2020 is in full swing…and it is ramping up to be an exciting and challenging year for IAFR. Challenging because the number of places and conflicts that produce forcibly displaced people continue to rise. Exciting because of the people, churches, and resources that God seems to be sending our way, allowing us to step into these situations.
Refugee situations in Asia have come our way, and for the first time it feels like we are being pulled to respond. In times past, we have not had the bandwidth to do so. Currently, we are considering situations in Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Some of us are planning to show up in one or more of these locations this spring.
2020 is also a year where continued work on our organizational infrastructure will be a focus. Sounds exciting, doesn’t it.
Actually, this infrastructure facilitates our IAFR community to be more effective in serving, funding, and showing up in the places that God opens up for us. I am grateful for my operations/admin team that is willing to jump into this area with me.
So we are hanging on, moving forward each day, and faithfully showing up where we are needed.