This document discusses the global refugee and migration crisis from a Christian perspective. It begins with Bible verses calling Christians to welcome strangers and care for the vulnerable. It acknowledges the fears around migration but calls Christians to face prejudice with wisdom and challenge hatred. The document advocates praying for refugees and those in power, as well as promoting peace to lessen humanitarian tragedies. It presents a moral argument that Christians should open their arms to refugees fleeing immense suffering around the world based on Biblical principles of compassion.

1. “I was a stranger and you… I was sick
and you…” Matthew 25:34-40
http://jesuswallpaper.org/s/jesus-heals-the-paralysed-man
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2. Church Dogmatics
He numbers
among Aquinas,
Calvin, as one of
the greatest
thinkers of
Christendom.
Karl Barth Albert Schweitzer
(1875 –1965)
“According to the
Scriptures, I could not
speak ill of one who does
wonders in Christ's name
“ even though he was a
liberal in theology
A. G. Hogg
(1886-1968)

3. http://news.adventist.org/en/all-news/news/go/2015-07-11/wilson-calls-for-unity-in-adventist-mission/

5. Almost no expression of concern for the
horrendous condition of the World
“While thousands of people flee for their lives as the travesty of war decimates their land and their lives, I have been
occupied by the actions taken and promoted by my denomination’s administrators and leaders. I have agonized over
the decision at the recent GC that, in an official action, voted that one gender is more acceptable to fill a sacerdotal
function than another. While we were taken up by these parochial matters, countless men, women and
children ventured forth on what is euphemistically called by the participants, The Road of Death.
Thousands more will join the previous thousands who have died at sea, died on a trek across deserts, died at the hands
of human smugglers, and died from hunger and thirst. “ Pastor Larry Downing, September 14, 2015 http://atoday.org/navel-
gazing.html

6. 1500 BC "Cursed is the man who withholds justice from
the alien, the fatherless or the widow." Then all
the people shall say, "Amen!"
Deuteronomy
27:19 NIV
1000 BC “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the
cause of the poor and the oppressed.”
Psalm 82:3
(NIV)
626 BC 3This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and
right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the
one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence
to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow,
and do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Jeremiah 22:3
(NIV)
516 BC “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be
quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and
perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their
wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and
deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not
fear me,” says the LORD Almighty.
Malachi 3:5
(NIV)

7. Matthew 25:34-40 (NIV)
34 “Then the King will say to those on his
right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my
Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom
prepared for you since the creation of the
world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me
something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave
me something to drink, I was a stranger
and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes
and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked
after me, I was in prison and you came to
visit me.’ 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell
you, whatever you did for one of the least of
these brothers and sisters of mine, you did
for me.’
Matthew 5:3-10 (NIV)
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they
will be called children of God.
http://www.testimoniesofheavenandhell.com/Pictures-Of-Jesus/2013/04/08/jesus-picture-healing-sick-temple/

8. Do we embraced the whole gospel or a
gospel with a hole in it?

10. •Between 14,500 and 17,500 people are trafficked into the U.S. each year.
•https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-human-trafficking
The U.S. has 60,000 victims in slavery today
https://www.freetheslaves.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/FTS_factsheet-Nov17.21.pdf
Human trafficking is the modern-day slave trade
Location of Human Trafficking Cases in the U.S.

11. http://redeeminggod.com/31-million-sex-slaves/

12. There are more slaves today than
were seized from Africa in four
centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave
trade. The modern commerce in
humans rivals illegal drug trafficking in
its global reach—and in the destruction
of lives.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ng
m/0309/feature1/

13. There are 27 million slaves alive today - more than at
any point in history. One of the worst humanitarian
crises facing us today. Modern Slavery: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)Paperback– by Kevin Bales, Zoe Trodd
78% of slavery victims today are in labor slavery
 22% of slavery victims today are in sex slavery
 55% of slavery victims today are women and girls
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com
/ngm/0309/feature1/zoom2.html

14. The U.S. ranks
145th out of 167
countries for
slavery prevalence
India has the
largest number
of people in
slavery:
14 million
Mauritania has
the highest
percentage of
its population,
4%
Slavery generates $150
billion for traffickers
each year
% of population
in slavery
1 Mauritania
2 Uzbekistan
3 Haiti
4 Qatar
5 India
6 Pakistan
4.000
3.973
2.304
1.356
1.141
1.130
http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/

15. http://www.businessinsider.com/map-of-modern-day-slavery-2013-10

16. http://indonesiaexpat.biz/featured/modern-slavery/
http://ngm.national
geographic.com/ng
m/0309/feature1/zo
om2.html

17. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE: PREVENTION AND CONTROL STRATEGIES. AJIT JOY, UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND
CRIME, 18 April 2006, NICFS New Delhi. http://www.unodc.org/pdf/india/presentations/human_trafficking_prevention_control.pdf
Main Origins of
Trafficking
Main Destinations of
Trafficking
30 million trafficked
Women in South East Asia
in the last 10 years
Profits $8 Billion

