{"id":84186,"date":"2024-07-17T11:44:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T15:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/?p=84186"},"modified":"2024-07-26T09:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:05:06","slug":"unity-across-borders-iraq-and-syria-report-may-and-june-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2024\/07\/17\/unity-across-borders-iraq-and-syria-report-may-and-june-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Unity Across Borders: Iraq and Syria Report, May and June 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unity Across Borders: Iraq and Syria Report, May and June 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">17 July 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iraq and Syria<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This report provides a summary of humanitarian efforts and community engagement activities in Iraq and Syria from May to June 2024. The period was marked by significant support provided to local communities, impactful engagements, and spiritual milestones. The team travels to meet with old and new friends, to pray, spend time and help as God provides, reminding our friends there that they are not forgotted even as they live in precarious circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Community Engagement and Humanitarian Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Local Visits and Support: The team engaged with several local families in Erbil, fostering community relations. A victim of human trafficking from Ghana received extensive support as she seeks to return home, including help with legal documentation and securing an exit visa. Please pray for this process and for grace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Medical Aid and Financial Assistance: Various humanitarian efforts were facilitated, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Delivery of an ambulance to Hasaka, Syria, honoring a promise to the late General Roni to help the frontline in Syria with medical transport.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image0-46.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image0-46-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image0-46-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image0-46-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image0-46-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image0-46-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image0-46.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;2. Financial support for medical procedures for local individuals, including arm surgery for a boy and eye surgery for a girl in Tel-Tamir.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image1-24.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image1-24.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image1-24.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image1-24-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image13-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image13-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image13-2.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image13-2-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image2-25.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image2-25-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image2-25-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image2-25-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image2-25-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image2-25-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image2-25.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;3. Provision of medical supplies, including medicine that could only be acquired outside of Syria, for a man in Syria in dire need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image3-20.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image3-20.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image3-20.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image3-20-300x194.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Medicines purchased for care of a little boy in Kurdistan who has a chronic painful skin condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image4-20.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image4-20-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image4-20-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image4-20-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image4-20-768x1366.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image4-20-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image4-20.jpeg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Financial assistance for hearing aids, vehicle repairs for a family in Mosul, and English center support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image5-17.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image5-17.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image5-17.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image5-17-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Financial support for a Christian boy with cancer in need of surgery to remove tumors. He is doing well and recovering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image6-15.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image6-15-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image6-15-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image6-15-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image6-15-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image6-15.jpeg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. Distributions of food and essentials for refugees in Kurdistan, Iraq: a Yazidi community and an African community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image9-8.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image9-8-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image9-8-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image9-8-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image9-8.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image10-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image10-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image10-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image10-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image10-2.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. Team building and reaching out to local families and friends for days of laughter and fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image11-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image11-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image11-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image11-1-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9. Helping some friends in need with rent in Mosul and Erbil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image14.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image14.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image14.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image14-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10. Our team is focused on helping develop unity between many people and ethnic groups. This includes Arabs, Kurds in Iraq, Kurds in Rojava in Syria, Americans, Africans, Christians, Yazidis, Muslims and so much more. God has made us all to help and love each other in a world of diverse humanity! There are ongoing relationships and meetings that foster this vision of unity. Please continue to pray for this worldwide!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image12-Copy.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image12-Copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image12-Copy.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image12-Copy-300x263.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Team meeting with Yazidi displaced families. They just want to go back home to Shingal, and ask for prayers to one day be able to do so.&nbsp;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Incident in Erbil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team witnessed a serious hit-and-run accident upon their arrival in Erbil. They stopped to help and were instrumental in ensuring the victim was helped and taken to a hospital. The day after the incident, the team visited different hospitals until they found him. They were able to show help, hope and love through compassion, presence and prayer.&nbsp;This incident reinforced their belief in divine intervention and the importance of being prepared to offer help at any moment. The victim survived and is now home recovering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image7-13.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image7-13.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image7-13.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image7-13-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image8-11.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image8-11.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image8-11.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image8-11-169x300.jpeg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>3-year-old Hawk insisted on being the first to pray for the man they witnessed flip through the air and slam onto the pavement after he was hit by a speeding car.&nbsp;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team&#8217;s dedication to their mission, combined with spontaneous acts of compassion, demonstrated their commitment to serving and uplifting the communities in Iraq and Syria. As they continue their efforts, the importance of adaptability, empathy, and faith remain at the forefront of their mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for your support and prayers as our teams do their best to help those in need in Burma, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Thailand, Iraq, and Syria. The best part is that we get to do it together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God bless you,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noelle and Middle East FBR Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nvar post=eval({\"id\":84186,\"title\":\"Unity Across Borders: Iraq and Syria Report, May and June 2024\",\"subject\":\"FBR: Unity Across Borders: Iraq and Syria Report, May and June 2024\",\"admin_email\":\"info@freeburmarangers.org\",\"admin_name\":\"FBR\"});\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unity Across Borders: Iraq and Syria Report, May and June 2024 17 July 2024 Iraq and Syria This report provides a summary of humanitarian efforts and community engagement activities in Iraq and Syria from May to June 2024. 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