Light in the Darkness | From the Field
Over the next few days, please join me on a journey . . . thousands of miles away from the cool, clean, comfortable shores of America. I’m going to regions in our world where few people are willing to look beyond what’s broken, destitute, and needy . . . where too...5 Ways We’re Saving Refugees’ Lives This Winter
Biting winds and frigid temperatures have made it clear that winter has made its chilling return in Iraq, and over 3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have once again found themselves at its mercy. The onset of another brutal winter has sent millions to the...From the Field | God Has Not Forgotten Iraq
I’ve spent this past week in the broken nation of Iraq, where World Help teams are working around the clock to reach children, persecuted Christians, Yazidis, and so many others in dire need of care and support. The humanitarian crisis in Iraq is a crushing blow to...From the Field | Forging the Future of Iraq in the Classroom
I’m in the Baharka refugee camp outside of Erbil, where the hope of Iraq’s future is being forged in a simple, unassuming school. There are 4,000 students here—elementary through high school—who meet four different times during the day in order to accommodate their...From the Field | Winter Brings Added Anxiety in Iraq
The World Help team began our day delivering life-saving aid in the Baharka camp, home to 5,000 displaced Iraqis. Most of these families are from Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, which fell to ISIS last year. I couldn’t help but marvel that just months earlier,...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.