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Christian leaders welcome the Australian Government\u2019s commitment in the 2022-23 Federal Budget to take in an additional 16,500 Afghan refugees.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In August 2021, <\/strong>a coalition of Christian leaders, including Hillsong\u2019s Community Engagement Pastor Donna Crouch,<\/a> brought together by Micah Australia, came together in a significant sign of unity to launch <\/strong>the\u00a0<\/strong>Christians United for Afghanistan<\/strong><\/a> Campaign. <\/strong>The objective being to lift the government\u2019s intake of Afghan refugees beyond the existing humanitarian program<\/p>\n

The catalyst for this initiative began in the Hills District when 50 pastors and 41 churches wrote to their local MP who is Australia’s Immigration Minister, Alex Hawke. Collectively, they pleaded with him to support a special additional intake of Afghan refugees.<\/p>\n

From this moment, the campaign grew and churches from across the nation were emboldened and mobilised including Hillsong Church<\/a>. More than 162,000 organisations, businesses and community groups signed onto the Afghan-Australian led Action For Afghanistan petition<\/a>, united in a call for federal parliamentarians to commit to additional humanitarian places.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe thank every single one of those people and organisations for their advocacy,\u201d Reverend Costello, the Executive Director of Micah<\/a> said. \u201cTogether we have lifted our calls up to the Australian Government and everyone involved should feel proud knowing an additional 16,500 Afghans will be able to seek refuge in Australia as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone who raised their voice throughout this campaign and for your actions in supporting the well-being of refugees from Afghanistan.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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