Prayers.. (woman, Christians, blessings, Lord)

[ahigherway]

I read recently about *another!* small boat of refugees fleeing Libya that was capsized in a storm.. Out of 300, only about 50 survived (rescued by coast guard).

The situation here is quite dramatic. My impression is that this type of news is not transmitted much in the US; it seems the journalists prefer to discuss Berlusconi and his personal affairs..

But the immigrants who are desperately trying to get to Europe through Italy, are many. I think more than 20,000 have already been taken in here, and they are trying to sort out where to send them.
No food, no jobs, no nothing.. A woman who was giving birth on one small boat was rescued by helicopter and brought to the hospital to deliver.

It's exciting to see these people coming from other lands; but their condition is desparate and not all of Europe wants to let them enter.

Are you willing to pray for these people to be safe and well, even if they aren't Christians?


Blessings,
brian

[Heartsong]

Yes, indeed. We should be praying for all who are oppressed as often as they cross our minds.
We are all suffering in exile here.

Heartsong

[BudinAk]

You are right Brian: the TV news here in the USA doesn't talk about their plight much. In fact, this is the first time I've heard about any refugees...thanks for posting.

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Bud

[CarolVa1977]

Yes absolutly. Being an immigrant myself I will pray for them.

[ahigherway]

Thanks for the posts, guys (and gals!)!

These people leave countries to avoid death, and often die before they reach our shores.
They usually run out of food and fuel; in this case, they were adrift at sea for days, and some people were dead on the boat before they were rescued.

Of course, Italy has been struggling to deal with it all. Where to put them, how to find out just basic demographic information, etc. So they were put into camps, where they had 3-4 toilets for 200 people to share. No showers for days, no changes of clothes..
Now most of them that have arrived in the last weeks have been moved to various parts of the country. Many want to get to France, where they have family or contacts. But France doesn't want them, and they've put blocks at the borders! So they are just wandering around..

There is an interesting association here in Milan which tries to help the immigrants get govt permits, work permits, medical provisions, etc.
I'm hoping to get involved in that in a serious way in the next weeks. There's so much to do!

Thank the Lord that medical care here is free!


Blessings!
brian

[Blue Hue]

Thanks for the update and will follow with prayer tonight.