Marja Bergen

author, mental health advocate, follower of Christ

Rohingya crisis and Jesus

Fleeing from Myanmar by photographer Khin Maung Soe   Dear supporters, I haven’t written much about the work I’m doing for and with the Rohingya refugees. There is just too much to tell. It’s overwhelming. I continue working daily to encourage refugees as they tell about their experiences, assuring them of the unconditional love Jesus […]

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Nelson Mandela

INSPIRATION FOR ROHINGYA TODAY We can learn much from leaders in world history—things that will help us learn how we can be successful leaders in our world today. Important to us as Rohingya is the story about apartheid, a form of discrimination present in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. What could we learn from […]

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For the love of this child and us all

HE TURNED THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN Along with the rest of the world I’m deeply distressed about what is happening in the world today. And some of the people who are most being affected are those I care about—people who have suffered rejection. For some of them – the greatest rejection possible. I’m remembering the […]

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Even in the midst of tragedy

ROHINGYA ARE NOT MADE TO BE VICTIMS At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,     and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of […]

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While the world watches . . .

ROHINGYA ARE DYING From the heart of a refugee—as expressed two weeks ago while in a camp that was hit with torrential rains, flooding, and mudslides that took shelters with them. At the same time, hundreds were trying to survive an epidemic of perdue fever. The words of a teacher who was not only experiencing […]

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Living Room’s Open Door webpage launched

  The new webpage for Living Room’s Open Door is now active and open for business. Please do check it out at marjabergen.com/support-groups You will find all the tools you need for personal use or if at any time you might like to start a faith-based mental health support group. There is a facilitator’s manual, an […]

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Monsoons in Rohingya camps

FLOODING, LAND SLIDES AND DENGUE FEVER   As usual, I’ve been heavily involved talking to the Rohingya refugees and passing on the information they are sending out trying to tell the world about the dire needs they are facing. There are a multitude of needs and a multitude of people with these needs. I will […]

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When we need compassion

  Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him.  As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.  When the […]

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When we need compassion

  Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him.  As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.  When […]

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He lifted me out

A MEMORY ONE DAY? I waited patiently for the Lord;     he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. Psalm 40:1-2 Do you ever get swamped by […]

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