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Jesus the Migrant Foxes Have Holes and Birds Have Nests, but the Son Of Publisher: India Mission Coordination Committee Issue 6 June 4 2020 Jesus the Migrant By Anand Peacock, Pastor, Circular Road Baptist Chapel, Kolkata Re-published with the permission from the writer, and Our Daily Bread Ministries Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head. (Luke 9:58) Migration is not an unusual biblical theme. In the Old Testament, Abraham and Sarah are commanded to migrate from the land of Ur to the land of Canaan in Gen 12:1–2. The Israelites had their own migrant experience for over 40 years, and God wanted them to recall this always. He said “You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; have the same love for him as for yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt” (Lev 19:33–34). Jesus was perhaps one of the first migrants born on the move. Prior to his birth, Mary his mother was running from pillar to post to find a safe place to deliver the child. Every door of civilization had been shut on them in order for them to be led to the stable. And so, Jesus the Christ entered our world amidst strife and terror. He spent his infancy hidden in Egypt as a refugee and a migrant. The Gospels narrate the hard journey to Bethlehem, the lack of welcome, the birth among the animals of the stable, not to mention the persecution of Herod, the massacre of the innocents and the flight to Egypt. This made Jesus the first “Christian” migrant to be displaced during tumultuous times. John writes, “He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him”(John 1: 11). Jesus understood what it was to be a migrant. Pause here for a moment and walk back on the experience of closed doors. God closes doors sometimes to protect us from danger. He may not always open another door but He always does it for our own good. But when we shut doors on our fellow beings, we begin to play God, and in doing so we choose whom to keep in and whom to keep out. We take justice into our own hands and measure how much justice someone deserves, and how less we ought to mete it out to someone else. When Jesus looks at the displaced migrant today, walking home hundreds of kilometers in the blazing heat, barefoot, without food and water, He genuinely understands their predicament, for He too was born under such circumstances. From Bethlehem to Egypt to Galilee, these weren’t small distances especially when you consider Page 1 it was made on the back of a gentle donkey or by walk. He never knew when or where his next meal would come from, and that is why when He would speak to scores of people later as an adult, He encourages them saying, “Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” (Matthew 6). He was speaking from His own experience, with the assurance and faith that God would feed Him. Throughout his ministry, Jesus was depicted as an itinerant mover, a teacher, and healer in transit through Judea and Samaria to share the message of love, and salvation for all. He owned no place of his own and leaned on the generosity of others for his own needs and that of His disciples. Today any discussion on migrants tends to refer to them with derogatory references. But make no mistake; they are the ones who make our city and lives –they wash our dishes, press our clothes, fix our cars, wait on us at eat-outs, fix our water filters at home and work, drive us to work and even ferry our favorite meals to our homes. They do things we don’t want to, and because of them our life is better. In 1 Peter 2:11, the Apostle terms all Christians as “foreigners and exiles.” Just as God reminded the Israelites that they were once migrants and pilgrims, God reminds us, too, that we also are passing through this world –we are migrants too. The situation in our land today does not reflect God’s true justice. However, Jesus made it explicitly clear that we – as His followers – cannot claim to love God and be indifferent to the needs of our neighbors. We cannot shut the door on the plight of those in need. When we open our doors to a stranger, we open it to the work of God through us, as we read in Hebrews 13:2: “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.” So, what do we do? Reach out your hands to them in aid, uphold them in prayer and, if the situation arises, welcome them with open arms. For in the face of each migrant we find the “image” of God. Let us recognize that little bit of Jesus in every migrant, just as there was the migrant in Jesus. REPORT FROM EAST INDIA By Soma Chakraborty, Associate Director of IMCC Commission on Anti-Human Trafficking BENGAL • West Bengal faced the highest ever single-day spike of 344 COVID-positive cases (28 May 2020). The total positive cases stand at 4,813 and death toll at 302. • Cyclone Amphan on 27 May has left a devastating impact on several districts of West Bengal. It has claimed 86 lives in the state so far. Adding to this, it was struck by another heavy downpour and winds up to 96 km/h. Inhabitants in some of the areas are facing scarcity of drinking water and electricity. • Displacement of people due to heavy storms, floods and other climatic disasters makes them more vulnerable to COVID-19. • The Lord’s Supper was given at family prayer meetings, and now it has been a great news for believers that worship services can be conducted in churches from next week with some restrictions. • Family prayer on every Friday has been continuing. • Seven people were injured when a bus with 38 migrants, on their way from Kerala to Kolkata, overturned in the Balasore district of Odisha on Saturday (May 30). The bus skidded off National Highway 16 and upended. Page 2 JHARKHAND • The Lord’s Supper was given at family gatherings. Most await the good news of the lifting of restrictions when the entire congregation will be able to fellowship at the table. • The situation in Jharkhand, particularly in East Singbhum district, is returning to normalcy. • On May31, the Pentecost day of prayer was observed everywhere, and all our BCCEI churches observed the same on Sunday at 12 noon. • The total number of COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand rose to 521 with five deaths. In all, 5,343 travellers are under surveillance and asymptomatic, while 3,901 people have completed observations. CHHATTISGARH • Out of 447 cases, 102 have recovered and one person died. • According to the Indian Express, on May 29, three girls, including two infants, died in three separate quarantine centres across Chhattisgarh. Two of the deaths were caused by asphyxiation while the children were being fed, and the third child, a four-month-old, had been ill for the past few days, and her COVID-19 test results are awaited. All the three were children of migrant workers who had returned to the state. ODISHA Ration provided to the Ho tribal people in Mayurbhanj district in Orissa • 96 new cases in the state, with the total touching 1,819. • Ganjam district continues to be the epicentre of COVID-19 with 414 patients, followed by Jajpur with 269 and Balasore with 152 cases. • Followed by the relief distribution at Balasore last week, food packets were distributed this week to migrant laborers who returned from other states. • Relief distribution to Ho churches has started. Sixteen families of Batigutu in the district of Mayurbhanj, Orissa, received relief items. The poor and needy Ho people were happy to receive the distribution though it reached a bit late. BIHAR • 208 new cases were reported as on Saturday, reaching a total of 3,565and 15 deaths. • Thunderstorms with gusty winds of 60 km/h lashed Patna and a few other districts of Bihar on Saturday evening (31 May 2020) leading to property destruction and water logging. • The roof of a building in Munnachak of Kankarbagh fell down due to heavy winds. A six-story building with 80 occupants was evacuated. Trees were uprooted near the High Court bend on Bailey Road. Page 3 PRAYER REQUEST • Pray for people infected with COVID-19 or facing quarantine. • Pray for the protection of people who are vulnerable to COVID-19. • Pray for medical professionals, caretakers and researchers responsible for fighting the new coronavirus. • Pray for leaders to take right decisions. • Pray for families adjusting to new ways of life. • Pray for business owners and families who are under financial stress. • Pray for migrant laborers who are returning home and facing unemployment. • Pray for children and women who are open to different forms of slavery and abuse. REPORT FROM NORTH-EAST INDIA By Monison Teron, Associate Director, IMCC Youth Forum TRIPURA The state has reported 316 confirmed cases, with 143 on medical care and 173 recovered.
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