We don’t know all the details about the first Christmas. We don’t know what the manger looked like or how cold it was that night. But we do know that Joseph and a very pregnant Mary found themselves alone in a new city with nowhere to take shelter. Were they afraid?...
This week, I’ve seen the needs of refugees firsthand, and I am convinced they need our help now more than ever before. So many of them have told me they are terrified to return home … or they have nothing to return home to. They desperately need supplies to survive...
No matter where in the world I travel, one of the things I most look forward to is interacting with children. Even in the middle of unimaginable circumstances, it seems like boys and girls can always find something to smile about. The sound of a child’s laughter in a...
March 15, 2011: The Syrian civil war began. Dec. 31, 2011: A boy was born in the midst of the chaos. Sept. 26, 2017: This now 6-year-old boy wakes up to another day of the only life he has ever known — the life of a refugee. For his safety, we’ll call him Adnan. When...
I knew my trip to serve South Sudanese refugees would be different from my other trips to refugee camps around the world. Still, I wasn’t prepared for what I saw. Hollow eyes. Large, protruding bellies. Children on the brink of complete starvation. To make matters...