{"id":1544,"date":"2017-05-30T18:41:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T18:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazy4fiction.com\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2021-09-28T20:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T20:57:40","slug":"when-fact-and-fiction-merge-author-melanie-dobson-on-refugees-throughout-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/when-fact-and-fiction-merge-author-melanie-dobson-on-refugees-throughout-history\/","title":{"rendered":"When Fact and Fiction Merge: Author Melanie Dobson&#8217;s Call to Encourage and Support Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today on the blog we are talking about the intersection of fact and fiction. It\u2019s always amazing how real-life themes can run through a novel. When Melanie Dobson penned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/catching-the-wind\/9781496417282\"><em>Catching the Wind<\/em><\/a>, she hoped that this WWII story would cause people to stop, think, and discuss the very real issue of refugees throughout history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/catching-the-wind\/9781496417282\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1545\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/05\/Catching-the-Wind.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"523\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A refugee crisis is not anything new to modern times. Just as in today\u2019s world millions of refugees are relocating across Europe from Syria, Iraq, and other countries, a similar refugee situation happened in Europe during WWII when many persecuted people fled Germany, Poland, and a host of other nations.<\/p>\n<p>Fear of welcoming refugees was common then as well. Many countries were afraid that the influx of people would include Nazi sympathizers and Nazi spies hidden among their numbers. This scenario echoes what is happening in the world today.<\/p>\n<p>It is important for us to remember how these types of humanitarian crises are not problems that belong to someone else\u2014they are our problems, especially as Christians. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/catching-the-wind\/9781496417282\"><em>Catching the Wind <\/em><\/a>is a beautifully written reminder of the type of upheaval, fear, and uncertainty that affected those who had to flee Nazi dominance in their countries. <em>Catching the Wind<\/em> was inspired by Melanie\u2019s historical research, which she adorned with the most endearing and honest characters that will touch your heart.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/catching-the-wind\/9781496417282\"><em>Catching the Wind <\/em><\/a>and let Melanie remind you of the ordinary people who helped and intervened in order to resist the spread of evil in the 1940s. Then ponder the ways you might be able to respond to our present-day refugee crisis. Maybe you can play a part in helping displaced people. \u00a0Melanie has <a href=\"http:\/\/melaniedobson.com\/refugee-care\/.\">more information on her web site<\/a> about how you can get involved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">~*~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Thank you for stopping by today, readers!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">For more updates on Tyndale Fiction, stop by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Crazy4Fiction\/\">our Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today on the blog we are talking about the intersection of fact and fiction. It\u2019s always amazing how real-life themes can run through a novel. 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