18. one of the determining global issues of the 21st century
The overall number of international migrants has increased in the last few
years from the estimated 154 million in 1990 to 175 million in 2000 and
to 232 million in the present. One of 31 persons in the world is currently a
migrant http://www.iom.sk/en/about-migration/migration-in-the-world
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migratio
n/data/estimates2/estimatestotal.shtml

19. In 2013, the number of international migrants worldwide reached
232 million, an increase of 57 million, or 33 per cent, compared
to 2000.
Most international migrants reside in the developed regions (59 per
cent). Europe hosts the largest number of
international migrants (72 million), followed by Asia (71
million) and Northern America (53 million).
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migratio
n/data/estimates2/estimatestotal.shtml

20. http://outlookaub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Syrian_Refugees_022714.jpg

21. “We are witnessing a paradigm change, an unchecked slide into an
era in which the scale of global forced displacement as well as the
response required is now clearly dwarfing anything seen before”
Antonio Guterres, UN HiGH Commissioner for Refugees

23. http://one-europe.info/mediterranean-sea-of-migrants-in-danger

24. August 21, 2015. Macedonian police drove back refugees trying to
enter from GreeceRefugees cross into Macedonia
Routes that migrants use to cross from Macedonia into Serbia http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/world/europe/migrants-
push-toward-hungary-as-a-border-fence-rises.html?_r=0

25. Thousands of entries
have been recorded this
year, with migrants
arriving from 67
countries

29. Germany was expecting to
receive at least 800,000
refugees this year,
attacks against refugee
shelters which were
already high, have
intensified, particularly in
the east of the country.
Angela Merkel: “Germany
will help where help is
necessary” but protesters
call her “people’s traitor”

30. 20,000 Austrians protest in favor of immigrants’ rights

33. Syrian Refugee Camp, Za'atri Jordan
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-v-micallef/the-mediterranean-refugee_b_7083198.html

36. Syrian refugees run into Turkey after breaking the
border fence at Akcakale in south-eastern Turkey

37. Bulgaria's fence on Turkey’s border

38. Syrian refugees at the Hungarian fence
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/28/us-europe-migrants-unhcr-idUSKCN0QX0YU20150828

39. high-security fence at Calais to stop
migrants crossing the Channel to Britain
: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2888669/High-winds-topple-new-metal-fence-
erected-French-port-Calais-prevent-migrants-slipping-UK-bound-ferries.html#ixzz3koM8Mi4b

40. Ceuta, Spain
Melilla
Ceuta, Spain

41. http://www.irinnews.org/photo/details/201412031143510080/rescued-migrants-sleep-
after-being-plucked-from-a-boat-off-the-coast-of-italy-in-summer-2014-most
www.timesofisrael.com

42. Saudi Arabia Has 100,000 Air Conditioned Tents That Can House 3 Million
People. They Sit Empty Many Months. Yet they have Taken Zero Refugees
While Europe, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon take the burden of the migrant crisis
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/sep/15/saudi-arabia-has-100000-air-conditioned-tents-sitt/
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Saudis-Accused-of-Not-Taking-Refugees-Despite-100K-Empty-Tents--20150913-0022.html

44. Germany -0.2%; -9%
Czech Republic -0.1%; -8%
Japan 0%; -21%
Poland 0%; -17%
Slovakia 0%; -12%
Austria 0%; 8% increase
Italy 0%; -5%
Slovenia 0%; -5%
Greece 0%; -4%
Russia: -0.6%; -22%
Belarus -0.6%; -12%
Bulgaria -0.5%; -34%
Latvia -0.5%; -23%
Lithuania -0.4%; -15%
Hungary -0.3%; -11%
Romania -0.2%; -29%
Estonia -0.2%; -23%
Moldova -0.2%; -21%
Croatia -0.2%; -14%

45. http://media.photobucket.com/user/PhotographRepairsUK/media/collage1mini.jpg.html?filters[ter
m]=children%20collage&filters[primary]=images&filters[secondary]=videos&sort=1&o=0
The nation's falling fertility rate is the
root cause of many of our problems

46. US
http://www.businessinsider.com/map-the-global-population-is-aging-2014-6

47. 3. Welcome the stranger.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me
something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you
clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, …’ whatever you did for one of the least … you
did for me.’ Matthew 25: 35-36, 40
4. We should face our fears and prejudices.
Christians should have a wary attitude toward extreme nationalism .
"Our citizenship is in heaven,“ Philippians 3:20;
5. Christians should be indefatigable in challenging hatred,
if necessary to go against the flow and express just things even
when no one else agrees with us.
1. With great humility thank God for all his blessings;
Pray fervently for the millions who suffer grievously.
Pray for those in power that they may show concern and respect
2. “…be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.” Matthew 10:16
6. We should promote peace which could lessen the horrendous
tragedies