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Students in Armenia and Azerbaijan are facing a heartrending war against the other. For nearly thirty years, ethnic tensions have accelerated over a territorial dispute. Now it has left both countries with thousands of military casualties, many of which are university students. As students are called to war, Christians on both sides are praying for peace. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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There is no simple solution. Students in both countries feel caught between their love for their homeland and God\u2019s command to love their enemies. Still, their governments are asking them to fight. In years past, hearts on both sides were beginning to soften. Now leaders fear that any progress towards reconciliation will be undone. But both sides are doing the best they can to manage deep wounds.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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It is difficult for\u00a0outsiders to\u00a0know how to\u00a0show support. Sergei,\u00a0Eurasia Regional Secretary, says it is important not to take sides, but rather to listen\u00a0with\u00a0empathy\u00a0to both.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cWe\u00a0must\u00a0avoid rationalizing\u00a0why\u00a0the situation\u00a0has\u00a0happened. We don\u2019t want to be like Job\u2019s\u00a0friends.\u00a0So\u00a0instead\u00a0we pray for both countries.\u00a0And we learn to do simple things like ask\u00a0\u2018How are you today? What\u2019s going on?\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0give them our full attention.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This week let\u2019s intercede for our brothers and sisters in Armenia and Azerbaijan. Join us in prayer for the following requests:  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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  • As students and leaders rush to aid those without food and shelter, they are unable to deal with their own trauma and grief. Pray for healing in their minds and hearts.  <\/li>
  • Pray that God will give wisdom to believers called to fight on the front lines. Ask God to help them find a path of faithful witness amidst heavy competing loyalties.   <\/li>
  • Last week the Armenian movement received word that one of their student leaders serving as a doctor was killed. Pray for them as they grieve. Pray also for those in both countries who have lost loved ones <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    • Pray that the politicians involved will find a way to establish peace.  <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":14114,"template":"","area":[538,539,457],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-14111","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-armenia","area-azerbaijan","area-eurasia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNeighbours at odds · IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Students in Armenia and Azerbaijan are facing a heartrending war against the other. For nearly thirty years, ethnic tensions have\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/neighbours-at-odds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Neighbours at odds · IFES Prayerline\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Students in Armenia and Azerbaijan are facing a heartrending war against the other. For nearly thirty years, ethnic tensions have\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/neighbours-at-odds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IFES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-11-03T12:47:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nijwam-swargiary-oMnAKV902LA-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1709\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/neighbours-at-odds\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/neighbours-at-odds\/\",\"name\":\"Neighbours at odds · IFES Prayerline\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/es\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/neighbours-at-odds\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/neighbours-at-odds\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nijwam-swargiary-oMnAKV902LA-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-03T05:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-03T12:47:10+00:00\",\"description\":\"Students in Armenia and Azerbaijan are facing a heartrending war against the other. For nearly thirty years, ethnic tensions have\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/neighbours-at-odds\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/neighbours-at-odds\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/neighbours-at-odds\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nijwam-swargiary-oMnAKV902LA-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nijwam-swargiary-oMnAKV902LA-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1709},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/neighbours-at-odds\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Prayerline\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Neighbours at odds\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/es\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/es\/\",\"name\":\"IFES\",\"description\":\"A movement of students sharing and living out the good news of Jesus Christ. 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