{"id":71930,"date":"2017-01-25T17:13:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T17:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/?p=71930"},"modified":"2017-01-25T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T17:21:25","slug":"syria-mission-report-open-doors-and-hope-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2017\/01\/25\/syria-mission-report-open-doors-and-hope-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria Mission Report: Open Doors and Hope for the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Syria Mission Report: December 2016 Open Doors and Hope for the Future<\/h1>\n<p>\u201cNow faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.\u201d \u2013Hebrews 11:1<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71933\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 831px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6.jpg\" alt=\"The new orphanage and school being built, Praying a playground can be made there.\" width=\"831\" height=\"623\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6.jpg 831w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">The new orphanage and school being built, Praying a playground can be made there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for praying for us to be here in Kurdistan and Mosul, Iraq to help in a small way. And for the opened door to travel to Syria. We are here in this region to share love, to give help and training, and to be another voice for all peoples under oppression. On our most recent Syria mission in December 2016,we sent a small team to help while others of us were helping in Mosul. We went to Syria this time to strengthen relationships, encourage greater partnership between all Kurds and the people they are serving in their regions and to prepare for our next relief missions there in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>During this trip along with our wonderful Christin brother Basheer, we were able to meet with many leaders of the region and due to the many conflicts between different groups they expressed the major difficulties to take care of the region:<br \/>\n1. Lack of professional medical staff as many of them fled during the conflict and very few have returned. This is especially tragic as people in the region have a very difficult time getting out to obtain the medical attention they require<br \/>\n2. Very little access to medical equipment and medicine. Entry points from all sides of the region are extremely controlled due to the political differences between Turkey, Syrian Government, Kurdistan, and the conflict with ISIS.<br \/>\n3. Very little infrastructure for transportation and for construction materials. Most factories and building materials were destroyed and or looted during the chaos so rebuilding what was lost is very challenging.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71913\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 810px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71913\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5.jpg\" alt=\"House calls to families taking care of orphans\" width=\"810\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5.jpg 810w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">House calls to families taking care of orphans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the difficulty, the people are working hard to make a better tomorrow. In the city of Kobane where our team visited before and did a program for orphans and families there, a partner NGO: Foundation of Free Woman in Rojava is building an Orphanage for with a school for the over 1000 orphans in the city area. We supported them with formula milk for the babies of the families who lost loved ones and prayed that this project to provide a home and education for the children would be blessed.<\/p>\n<p>In Kobane also there is a spark ignited of faith as one church has been started and another group of believers is meeting twice a week to praise God and pray together. We were able to share a little bit of Christmas love and cheer with the lions and lambs toys that Victor Marx and ATP gave to comfort the children after the trauma of all the fighting that has happened.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71911\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 850px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71911\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7.jpg\" alt=\"Praising God with our friends in city of Kobane\" width=\"850\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-768x813.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Praising God with our friends in city of Kobane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71910\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1024px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-71910\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Early Christmas with new church in Kobane. Thanks to AVC ministries who is supporting them.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Early Christmas with new church in Kobane.<br \/>Thanks to AVC ministries who is supporting them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We prayed and shared our stories of God\u2019s faithfulness to us. Their biggest request was not food or medicine but rather fellowship with believers, wisdom in growing their faith and how to share their faith in the community. People are asking and God is stepping into their hearts and minds.<br \/>\nSince the operation to retake Raqqa started there have been over 25,000 Idps that have fled the surrounding areas into the Kobane region, according to the MSF team stationed there.\u00a0In Qamshli, we met with one NGO: Comerd Charity Foundation to have an office shared with them. This partnership strengthens our cooperation with Kurdistan and Rojava so that we can continue to operate and help more people. We don\u2019t know what the future holds but we are praying that God will open the door wider for us to come and support the people in the conflict areas, Share His Love, get the news out.<\/p>\n<p>God bless you,<br \/>\nFree Burma,Kurd, Iraqi, Sudan and Syria Rangers!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71915\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 576px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-71915\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Office in Qamishli with Comerd Charity foundation\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Office in Qamishli with Comerd Charity foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71914\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 764px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71914\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4.jpg\" alt=\"Playground that was delivered for the orphans in Kobane but was never assembled\" width=\"764\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4.jpg 764w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Playground that was delivered for the orphans in<br \/>Kobane but was never assembled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71916\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 722px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71916\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Giving milk for the orphans in Kobane\" width=\"722\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2.jpg 722w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Giving milk for the orphans in Kobane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71909\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 898px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71909\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Foundation of the Free Woman in Rojava\" width=\"898\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1.jpg 898w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Foundation of the Free Woman in Rojava<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nvar post=eval({\"id\":71930,\"title\":\"Syria Mission Report: Open Doors and Hope for the Future\",\"subject\":\"FBR: Syria Mission Report: Open Doors and Hope for the Future\",\"admin_email\":\"info@freeburmarangers.org\",\"admin_name\":\"FBR\"});\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syria Mission Report: December 2016 Open Doors and Hope for the Future \u201cNow faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.\u201d \u2013Hebrews 11:1 &nbsp; 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