across Kurdish lines in order to build a playground in the newly liberated town of Faizalia, Kurdistan.<\/p>\n

Faizalia was freed from ISIS control three weeks ago after enduring countless hardships under the terrorist groups\u2019 control (please see our web report<\/a>). When we first arrived, we learned that a family of eight had been killed by accidental coalition airstrike. \u00a0We later visited the funeral of the deceased, and I got on my knees before the surviving members to ask for forgiveness on behalf of the coalition.<\/p>\n

Yesterday we dedicated a new playground in memory of that family and in honor of those who assisted us: RW, Mindy Belz, Reload Love. Thank you to all those who support our operations and assist us in our children\u2019s programs.<\/p>\n

Below are photos of the playground and the cemetery where the family of eight are buried. Thank you all and God bless you in Jesus name.<\/p>\n

God Bless You,<\/p>\n

Dave, Family and the Free Burma Rangers<\/p>\n

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Smiles in the midst of conflict. Photo: FBR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Free Kurdish Ranger team and the families of Faisalia. Photo: FBR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Girls
Girls play on the new playstructures. Photo: FBR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Side view of the new playground. Photo: FBR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Faisalia
Faisalia heals in the midst of the ongoing war. The cemetery of the deceased family of eight overlooking the new playground. Photo: FBR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n