Epic refugee crisis, brutal Christian persecution and international involvement has brought Syria into turmoil. The war has killed 100,000, displaced over 1.5 million and 6,000 are fleeing daily. The UN has not seen a refugee outflow escalate at such a frightening rate since the Rwandan genocide 20 years ago. Syrian rebels frequently target Christian believers for attack. Religious freedom activist, Nina Shea, reported a shadow war being fought against the Syrian Church. The ‘going price’ for a kidnapped Christian believer is $200,000 USD. The war is spreading beyond Syria. The Pakistani Taliban sent 120 fighters, with another 150 men arriving shortly. Lebanon's Hezbollah also sent forces to aid the rebels. Israel's military is preparing for war along its border with Syria. Two people died in Turkey from stray bullets and Turkey returned cross border fire - marking the most significant outflow of violence to date. See also http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23332527
Pray: for God’s protecting presence to envelop innocent victims against every force of darkness (2 Sam.22:3-4) and wisdom for world leaders striving to broker peace between the regime and the rebels (Prov.2:6)