Free The Oppressed

TO BRING HELP, HOPE AND LOVE TO PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS AND ETHNICITIES IN THE CONFLICT AREAS, TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE ACTIONS OF OPPRESSORS, TO STAND WITH THE OPPRESSED AND SUPPORT LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO LIBERTY, JUSTICE AND SERVICE.

BURMA MINISTRIES - FBR TEAMS OPERATE IN THE HUMANITARIAN GAP, THAT IS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF AN ACTIVE FRONTLINE IN COMBAT AND THE REAR AREAS, WHERE MOST HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS OPERATE TO PROVIDE NEEDED RELIEF FOR THOSE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF CONFLICT. HUMANITARIAN WORKERS ARE RARELY AT THE FRONT FOR MANY REASONS, INCLUDING THE MORTAL DANGER PRESENT AT THE FRONT AND SUBSEQUENT SECURITY PROTOCOLS; THE COMPLEX, EVER-SHIFTING ENVIRONMENT; AND THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND RELATIONSHIPS NEEDED TO PROVIDE ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE AT ANY FRONT LINE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ABILITY OF ARMED GROUPS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, EVACUATION, OR SHELTER IS OFTEN LIMITED, PREOCCUPIED AS THEY ARE WITH PROTECTION. THIS MEANS CIVILIANS WHO REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD, SHELTER, OR TRANSPORT ARE OFTEN ON INJURED OR ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS, TO CROSS LINES OF BATTLE TO REACH CARE AND SAFETY. CONTINUED ON NOTE IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION....

MIDDLE EAST MINISTRIES - OUR KURDISH AND IRAQI TEAMS CONTINUE TO HELP THOSE DISPLACED BY THE FIGHTING WITH ISIS AND ATTACKS BY THE TURKS AND THEIR PROXIES. ALSO, IN RAQQA, SYRIA, WE THANK GOD AND ALL THOSE WHO HELPED US REBUILD THE CHURCH THAT ISIS DESTROYED. IN AFGHANISTAN, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE ESCAPE AND START NEW LIVES. WE HAVE A SMALL TEAM HELPING IN UKRAINE AND WE PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE THERE. OUR MIDDLE EAST TEAMS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1 TEAM IN SYRIA AND 1 TEAM IN KURDISTAN/IRAQ. FBR WAS INVITED FIRST TO HELP KURDS AND YEZIDIS UNDER ATTACK BY ISIS IN 2015 AND LATER BY THE IRAQIS IN THE BATTLE OF MOSUL; WE WERE ALSO INVITED TO HELP IN SYRIA. WE NOW HAVE A FULL-TIME TEAM IN SYRIA AND A KURDISH AND IRAQI TEAM IN KURDISTAN (NORTHERN IRAQ). THESE TEAMS ARE AUGMENTED WITH ETHNIC MEDICS, VIDEOGRAPHERS AND CHAPLAINS FROM BURMA. IN NORTHEAST SYRIA, OVER 200,000 ARE DISPLACED BY ATTACKS OF THE TURKS AND THEIR PROXIES, THE FREE SYRIAN ARMY (FSA). CONTINUED ON NOTE IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION....

THAILAND MINISTRIES CHAPLAINCY: IN 2021 TEN RANGERS ASKED TO BE BAPTIZED. "BEFORE COMING TO FBR, I SAW THE FORGIVENESS AND KINDNESS OF MY CHRISTIAN FRIENDS AND IT MADE ME EXCITED. WHEN I CAME TO FBR, I HEARD MANY THINGS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND HOW JESUS LIVED. I EXPERIENCED GOD WITH ME IN THE FBR TEST AND EXERCISE. I FELT THAT GOD HELPS US AND I WANT TO FOLLOW HIS WAY." - SAW MUAM. FBR HAS PEOPLE OF MANY FAITHS AND ETHNICITIES AND ALL ARE WELCOME AS WE SERVE FOR LOVE TOGETHER. AT THE SAME TIME, WE BEAR WITNESS TO WHO JESUS IS TO US AND WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR US. ON JANUARY 5, 2022, 10 RANGERS DECIDED TO PROCLAIM THEIR FAITH THROUGH BAPTISM BEFORE MANY FELLOW RANGERS, INSTRUCTORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FOR SOME, THIS DECISION IS ONE THAT WILL BE WELL-RECEIVED AND CELEBRATED AS THEY RETURN HOME TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. CONTINUED ON NOTE IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION....

