Hope for the Afflicted

A Framework for Sharing Good News with Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Jairo de Oliveira

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781666773620
  9781666773637
• eBook ISBN:
  9781666773644
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

There is a humanitarian disaster unfolding before our eyes, a global tragedy that affects men, women, and children. We are referring to the largest humanitarian crisis of our generation, which has shaped our world and produced over 100 million people forcibly displaced globally. Amid such a challenging scenario, the global church is called to consider some unavoidable questions, such as: How can Christians respond to the current migration crisis? What are some resources available to Christians to help them transform this tragic reality? What are some strategic approaches for bringing hope to asylum seekers and refugees? In this book, Jairo de Oliveira deals with these and many other related questions based on his interactions with the Fur, a Muslim people group from Darfur, Sudan, living as asylum seekers and refugees in Jordan, in the Middle East. After providing a thorough historical background and cultural analysis of Fur, the author commends a contextualization model and fruitful practices that emerged from his study of the people. Hope for the Afflicted serves as a manual and practical guide for those who feel called to engage the current migration crisis by proclaiming the hope of the gospel and discipling asylum seekers and refugees worldwide.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Foreword by Edward L. Smither
• Foreword by Warren Larson
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: There Is Hope
• Chapter 2: There Is Hope for the Fur People
• Chapter 3: Examining the Background of the Fur People in Sudan
• Chapter 4: Understanding the Current Status of the Fur People in Jordan
• Chapter 5: Describing the Culture of the Fur People
• Chapter 6: Proposing a Contextualized Approach of Evangelism and Discipleship
• Chapter 7: Conclusion
• Appendix A: Map of Sudan
• Appendix B: Political Map of Sudan
• Appendix C: Map of States of Sudan
• Appendix D: Survey Methodology and Questionnaire
• Appendix E: Literature Review
• Recommended Reading
• Bibliography