I want you to meet Machir
I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced complete hopelessness in my life. When times are tough, I’ve always had family and friends I could turn to. When my kids were sick, I had medical insurance and wonderful doctors who were there to help. Even during those darkest days...
Why you should still care about the refugee crisis
Let’s be honest. It’s easy to get compassion fatigue when you talk about the refugee situation in the Middle East. After so many years, it feels like this crisis will never end. So, it’s not surprising when people ask, “Why should I even care anymore?” It’s a valid...
Help rescue a child refugee like Adnan
If the refugee crisis in the Middle East, South Sudan, and around the globe has taught us anything, it’s this — children always suffer most. Adnan was born just nine months after the Syrian civil war began. And by the time the little boy was 7 months old, war had come...
Don’t look away: Why we can’t ignore what’s happening in Syria
Last week, two children in Syria’s Idlib province were killed when a land mine exploded.An Aleppo man died as rocket shells rained down on his neighborhood.And a Christian woman was tortured for nine hours before being stoned to death.Daily life in Syria is ugly and...
Refugees discover they can’t go home again
After months in a refugee camp, a woman we’ll call Hana decided to try going home. Home was all she thought about as she wiped dust off her children’s faces, cooked whatever food she could find, and cleaned their little spot of ground in the refugee camp. The day that...
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.