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GOD AT WORK
Darfur: Compassion through Action
By George Thomas
CBN News for The 700 Club
CBN.com – After nearly four years of violence, homelessness and death,
the suffering in Darfur, Sudan continues with no quick end in sight.
Kofi Annan, the former U.N. Secretary General says, "Can the international community, having not done enough for the people of Rwanda in their time of need, just watch as this tragedy deepens?"
"It's very clear that we're heading towards the abyss," says current U.N. Undersecretary General Jan Egeland, "and it's very clear that now is the time for action."
But action has been slow in coming. The international community has imposed sanctions against the Sudanese government hoping to force it to end the fighting. So far, the fighting has only gotten worse.
As fighting intensified in late 2006, many humanitarian organizations temporarily withdrew their workers from Sudanese refugee camps.
Relief workers with Operation Blessing International chose to stay.
OB President Bill Horan says the Christian relief organization is partnering with the German humanitarian group Humedica to bring much needed relief and medical assistance to the people of Darfur. He says 100 OBI and Humedica workers are demonstrating Christian compassion through action.
"We are providing medical care, hygiene supplies. We've got a school now over there for the children in two of the camps," Horan says. "We are vaccinating the children, providing mid-wife services to prevent death during childbirth, and we're demonstrating Christian compassion in the face of all this and with that we're fighting the war against suffering."
So for the suffering Darfuries, the new year begins much like the start of the previous one: many voices are calling for something to be done to stop the violence.
With more death and suffering expected in the days ahead, compassionate Christians do what they can to save lives and demonstrate the love of christ.
Please join with us in bringing hope and the truth of God's Word to Darfur, Sudan. Not only will you be reaching people in Africa and around the world with inspiring stories and Biblical teaching, your partnership will help bring humanitarian aid, food, clothing and medical treatment to those in desperate need. Please
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