Jordan (MNN) — Normally, Jordan is a stabilizing force in the Middle East. However, discontent is growing as police strictly enforce COVID-19 lockdowns and crack down on protests.
“Currently, the situation is stable. However, as we’ve seen in Lebanon, that [status] is always just on the edge of something becoming worse,” Samuel* of Redemptive Stories says.
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“COVID has gotten worse, numbers continue to rise; they have already begun Friday lockdowns.”
Jordanians are frustrated by health system failures. Earlier this month, six people died because they couldn’t get enough oxygen at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients. These failures and public mistrust come at a poor time, with experts predicting that infections will peak in April.
While opportunity lasts, the Redemptive Stories team is doing all it can to help refugees in Christ’s name.
“Jordan is often looked at as the Switzerland of the Middle East. Because of that, we have a unique opportunity to minister to refugees, provide aid and relief to them, but then also to share the truth with them,” Samuel explains.
The Kingdom of God is growing as a result.
“For the first time, many of these refugees are getting to interact with Christians who share their faith. Because of that, many of them have come to faith in Christ,” Samuel says.
“Through the strife we’ve seen all over this region, God uses that shaking to bring people to Himself.”
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*– Name changed for security purposes.
Header image depicts Jordanian police officers stopping a vehicle in Amman in 2017. (Wikimedia Commons)
