{"id":20353,"date":"2014-12-24T01:01:04","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T06:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/the_orthodox_initiative\/"},"modified":"2021-03-03T19:00:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T00:00:31","slug":"the_orthodox_initiative","status":"publish","type":"partner","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/the_orthodox_initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"The Orthodox Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Orthodox Initiative shares an update on COVID-19<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Orthodox Initiative, a coalition of the Rum (Greek) Orthodox Church in the Middle East works to alleviate the hardship of the most vulnerable, to advocate for the vitality of all of God\u2019s children, and to strengthen the role of youth in their communities. Our mission goes hand-in-hand with our moral duty as Christians to help all of God\u2019s children regardless of religion, gender, age, class or ethnic background. We work on a daily basis to support people uprooted by the wars & conflicts of the region, to raise the awareness of these human tragedies, and to qualify the next generation to be future advocates for the human rights of the most vulnerable. We firmly believe that co-existence is required in order for peace to be achieved in the Middle East and throughout the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this video, staffers of the Orthodox Initiative introduce the services the organization provides for Syrian refugees living in the make-shift camps located in the badia shamaliah (northern desert) of Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n