Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Partners Blog: "I remember him because he asked me to pray for him"

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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I remember him because he asked me to pray for him

“Pray for me,” he said in broken English.

I looked into his smiling eyes, his warm smile.

The humility of someone who asks another to pray for himself.

The boldness too. And the belief in the power and effectiveness of prayer, that one would ask a stranger to pray for him ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

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