World Refugee Day 2015
Today is World Refugee Day, a day set aside to remember those forced to flee their homes due to civil, political, and religious unrest. In 2015, a record-breaking 60 million people are displaced worldwide—8 million more than in 2014—and half of them are women and...The Long Road Ahead for Nepal’s Displaced Christians
Today, our team worked inside a temporary housing complex near Kathmandu where 225 displaced Nepali Christians have relocated since the earthquakes. These people are from Chaku Village, a remote mountain community that suffered severe damage from landslides during and...World Help Supporters Provide Aid to Ramadi Refugees
Only a few weeks ago, we received the first harrowing reports of ISIS’s brutal capture of the Iraqi city of Ramadi. Thousands of terrified refugees fled for their lives with nothing but the clothes on their backs . . . another strategic city claimed by the brutal...What the Church Can Learn from Refugees
ISIS was in a neighboring town when Faraj got the call. “They’ll be here in three days,” his family warned. “We will stay,” Faraj said, firmly. But when local army officers began to flee the village in droves, the truth of the situation forced its way into Faraj’s...
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.