A number of members of my own church are in this situation; one country in particular we have had very little contact with. There are reports they have thousands of members but we have not been able to safely have contact or communication in years. We consider them both individually to be born again believers, and collectively to be part of the true church of God.Bootstrap wrote:What about a refugee family that cannot be safe in their native country, and wants to live together? Many refugees have been abused or tortured in a variety of ways.
Do other CAs have opinions on this question?
With that said, we don't think that a mass migration from Nigeria or Haiti to America would benefit the kingdom of heaven, and likewise, if conditions became very poor for us in America or Canada, I don't think most of us would choose to turn tail and run. Instead, we would choose to be salt and light where we are.
Bootstrap, ultimately, you have a hard time convincing me that the one million or so refugees in Germany out of a country with a population around 80 million are all there because they have been "abused or tortured in a variety of ways". Most of them are young, single men. And every single one I've met and talked to is fairly frank that they are seeking better economic opportunities.
Ultimately, I don't think that countries like Turkey are really places with massive, widespread abuse and torture, at least anymore than any other country. So there needs to be an explanation for why so many refugees are trying to migrate from Turkey to Greece, and then migrate to Germany, and then migrate to Scandinavia or the UK.