War zone in my vicinity

I live in a land affectionately called as "the heart of the Arabs". This is the land of the refugees, where people from Syria, Iraq, Palestine, and other countries mingle in with the pure Jordanians to create this interesting dynamic that I face on a daily basis.

I'm still in my honeymoon phase (even after three solid weeks of being here), where everything in Jordan is still fresh and instilled in my mind as a place where strongholds need to be broken. However, I am afraid for that time sooner or later, when it will be so easy to forget the whole purpose of me being here- to remind these lost souls of this one hope. A couple of times, I have caught myself going about my daily routine, being the same Soo that I was back in the states, turning my empathy on and off solely dependent on what I feel.

Jerusalem is two hours away from where I am, and Damascus, Syria is only three hours away. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is so tangible in Jordan, and regarding the Syrian conflict-  I just met a Syrian refugee who fled Syria six months ago from the current situation. You may think that that might have been the highlight of my day, yet half the people that I meet on the streets are Syrians who are emotionally and physically distraught. So many people come to Jordan, remaining in their bystander mode, where war-zone is something that is real, yet not relevant enough to do anything about it. But then you ask- what can we do?

We can pray. If His words from James 5:16 is real, He will carry out His promise.