{"product_id":"serving-god-in-a-migrant-crisis-ministry-to-people-on-the-move-paperback","title":"Serving God in a Migrant Crisis: Ministry to People on the Move - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDean Merrill\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eStephan Bauman\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"God has used migration for millennia to achieve his purposes for his people,\" writes Patrick Johnstone. \"He is doing so again in our time.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Millions are on the move, driven by war, drought, terrorism, poverty, failed states, environmental catastrophes, disease, revolutions, and the desire for a better life. Christians have a unique perspective on the migrant crisis: after all, Jesus was a refugee. So were Abraham, Joseph, and Moses. Today, some turn their backs on refugees. In \u003ci\u003eServing God in a Migrant Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Johnstone and Dean Merrill help us understand what's causing today's refugee crisis, explore Christian theology and tradition on migration, and show us how Christian workers around the globe are opening their hearts to embrace these modern outcasts. \"The world has literally come to our doorstep,\" they write. \"Will we open the door?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Johnstone has informed and inspired a generation of Christian workers with his \u003ci\u003eOperation World\u003c\/i\u003e books, which have sold 2.5 million copies. He lives in Cambridgeshire, England, where he serves as a regional director for WEC International's European bases. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Future of the Global Church.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean Merrill has written or cowritten more than forty books, including \u003ci\u003eFresh Wind, Fresh Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jim Cymbala) and \u003ci\u003eToo Small to Ignore\u003c\/i\u003e (with Wess Stafford). He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephan Bauman lives to see people everywhere rise to the biblical call of love and justice. He served as president and CEO of World Relief, an international relief and development organization serving more five million vulnerable people each year. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePossible: A Blueprint for Changing How We Change the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBreak Open the Sky: Saving our Faith from a Culture of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777288765728,"sku":"9780830845354","price":24.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c9ab7aac55e586f0317880429734dda1.webp?v=1780496422","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/serving-god-in-a-migrant-crisis-ministry-to-people-on-the-move-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}