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 have been thinking a lot over the past few months about “Rights” and “Responsibilities”. Increasingly, we hear about someone’s rights being infringed upon, or how they have been offended by someone else. We live in a world now where Rights are enshrined in law, and this is a good thing. We talk about equal rights, women’s rights, the right to free speech, human rights, and so on; these are all valuable, important concepts designed to protect people, and to set standards by which people are treated. And yet I can’t help but feel slightly troubled by the undercurrent here ...
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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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