March 9, 2009
Mission to Persecuted Christian Homeschoolers in Germany
The Highländlers, a group of Georgia homeschoolers, will be taking a
mission team into Europe this summer. They were prompted by the persecution of
American missionary families and German Christians who will not yield
their children to the strong indoctrination of the state. Missionary
families are being forced to withdraw from Germany; parents are being
imprisoned and heavily fined, children forcefully taken from their
homes, and families are being compelled to seek political asylum in
other countries (including the United States).
Resolutions and endorsements, from both the Georgia state government
as well as the United States federal government, are being prepared to
be hand-delivered to German state and federal officials.
Members of The Highländlers said they were very honored to have the personal attention and counsel of the leading
attorneys who deal with these legal issues in Germany.
“They are deeply
committed Christians who are strongly encouraging us that our efforts
are making an impact in this situation, and that they are directed at
the heart of the matter. We share the belief that our work will have a
positive effect in bringing real help to our persecuted brothers and
sisters in Christ, and foster the fundamental freedoms within these
nations that are at risk of losing them.”
The Highländlers mission team will meet with hundreds of German students and
with the directors of Christian schools. The team will be discuss
practical ways for Christians to educate their
children according to their conscience, through umbrella schools and
other alternatives.
The team will also meet with home educators in various settings,
including speaking and performing at a home education conference in
The Netherlands.
Our team is comprised of an experienced semi-professional
group of folk dancers, who keep alive the history and culture of the
Bavarian and Scottish traditions. Throughout history, public speaking
and performance have proven to be powerful means of swaying public
opinion—a key that opens doors for the sharing of faith, obedience,
and responsibility to God. The Highländlers are scheduled to perform at several
unique and historic events.
The mission team of nine people will be traveling for 5-and-a-half weeks. Its
estimated costs are $60,000.
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