REFUGEE CRISIS When I was hungry you gave

REFUGEE CRISIS ‘When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me’ EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • (Matthew 25: 35)

Image used courtesy of UNDAC • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • The refugee crisis facing Europe is • the biggest population EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • movement since the Second World War EMERGENCY •

• EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • Many of those seeking sanctuary have escaped the civil war in Syria, which is entering its fifth year and has no end in sight

Four million Syrian refugees have fled their homeland. Tearfund is working with partners across the Middle East where the majority of those affected are still based. • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY •

We’re also partnering with European churches to help people who have fled the conflict and undertaken hazardous journeys to reach the EU • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY •

PLEASE PRAY: for a swift, compassionate and • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY more effective • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY response • to the refugee crisis in Europe

PLEASE PRAY: • that those fleeing war and persecution will find safe havens where they can begin to put the traumas they have experienced behind them and lead lives free from fear • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • • for solutions to the root causes driving people to flee – the conflict in Syria, poverty and inequality • for our church partners in Europe as they seek to show the love of Jesus to people who’ve lost family, friends, homes and livelihoods

Your gifts will help refugees: • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY •

THANK YOU tearfund. org/refugee • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY • EMERGENCY •