Marja Bergen

author, mental health advocate, follower of Christ

Category: Day by Day (page 2 of 31)

They will soar on wings like eagles

Photo by Khin Maung Soe STRENGTH FOR THE WEARY Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths […]

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He had no place to lay his head

Maybe not enough people are aware of the second wave of genocide (the first in 2017) now occurring in Myanmar.  Messages like this one about Jesus need to be shared with the Rohingya people to encourage them. Jesus knows what they’re going through. He himself went through a great tragedy. Stay faithful to your God. […]

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I cry out to those who still care

MY PASSION: • As a person who knows what it is to suffer I cry out to the world to wake up to the grave injustices that are occurring yet ignored by those who don’t have the courage to stand up for what is right. • I cry out to all who remember that love […]

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The voice of one Rohingya today

Please remember the Rohingya people. If you would like to help out, go to: https://giving.unhcr.org/en/rohingya/ Khair UllahKhair Ullah As a Rohingya, the pain we carry is like walking through a dark tunnel with no end in sight. Each step is heavy with fear, each breath uncertain. There are no doors to safety, no hands reaching […]

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Hope for a forgotten people

Photo by Khin Maung Soe HOPE STILL ALIVE FOR ROHINGYA – I’ve been talking a lot about the Rohingya people, individuals stuck in Bangladesh in the world’s largest refugee camp. It turns out that it’s a story that most people don’t know about. The Rohingya ended up as refugees because they were forced to flee […]

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Important United Nations conference on Rohingya Crisis

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 NOT JUST A DATE ON THE CALENDAR “An Open Reflection on the upcoming High-Level Conference on Rohingya, 30 September 2025” from Ro Niyamot Ullah. On 30 September 2025, a High-Level Conference on the Situation of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New […]

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Mountains of prayer needed for Rohingya

Photo by Ro Niyamot Ullah Dear supporters, I have some very definite topics that I hope you will help me pray for. Well over 80 (maybe 90) Rohingya individuals in the Bangladesh refugee camps are connected with me via LinkedIn. They live in deplorable conditions. I’m developing some wonderful relationships with them. One dear person […]

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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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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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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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