When a backpack is more than a backpack
When students returned to school after winter break, you may have had to restock your child’s backpack with new school supplies. But halfway around the world, most refugee children don’t have a backpack or any school supplies to put inside. That’s why they were so...
Watch: A Christmas message from the Syrian border
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. – John 10:10 (NIV) It’s Christmas — but today, in the same part of the world where Jesus was born, countless refugees won’t be celebrating. They’ll be...
Life through the eyes of a child refugee
The terror comes to Amani in flashes. She remembers rockets shrieking overhead as her family fled their home in Syria. She can still hear the bellowing booms of shells exploding and destroying the homes and buildings in her old neighborhood. Even six years later, the...
Take a turkey break and transform twice as many lives
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year. I love spending time with my family, eating a delicious meal, and celebrating all we’ve had to be thankful for over the past year. We are truly blessed. But one of my favorite ways to express my gratitude is by...
This 12-year-old refugee has big plans
While I enjoy the holidays, I don’t always love the cold winter months. Thankfully, my family and I have a closet full of warm coats, shoes, and blankets for when the temperature drops. I’ve spent the past few days with refugees near the Syrian border. These families...
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.