“As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you …” – Isaiah 66:13 (NIV) Being a mother is a challenging role, even when everything is going right. Motherhood is a full-time job, sometimes on top of another full-time job … and there’s no such thing as a day off....
The Bible doesn’t contain the word “refugee,” but God has a lot to say about how we should treat foreigners, especially those in need. And the Bible is filled with stories of people who had to flee their homes to stay safe, whether from war or religious persecution....
Inna’s story begins like many others. On the morning of Feb. 24, she awoke to loud noises near her home in Kharkiv. She prayed it was just thunder … but it was something much worse. Inna, her husband, sister, and two small children were forced to run for their lives....
In the past decade, the global refugee population has more than doubled. Millions of people have been forced to leave their homes because of circumstances like war, persecution, and famine. Everything can change in just one day. In Afghanistan, people were suddenly...
Heba’s family had no place to call home. They had to leave their home in Syria because of the war when Heba was very young. They wandered the hot desert and passed through many unfamiliar towns. Each night they tried to pitch their tents … but each night someone would...
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...