World Refugee Sunday 2025
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An Exodus: Mass Deportations of Afghans in Pakistan
Image above replicates a photo of our friends travelling on foot across the border to Pakistan from ...
Congo on the Brink: Australian Churches Urged to Pray and Act
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The Invisible Thread: Intergenerational Trauma and Forced Displacement
“Intergenerational trauma from forced displacement is a quiet but powerful force, affecting li...
An Open Letter to the Diaspora
“Like many of you in the diaspora, I experienced the pain of displacement. Growing up in Sri L...
The Fate of Christians in Syria
“The group has a record of violent attacks, kidnappings, and systematic persecution of Christi...
The Plight of Migrant Workers in Lebanon
Watch a video taken of the recent attacks from one of our partners in Lebanon here. “This...
The ‘Other 99’ of the Forcibly Displaced
Pictured: Syrian refugee child inside Al-Zatari Refugee Camp, Jordan 2022 Today, discussions about i...
Faith, Art, and Hope
Pictured: Mary* painting a Christmas card in Turkey that is available for pre-order at Philoi&#...
Reflection: International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP)
Every year, Christians around the world come together to pray for, and remember those who suffer for...
The Real Crisis: Immigration, or Integration?
*Sydney airport Immigration is a prominent and integral aspect of our global society, yet it remains...
Addressing the Stigma: Changing Perspectives on Refugees
*Image of Dr Fidel Touma welcoming his extended family to Australia. Understanding Refugees A refuge...
Rias’ Journey as a Christian Convert
Rias’ story is one of great courage in the face of severe religious persecution. Originally ...
Isaac* A Story of Rescue
“Jesus is the only one who can fill this void in me,” says Isaac*, a Christian who fled ...
Remembering the Expulsion of Christians from Iraq
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The Story of Bashir, a Kurdish Iraqi Christian
Bashir* is a Kurdish-Iraqi Christian refugee living in Turkey. He is married and has three beautifu...
Resettlement Struggles with UNHCR
Asha*, a refugee for over 30 years, shares his experiences with UNHCR operations across Africa, incl...
FAITH UNDER FIRE: Pastor Mall’s Journey of Faith and Survival
We would like to begin by reiterating our profound gratitude for all the support we have received th...
A Young Woman’s Fight for Freedom and Faith
Above, a 14 year old works in the mines in Pakistan to support his family. Him and his sister, Zarmi...
Asha’s Journey: From Persecution to New Beginnings
Asha and his family were raised in the Congo. They were relentlessly discriminated against due to th...
Weaponisation of Food – a Biblical Response
“There is no question that food is being used as a weapon of war in many different ways.”...
World’s Largest Hunger Crisis in Sudan
Nearly 5 million people in Sudan are on the brink of famine due to the ongoing civil war. Military a...
Stand With R.U.T.H: (Refugees Undergoing Trauma & Hardship)
SUPPORT THIS APPEAL Join us as we stand with the ‘Ruths’ of our time. The image above sh...
The Untold Struggles of Kurdish Refugees in Turkey
During my visit to Turkey, I had the opportunity to meet Shirin and Farhad.* It was an early morni...
5 YEARS ON: The impact of Sri Lankan Easter bombings on refugees, and UNHCR’s disastrous exit strategy
Five years after the devastating Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka (April 21, 2019), calls for jus...
Pakistan Resumes Deportation of Afghan Refugees
According to UNHCR’s statistics, Afghanistan ranks as the world’s largest origin of refugees...
Quilts For Resettled Refugees
A group of retired women support new refugees to Australia by gifting them handcrafted quilts and do...
World Refugee Sunday Great Bakesale!
Thank you for giving Philoi Global your time to read about our World Refugee Sunday Great Bake Sal...
Please do not forget about Ukraine…
With every new war or disaster, the media steers our attention away from the previous one. Yet, the ...
World Refugee Sunday 2024
I was hungry, and you gave me food – Matthew 25:35 (ESV) World Refugee Sunday is an opportunit...
Finding Refuge: A Successful Story of Resettlement
In a time rife with global conflict and persecution, the experience of displaced individuals seeking...
“God wants me to speak out.”
This is a story of a Christian convert who gave his life to Jesus. He is currently an asylum seeker ...
Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
As of early May 2022, over 5.5 million Ukrainian people have fled the country, and over 8 million pe...
The Fire Road
A Book Review by Philoi Global During the height of the Vietnam war, Kim Phuc Phan Thi was a child a...