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BURMA MINISTRIES - FBR TEAMS OPERATE IN THE HUMANITARIAN GAP, THAT IS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF AN ACTIVE FRONTLINE IN COMBAT AND THE REAR AREAS, WHERE MOST HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS OPERATE TO PROVIDE NEEDED RELIEF FOR THOSE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF CONFLICT. HUMANITARIAN WORKERS ARE RARELY AT THE FRONT FOR MANY REASONS, INCLUDING THE MORTAL DANGER PRESENT AT THE FRONT AND SUBSEQUENT SECURITY PROTOCOLS; THE COMPLEX, EVER-SHIFTING ENVIRONMENT; AND THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND RELATIONSHIPS NEEDED TO PROVIDE ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE AT ANY FRONT LINE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ABILITY OF ARMED GROUPS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, EVACUATION, OR SHELTER IS OFTEN LIMITED, PREOCCUPIED AS THEY ARE WITH PROTECTION. THIS MEANS CIVILIANS WHO REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD, SHELTER, OR TRANSPORT ARE OFTEN ON INJURED OR ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS, TO CROSS LINES OF BATTLE TO REACH CARE AND SAFETY. CONTINUED ON NOTE IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION....

MIDDLE EAST MINISTRIES - OUR KURDISH AND IRAQI TEAMS CONTINUE TO HELP THOSE DISPLACED BY THE FIGHTING WITH ISIS AND ATTACKS BY THE TURKS AND THEIR PROXIES. ALSO, IN RAQQA, SYRIA, WE THANK GOD AND ALL THOSE WHO HELPED US REBUILD THE CHURCH THAT ISIS DESTROYED. IN AFGHANISTAN, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE ESCAPE AND START NEW LIVES. WE HAVE A SMALL TEAM HELPING IN UKRAINE AND WE PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE THERE. OUR MIDDLE EAST TEAMS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1 TEAM IN SYRIA AND 1 TEAM IN KURDISTAN/IRAQ. FBR WAS INVITED FIRST TO HELP KURDS AND YEZIDIS UNDER ATTACK BY ISIS IN 2015 AND LATER BY THE IRAQIS IN THE BATTLE OF MOSUL; WE WERE ALSO INVITED TO HELP IN SYRIA. WE NOW HAVE A FULL-TIME TEAM IN SYRIA AND A KURDISH AND IRAQI TEAM IN KURDISTAN (NORTHERN IRAQ). THESE TEAMS ARE AUGMENTED WITH ETHNIC MEDICS, VIDEOGRAPHERS AND CHAPLAINS FROM BURMA. IN NORTHEAST SYRIA, OVER 200,000 ARE DISPLACED BY ATTACKS OF THE TURKS AND THEIR PROXIES, THE FREE SYRIAN ARMY (FSA). CONTINUED ON NOTE IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION....

THAILAND MINISTRIES CHAPLAINCY: IN 2021 TEN RANGERS ASKED TO BE BAPTIZED. "BEFORE COMING TO FBR, I SAW THE FORGIVENESS AND KINDNESS OF MY CHRISTIAN FRIENDS AND IT MADE ME EXCITED. WHEN I CAME TO FBR, I HEARD MANY THINGS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND HOW JESUS LIVED. I EXPERIENCED GOD WITH ME IN THE FBR TEST AND EXERCISE. I FELT THAT GOD HELPS US AND I WANT TO FOLLOW HIS WAY." - SAW MUAM. FBR HAS PEOPLE OF MANY FAITHS AND ETHNICITIES AND ALL ARE WELCOME AS WE SERVE FOR LOVE TOGETHER. AT THE SAME TIME, WE BEAR WITNESS TO WHO JESUS IS TO US AND WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR US. ON JANUARY 5, 2022, 10 RANGERS DECIDED TO PROCLAIM THEIR FAITH THROUGH BAPTISM BEFORE MANY FELLOW RANGERS, INSTRUCTORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FOR SOME, THIS DECISION IS ONE THAT WILL BE WELL-RECEIVED AND CELEBRATED AS THEY RETURN HOME TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. CONTINUED ON NOTE IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION....

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