{"id":48225,"date":"2025-09-30T08:34:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T07:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=48225"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:59:05","slug":"feeling-pain-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/feeling-pain-and-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Pain and Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<iframe title=\"Feeling Pain and Hope\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=xy3zu-197d302-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=3ab278&#038;font-color=000000&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=666666\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pain, fullness, and hope.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When three Arabic letters are \u201crearranged\u201d, they can make these three different words. It was this emotive blend that infused content for around 200 students at a recent regional conference in <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/region\/mena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid war, violence, political instability, economic insecurity, and persecution, the students from nine different countries had much to lament. But they were also encouraged that the fullness of Christ brings hope and healing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-a2e6a1a4859a816b2d5df3db87dbac13\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-mena-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a2e6a1a4859a816b2d5df3db87dbac13\"><strong>Voicing Pain and Hope<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These candid comments give a sense of their experiences:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI was a very committed member of another faith. So, when a pastor I met gave me a Bible<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>I only read it to prove it all wrong. But Jesus opened my eyes. Now I\u2019ve<\/em><em> <\/em><em>become his follower, and my goal is to bring to Jesus the many people around me who are also searching and dissatisfied. Even though it\u2019s<\/em><em> <\/em><em>very dangerous<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>I\u2019m constantly seeing people put their trust in Jesus.\u201d&nbsp; <\/em>(Hassan from B city)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cIn one of the talks, we were encouraged as a Christian minority not to leave our country so that the Christian presence doesn\u2019t further decrease. I agree with that. But it seems impossible \u2013 as an English teacher working two jobs, I don&#8217;t even earn enough to make ends meet.\u201d<\/em> (Malika from Cairo)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI love Jesus more than anything and want to be a witness for him in my community. But the suffering I experienced as a child in my family, a terrible explosion in my city, and recent months of bombing \u2013 all this has left its mark on me. I suffer from panic attacks and anxiety disorders. Can Jesus heal me?\u201d<\/em> (Rabiaa from Lebanon)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI was allowed to come here with some other female students. All men under 40 were denied visas. For most of us, this is our first trip outside the country<\/em><em>. <\/em><em>It\u2019s<\/em><em> <\/em><em>the first time we\u2019ve seen the sea or touched sand, even though it\u2019s not that far from our hometown. Our lives are really complicated, and our presence as Christians in the West Bank is made very difficult. How long can we endure? Which of our brothers and sisters outside our region are interested in us?\u201d<\/em> (Selima from Palestine \u2013 pictured above)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c<\/em><em>With two fellow believers<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>I made the dangerous journey from our country. We drove through the desert for 33 hours so that we could leave without attracting attention. And what a special experience it has been to praise God together with so many Christians, to listen to his Word, to share with one another. Please pray for us, for our safety as Christians, and for our witness to Jesus to bear fruit.\u201d<\/em> (Karim from a country on the Arabian Peninsula)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Names changed to protect identities)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-3308647f1b3d369e44f0ff43c427970c\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-mena-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3308647f1b3d369e44f0ff43c427970c\"><strong>Pray<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Praise God that students from across MENA enjoyed worship, fellowship, and learning together \u2013 \u201ca wonderful blessing united us under the blood of Jesus Christ\u201d. Pray for those processing deep pain and trauma \u2013 that they will find healing in the fullness of Christ and know the love of his people.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Praise God that a significant number of participants had turned to Christ from a different faith background. Pray that they will be fruitful in sharing their faith among peers and that believers from a Christian background will be encouraged to reach across religious divides.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Pray for an end to war and violence in the region. 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