Syrian refugee camp in crossfire
We received a prayer request from a contact in a Syrian refugee camp early Tuesday morning saying, "Please pray for our Rojava region and people. Pray to the Lord to stop Turkey's wanton attacks."
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Pray for ATC conference 2016
Please be praying for the At the Crossroads Conference 2016, when believers from around the Middle East will gather in Jerusalem to worship and pray and fellowship together.
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European Parliament Recognizes ISIS Killing of Religious Minorities as Genocide
"The European Parliament unanimously passed a resolution on February 4 recognizing the Islamic State militant group’s (ISIS) systematic killing and persecution of religious minorities in the Middle East as a g...
Undoing Years of Progress in Turkey
This op-ed published by the New York Times was written by a friend of At the Crossroads. The former mayor of Diyarbakir has worked to foster co-existence and even cooperation among the many different Christians...
Long-dormant Protestant church in SE Turkey reopens
At the Crossroads partners in Mardin, Turkey, renovated and rededicated a Protestant church in mid November. Watch the video to see how municipal and religious leaders celebrated the reopening.
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Israel’s SodaStream wants to hire Syrian refugees (WPost)
"Some people might think he’s living in a bubble, but Daniel Birnbaum, chief executive of Israeli fizzy drinks maker SodaStream, said this week he wants to hire 200 Syrian refugees to work in his new factory.
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ISIS executes 12 Christians for refusing to renounce Jesus
"The horrific executions took place last Aug. 28 in an unnamed village outside Aleppo, Syria, according to Christian Aid Mission, a humanitarian group that assists indigenous Christian workers in their native c...
Brothers in Turkey threatened as others study together in Cyprus
Middle East School of Disciples
Several At the Crossroads leaders traveled in September to North Cyprus to participate in the Middle East School of Disciples (MESD). It was a special time with students from Je...
Israeli deputy minister meets with At the Crossroads leaders, partners
From left, Deputy Minister of Regional Cooperation Ayoob Kara Ayoob Kara, Dr. Moti Zaken, Rev. David Pileggi converse in the courtyard of Christ Church Jerusalem on Aug. 24, 2015.
Deputy Minister of Regi...
Report: Majority of Israeli oil imported from Kurdistan (JPost)
From the Jerusalem Post:
Israel may be importing some NIS 3.84 billion-worth of oil from the semi-autonomous northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan, a move that could have geopolitical and economic ramifications fo...