Can you believe that it’s been three years since the Taliban’s violent takeover of Afghanistan? In the past 36 months, 3.4 million people have lost their homes and livelihoods. They now live in camps with other internally displaced people … and they’re in...
South Sudan is the newest country in the world … and it’s also responsible for the largest refugee crisis in Africa. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011. This came six years after the end of the Second Sudanese Civil War — which...
Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? – Luke 15:4 (NIV) Fathers are everyday superheroes. It’s impossible to overstate a father’s love...
Do you know the difference between a refugee and a displaced person? According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), “A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence.” Refugees are often targeted because...
When Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Victor decided to wait out the war at home. His wife had died just a few years before, and he didn’t want to leave the home they had shared. But as you can imagine, living in an active warzone is terrifying....
I recently traveled to Colombia with a World Help team, and at first, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew we’d be visiting refugees from Venezuela, but when we landed and started hearing some of their stories, I realized that hearing about the Venezuelan...