{"id":142,"date":"2016-01-18T17:47:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T01:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/gkfauss\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2021-11-08T23:53:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T07:53:19","slug":"serving-the-displaced-ii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/gkfauss\/","title":{"rendered":"Serving the Disheartened and Displaced in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>God is moving in Germany!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over 30 years after the fall of the wall, the collapse of communism and official atheism, east Germany remains one of the most spiritually impoverished places on earth with little more than 2% of the population estimated to regularly attend religious services. To these wonderful people we bring a message of <strong>Good News and hope<\/strong> in word and deed.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2015 Germany has received about one million refugees.\u00a0 These\u00a0people are<strong> displaced, distressed and in need of support and care.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 Together with our partners, we have a unique opportunity to minister to their needs as well.<\/p>\n<p>As members of Serve Globally we partner with a local church in <strong>eastern Berlin<\/strong> to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Develop <\/strong>the church<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and its outreach<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve and share <\/strong>in practical ways with Germans, refugees and other &#8220;foreigners&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Act as a bridge <\/strong>between the church, the community, the displaced and our supporters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collaborate <\/strong>on best practices and share our experiences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide<\/strong>\u00a0information and opportunities for involvement to our partners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like more information please look around the site <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/gkfauss\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0and we would be happy to respond immediately.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/gkfauss?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=142&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]God is moving in Germany! 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