Iraq: Can refugees survive a second lockdown?
Many countries around the world are slowly emerging from their lockdowns … but Iraq is plunging right back into another one. More than 400 coronavirus cases were reported on June 1, making it the highest number in a single day for the Middle Eastern country. As a...
World Refugee Day: A day to prevent more panicked phone calls like this
Ring … ring. Our partner along the Syrian border picked up the phone. He had been receiving so many phone calls lately, calls from refugees who were out of work because of the pandemic and were asking for food. This time it was an older woman on the other end of the...
How are refugees coping with the coronavirus?
Since the coronavirus outbreak began, we’ve had to learn to adjust to “social distancing” and “stay at home” orders. But what if you had no real home to shelter in? That’s the reality that refugees around the world now face. Today, you can provide lifesaving help to...
How to pray for the world’s tough issues
These days it seems like the world is spinning out of control. There’s a lot of pain, fear, and evil. But just because there are struggles doesn’t mean we should give up on trying to make a difference. It just means we should be praying even harder and more fervently....
3 prayers to pray for a refugee
“I used to live a normal, quiet life with my family …” Lina’s sentiments are echoed by refugees worldwide. You’ve seen the piles of rubble on the evening news. Images of families displaced from their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs....
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.