I would like to do this during the course of my life

http://www.refugeesinternational.org/

http://www.ifesworld.org/

I'm not technically a "refugee" or displaced person, but I came to this country through a refugee program that was put in place by president Ronald Reagan, whose administration aided in giving freedom of religion to many religiously oppressed citizens of the former USSR. I immigrated long after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In a nation that was atheist, there was no place for a God. Sentenced to years of hard labor in Siberia (or death) were those who were caught with Bibles in their hands. They had to pray in private, in basements with the lights off. I mourn for the generations before me, my great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers. My grandfather on my mother's side possessed one of only three Bibles available in the whole village during his time, and people would sneak to his home and read the Word of God in secret, cautious of being caught. These people walked to their death, but in hope for eternal life.

There is at least a dozen Bibles present in my home today, yet, they are rarely even opened. I have realized my grave mistake in taking for granted the freedoms I have been granted, the freedoms someone else had to fight for so that I may someday know the Lord God. And for this, I am truly grateful. I wish I had such courage and devotion, and I pray that I develop this type of mindset even further. I wish I could experience what it is like to not be free, so that I may fight for my freedom. Compared side by side, my life pales in comparison to their actions and their hard lives. I am not worthy of my ancestors and all they have suffered through, all that they sacrificed for the freedom of my generation. We take this for granted, much like we take God's sacrifice for granted.

They have served us, the younger generation, and they have served God. Now, it is our turn to be martyrs. I want to do something like this. I want to advocate, to give aid to those who are refugees, who are displaced and are running away from evil in search of freedom. I want to spread the Good News of God, and tell people about the freedom found through Christ. I want to use every resource that is given to me for this purpose. To be a missionary. To be a helper.